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Saturday, November 07, 2009
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Regional Context
The Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia feature a range of humanitarian concerns. There are a number of complex, protracted conflict situations in the region, including Iraq, Afghanistan) and more than 9.3 million refugees primarily from the occupied Palestinian territory, Iraq, Afghanistan and Western Sahara.
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Countries in the region are also prone to natural and man-made disasters, including earthquakes, floods, landslides, cyclones industrial accidents and oil spills Central Asia is one of the most seismically active areas in the world, and floods, landslides, extreme cold and drought regularly cause vast economic and environmental damage. One of the key aims of the OCHA's Regional Office is to improve overall disaster preparedness and response through strengthening our partnerships with humanitarian actors in the region. For more information about what we do, please click here.
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What's New
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18 October 2009
Regional Humanitarian Funding Update | Third Quarter 2009
In September, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced a pledge of US$100 million to the Pakistan Humanitarian Response Plan, and a further US$ 1 million towards the Yemen Flash Appeal. Further details of these donations will be released shortly.
18 October 2009
Regional Humanitarian update | September 2009
As of 3 October 2009, 12,861 laboratory-confirmed cases of Pandemic (H1N1) were reported to WHO by 21 out of 22 Member States of WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region1 .A total of 815 of these reported cases were locally transmitted. There are 80 related deaths from Pandemic (H1N1)
Yemen: Sa’ada Emergency Situation Report No. 8 Insecurity and sporadic clashes in Sa'ada town and in certain areas of its suburbs are impeding the delivery of assistance to thousands of trapped civilians and internally displaced persons (IDPs) who have not received any aid since the beginning of the conflict For more iformation click here...
9 September 2009
Regional Humanitarian update | August 2009
As of 29 August 2009, 5,031 laboratory-confirmed cases x xof Pandemic (H1N1) were reported to WHO by 21 out of 22 Member States of WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region(1). A total of 524 of these reported cases were locally transmitted.
20 August 2009 Regional Humanitarian Funding Update | Second Quarter 2009 As of end of July 2009, Consolidated Appeals in the MENACA region are 52% funded. Humanitarian country teams in each country have now presented a Mid Year Review; an updated situation analysis and progress report of each appeal. Humanitarian Funding Update | English
20 August 2009
Regional Humanitarian update | July 2009
As of 01 August 2009, 23:00 hours, Cairo time, 1778 laboratory-confirmed cases of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 were reported to WHO by 20 Member States of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region1. A total of 299 of these reported cases were locally transmitted. There are six related deaths reported from Egypt (1), Saudi Arabia (4) and Lebanon (1). .
Humanitarian Update | English - Arabic
19 August 2009
World Humanitarian Day is a United Nations “Day”, established by the General Assembly (GA) of the United Nations in December 2008. The GA decided to designate the Day as a way to increase public understanding of humanitarian assistance activities worldwide | English and Arabic
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August 2009
Iraqi food prices doubled between 2004 and 2008, while global food prices rose by 73%. The steeper rise in domestic prices was influenced by the rise in international food prices and an 800% rise in domestic fuel and light prices during the same period | English
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Upcoming Events
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| 3-7 May |
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Training of Trainers workshop in disaster management, Cairo, Egypt
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| 6 May |
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“Humanitarian Training for REACT", Osh, Kyrgyzstan
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| 9 May |
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WHO/UNOP Philanthropy Forum, Doha - Qatar
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| 17-18 May |
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Launch of 2009 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR/DRR), Bahrain
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| 19-21 May |
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Regional Workshop for the Promotion of the Regional Implementation of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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| 31 May -2 June |
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Disaster Management & Crisis Response Middle East 2009 Event, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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| 01-03 June |
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Humanitarian Action Training workshop, Cairo, Egypt
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International Humanitarian System: Familiarisation workshop - Held in partnership between the Dubai Department for Islamic and Charitable Affairs, UN OCHA and Life for Relief and Development, Dubai, UAE
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Crisis Group Middle East/North Africa
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Humanitarian Funding Update - Quarterly
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Regional Humanitarian Funding Update | Third Quarter 2009
In September, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced a pledge of US$100 million to the Pakistan Humanitarian Response Plan, and a further US$ 1 million towards the Yemen Flash Appeal. Further details of these donations will be released shortly.
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Appeals and Funding
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Coordination Tools and Services
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