Brazil: Climate and Health Country Profile – 2015: Brazil
Source: World Health Organization, UN Framework Convention on Climate ChangeCountry: BrazilCOUNTRY OVERVIEW Brazil, with a population over 200 million, has experienced a period of steady economic...
View ArticleBangladesh: Climate and Health Country Profile – 2015: Bangladesh
Source: World Health Organization, UN Framework Convention on Climate ChangeCountry: BangladeshOVERVIEW Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries to extreme weather events mainly due to its...
View Articleoccupied Palestinian territory: Survey of Palestinian Refugees and Internally...
Source: BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee RightsCountry: Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, occupied Palestinian territory, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab...
View ArticleGreece: Briefing Note Update: The Balkans Asylum Seekers, Migrants and...
Source: Assessment Capacities ProjectCountry: Austria, Croatia, Germany, Greece, Serbia, Slovenia, Syrian Arab Republic, the former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaCrisis OverviewAs of 16 November, close...
View ArticleLebanon: Social cohesion between Syrian Refugees and Urban Host Communities...
Source: World VisionCountry: Jordan, Lebanon, Syrian Arab RepublicAfter more than four years of civil war, the Syrian conflict has generated massive protracted displacement of over four million...
View ArticleWorld: 2 Countries Reveal How Divided the World Is on Climate Change
Source: National GeographicCountry: Australia, Costa Rica, WorldOur planet’s future climate depends on the actions of countries big and small. Some are aggressively cutting greenhouse gases while...
View ArticleSomalia: Following Mobile Money in Somaliland
Source: Rift Valley InstituteCountry: SomaliaSummarySomaliland’s first mobile money platform was launched in 2009. Called Zaad—meaning ‘to grow’ or ‘to prosper’ in Arabic—it was started by the popular...
View ArticleWorld: Aid security analysis: April - June 2015
Source: European Interagency Security Forum, Insecurity InsightCountry: Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jordan, Lebanon, Mali, Papua New Guinea, Philippines,...
View ArticleColombia: 2016 Humanitarian Needs Overview: Colombia, October 2015
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: ColombiaHUMANITARIAN NEEDS & KEY FIGURESColombia faces persistent humanitarian and protection needs as a result of the impact...
View ArticleWorld: Mind the Adaptation Gap: Why rich countries must deliver their fair...
Source: ActionAidCountry: Bangladesh, Gambia, WorldThe world expects a new global climate agreement to be agreed at COP21 in Paris this year. If this new deal is to help developing countries to cope...
View ArticleDominican Republic: ‘Without papers, I am no one’: Stateless people in the...
Source: Amnesty InternationalCountry: Dominican Republic, Haiti‘Ghost citizens’ in the Dominican RepublicTens of thousands unable to work regularly, enrol in high school or see a doctorA bright young...
View ArticleWorld: The Impact of Mines/ERW on Children, November 2015
Source: International Campaign to Ban Landmines, Cluster Munition CoalitionCountry: Afghanistan, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pakistan, Somalia, Syrian Arab Republic, WorldChild...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Syria Crisis Common Context Analysis Update, August 2015
Source: Inter-Agency Standing Committee, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, occupied Palestinian territory, Syrian Arab Republic, TurkeyReport...
View ArticleWorld: People, not pawns: Women’s participation in violent extremism across MENA
Source: US Agency for International DevelopmentCountry: Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic, WorldOVERVIEW Throughout the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), recent media reports have highlighted an apparent...
View ArticleNepal: Nepal Earthquake Humanitarian Response: April to September 2015
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: NepalBackgroundOn 25 April, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal causing severe destruction in 14 out of the 75 districts in...
View ArticleDemocratic Republic of the Congo: Driven apart: how repeated displacement...
Source: International Alert, Internal Displacement Monitoring CentreCountry: Democratic Republic of the CongoIntroductionThis is the second in a series of thematic papers that contribute to a project...
View ArticleDemocratic Republic of the Congo: Des familles déchirées : Les effets des...
Source: International Alert, Internal Displacement Monitoring CentreCountry: Democratic Republic of the CongoIntroductionLe présent document est le deuxième d’une série de dossiers thématiques...
View ArticleLebanon: Vulnerability Assessment of Syrian Refugees (VASyR) in Lebanon
Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: Lebanon, Syrian Arab RepublicDebt a growing burden for Syrian refugees in LebanonBEIRUT, Nov 20 (UNHCR)– Syrian father Mohamad believes his life can be...
View ArticleWorld: Weekly Epidemiological Record (WER), 20 November 2015, vol. 90, 47...
Source: World Health OrganizationCountry: Pakistan, WorldContents633 Preparedness for outbreaks of meningococcal meningitis due to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C in Africa: recommendations from a...
View ArticleWorld: For every child, a fair chance: The promise of equity
Source: UN Children's FundCountry: WorldUniversal Children's Day: Give children on the move a fair chanceInequity, violence and rights abuses are driving forces behind the refugee and migrant crisis in...
View Article