July 2015

RELIEFWEB.INT -July 27, 2015 at 12:30PM Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen Country: Yemen The humanitarian community’s ability to scale up and reach those in need…

RELIEFWEB.INT -July 27, 2015 at 10:50AM Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Bangladesh, China, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Myanmar, Thailand In Indonesia, ongoing volcanic activity of several…

The global humanitarian system is overstretched; inadequately investing in risk reduction and prevention, and providing assistance that is often insufficient, inappropriate and late.

Heat Production Metabolism - Movement of Large Muscles - Shivering. Heat Loss - Radiation - Conduction - Convection - Evaporation - Respiration. Overexposure to heat or cold can make a person seriously ill. In this section we will cover…

RELIEFWEB.INT -July 25, 2015 at 09:52AM Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: South Sudan Families have endured horrendous atrocities including killing, abduction, and the recruitment of children…

RELIEFWEB.INT -July 25, 2015 at 02:01AM Source: Oxfam Country: Nepal According to research Oxfam conducted, women and girls feel at risk of physical and sexual abuse in overcrowded temporary shelters where there is often no…

A giant wildfire currently spreading through Southern California’s Cajon Pass is burning cars on the freeway in what the San Bernardino County Fire Department is calling a “multi-casualty incident.”

The increase in the number of children who will be identified as suffering from severe acute malnutrition (SAM) under the new WHO standards means that organizations involved face a shortfall of nutrition supplies in 2015.

Paris, 5 May 2015 - From 17 to 20 November 2015, Milipol Paris will welcome decision makers, buyers, suppliers and experts in internal State security at the Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre.

RELIEFWEB.INT -July 24, 2015 at 02:17PM Source: World Health Organization Country: Somalia Health is funded at 8.5%, the lowest since 2008. Over the past 3 months, at least 10 hospitals in Somalia have either been closed or have seriously…