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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…

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.

Africa is the first continent to meet specifically to discuss how to achieve the targets of the Sendai Framework, adopted in March at the World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction.

Africa is the first continent to meet specifically to discuss how to achieve the targets of the Sendai Framework, adopted in March at the World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction.

The Strategic Guidance is designed to provide high level guidance for both civil and military actors in the humanitarian assistance and disaster relief arena.

RELIEFWEB.INT - Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies Country: Nepal The Red Cross continues to focus on providing shelter materials as well as food and essential non-food relief such as household items.…

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,…

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…

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…