July 2015

Community-based approach treats school construction as a community learning opportunity to better understand risks, collectively commit to safety, and to learn and apply strategies for safer construction. All children deserve safe,…

RELIEFWEB.INT - Source: Amnesty International Country: Burundi Even where children were present during demonstrations, police still failed to exercise restraint, and used tear gas and live ammunition. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On 26 April 2015,…

The 2015 wheat crop is expected to be better than the 2014 drought-stricken harvest, but will not lead to significant improvements in overall household food security, FAO and WFP said in their report.

Humanitarian access continues to be hampered by various constraints in the country, particularly violence against civilians and humanitarian workers.

Drugs may be used to modify uterine contractions. These include oxytocic drugs to stimulate uterine contractions both in induction of labour and to control postpartum haemorrhage and beta2-adrenoceptor agonists used to relax the uterus and…

Source: UN Children's Fund Country: Syrian Arab Republic To address the crisis, and despite the ongoing violence, UNICEF has trebled the scale of its water-trucking services from 800,000 to 2.5 million litres a day, the largest…

Source: Human Rights Watch Country: South Sudan HRW has released a new report based on more than 170 interviews in June and July with survivors and witnesses, most of whom were displaced by fighting or attacks on their villages…

KOCHI: Other than the stormy seas, the fisherfolk in the state is facing a number of hiccups like boat wrecks, health-related issues, attacks from vessels, accidents and others. Many a time some of the fishermen succumb to these mishaps due…

Urgent food assistance in the region is currently required for households already experiencing acute food insecurity. Forecasts indicate likelihood of consecutively poor Primera and Postrera seasons Rainfall performance has been poor…

Source: International Committee of the Red Cross Country: Jordan, Syrian Arab Republic With no letup in the crisis, people continue to seek safety by crossing from Syria to Jordan. The majority enter Jordan through the…