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Increasing food insecurity trend persists in Anbar and Ninewa
IDPs are the most affected by food insecurity. More than one in five reported ‘poor’ or ‘borderline’ consumption in June. Two in five of IDP households reported not having enough food or money to buy food.
Syrian conflict a ‘shameful blot’ on world’s conscience, UN humanitarian chief tells Security…
RELIEFWEB.INT -July 28, 2015 at 10:36PM
Source: UN Security Council
Country: Syrian Arab Republic
A political solution is more urgent than ever to end this brutal conflict and the immense suffering of beleaguered civilians, says…
Jordan’s Zaatari refugee camp turns three, challenges remain for 81,000 residents
More than half the population are children, presenting challenges not just on how to provide schooling and restore abruptly halted educations in Syria, but also in investing for the future.
Surviving summer in an Iraqi camp
Some 250,000 displaced Iraqis and 100,000 Syrian refugees are living in camps under canvases, tarpaulins and blankets that barely shield them from the blistering summer heat.
Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights displacement in Somalia, Measles in DRC and Cholera…
RELIEFWEB.INT -July 28, 2015 at 02:31PM
Source: Assessment Capacities Project
Country: Afghanistan, Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Democratic…
Jordan’s Zaatari refugee camp turns three, challenges remain for 81,000 residents
RELIEFWEB.INT -July 28, 2015 at 12:27PM
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Country: Jordan, Syrian Arab Republic
More than half the population are children, presenting challenges not just on how to provide schooling and restore…
VIDEO: Coast Guard helicopter's crew rescues sailors in winter storm
BOSTON — Coast Guard crews responded to an offshore distress call from a 43-foot sailing vessel that was disabled and adrift in a winter storm about 150 miles south of Nantucket, today.
Watchstanders at the First Coast Guard District…
Ensuring preparedness and security of health-care facilities in emergencies
RELIEFWEB.INT -July 27, 2015 at 02:31PM
Source: International Committee of the Red Cross
Country: World
ICRC report intended to help hospitals prepare for and manage situations that could jeopardize maintaining the health of people affected…
Humanitarian co-ordinator for Yemen calls for urgent funding boost
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…
Latest humanitarian snapshot highlights flooding in Myanmar and China and volcanic activity in…
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…