A “catastrophic” combination of drought and communities’ declining resilience has left an estimated 2.3 million people facing severe acute food insecurity – up from an estimate of 1.7 million people a month ago.
Communities across southern Africa have been affected by drought since late 2...018.
This year, large parts of southern and western Zambia received their lowest seasonal rainfall totals since at least 1981, the base year from which normal rainfall is benchmarked. At the same time, northern and eastern parts of the country were affected by flash floods and waterlogging, resulting in poor harvests.
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This Guide provides practical guidance for governments regarding how to effectively communicate with communities during the recovery phase following an emergency. It explains how to identify communication needs, and presents “best fit” communication methods and strategies to deploy to support Di...saster Recovery Frameworks (DRF) and recovery strategies.
The Guide is divided into six sections, as follows:
SECTION 1 Good Practice Principles for Effective Communication
SECTION 2 Barriers to Effective Communication
SECTION 3 How to Identify Communication Needs during Recovery
SECTION 4 Communication Methods for Recovery Planning and Operations
SECTION 5 Developing a Communication Plan
SECTION 6 Key Take-away Messages
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Abuses by ArmThis report is based on research in Catatumbo in April 2019. We interviewed more than 80 people, including abuse victims, their relatives, community leaders, church representatives, human rights officials, local authorities, judicial officials, and members of humanitarian and human righ...ts organizations working in the area. Some interviews were conducted in Cúcuta, the capital of North Santander province, and by telephone. We also reviewed official reports and statistics, publications by nongovernmental and international organizations, and written testimony given to government officials by almost 500 victims of abuses committed in the context of the armed conflicts.ed Groups Against Civilians Including Venezuelan Exiles in Northeastern Colombia
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Abusos de grupos armados contra civiles colombianos y venezolanos en el noreste de Colombia.
Este informe se basa en una investigación realizada en el Catatumbo en abril de 2019. Entrevistamos a más de 80 personas, incluidas víctimas de abusos, sus familiares, líderes sociales, representantes e...clesiásticos, funcionarios de derechos humanos, autoridades locales, funcionarios judiciales y miembros de organizaciones humanitarias y de derechos humanos que trabajan en la zona. Algunas entrevistas se realizaron en Cúcuta, la capital del departamento de Norte de Santander, y otras telefónicamente. También tuvimos acceso a informes y estadísticas oficiales, publicaciones de organizaciones no gubernamentales e internacionales, y testimonios tomados por funcionarios públicos a casi 500 víctimas de abusos cometidos en el contexto del conflicto armado.
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Final Report
Submitted to: Unicef, New Delhi
ORG Centre for Social Research (A Division of AC Nielsen ORG- MARG Private Limited)
Accessed: 30.10.2019
Child Survival Working Group
Accessed: 18.10.2019
This document presents a consolidated summary of urgent activities
required to advance preparedness, as elaborated in each country's
national plan, with a particular focus on Priority 1 countries. It
presents the estimated requirements, needs, and gaps for each of the
Priority 1 countries and a ...summary for Priority 2 countries, as
aligned for the period of July to December 2019.
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Eleven (11) districts in Rwanda were initially were considered most at risk of the outbreak, namely:
• Rusizi, Nyamasheke, Karongi, Rutsiro, Rubavu (bordering DRC)
• Musanze, Burera, Gicumbi and Nyagatare (bordering Uganda)
• Kigali city (comprised of 3 localities) due to the presence of Ki...gali International Airport.
The National Contingency plan was revised in February 2019 and two districts added to the list (Nyabihu and Nyanza), bring total districts at risk to 13. During the timeframe, the operation, however covered the 11 initial districts.
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Defending Rights
Breaking Barriers
Reaching People with HIV Services
Global Aids Update 2019
A systematic review informing a radical transformation of health workforce development
Country Progress Report
Reporting Period
January – December, 2014
Accessed: 26.09.2019
Für viele Städte ist eine klimafreundliche Mobilität eine Herausforderung, der sie sich zunehmend stellen. Viele Fragen stehen im Raum: wie sieht Mobilität und eine Stadt von morgen aus? Wie komme ich klima- und umweltfreundlich zur Schule und zur Arbeit? Was für eine Wende ist dafür nötig un...d wie könnte diese aussehen? Das Unterrichtsmaterial „Verkehr(t)!“ regt die Schüler*innen dazu an, das Verkehrsverhalten in ihrer Umwelt zu analysieren und ihre eigene Mobilität kritisch unter die Lupe zu nehmen. Sie erkunden, welche Bedeutung Verkehr für Umwelt und Klima hat und identifizieren Stellen, an denen Handeln möglich und notwendig ist.
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Aktualisiert: Debattenorientiertes Unterrichtsmaterial zu Klimaschutz, Klimapolitik und Klimagerechtigkeit zur Weltklimakonferenz 2018, Kohlekommission, Hambacher Wald und IPCC-Klima-Sonderbericht.
In den unterschiedlichsten Alltagssituationen werden wir heutzutage als KonsumentInnen angesprochen. Darunter fallen allein 2.500 bis 10.000 Werbebot-schaften, die den Deutschen jeden Tag begegnen. Wie selbstverständlich durchdringen Konsumprodukte unser Leben, welches ohne sie kaum vorstellbar ist.... Das Unterrichtsmanual zu Konsum und gutem Leben möchte diese Selbstverständlichkeit auf den Prüf-stein stellen und die Problemlagen veranschaulichen, welche mit unserem Übermaß an Konsum zusam-menhängen.
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This report tells the stories of some of the world’s 7.1 million refugee children of school age under UNHCR’s mandate. In addition, it looks at the educational aspirations of refugee youth eager to continue learning after secondary education, and highlights the need for strong partnerships in o...rder to break down the barriers to education for millions of refugee children.
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As of June 2019, the number of Venezuelans leaving their country reached 4 million, with Colombia, Peru, Chile, Ecuador and Brazil hosting the vast majority of Venezuelans in Latin America. The end of the first half of the year was marked by the announcement of tighter immigration measures in Peru ...and Chile, which triggered a significant peak in flows from Venezuela entering Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. In response to this, UNICEF Country Offices activated contingency measures and capacities for registration and provision of services were rapidly increased, in coordination with relevant authorities, to face the increased demand.
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Midnight, Executive Director
midnightp@apcom.org
Accessed: 27.08.2019