Philippines: Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) Consolidated Cluster Briefs
19 June 2014; 20 pages
:: Camp Coordination and Camp Management Cluster
:: Communications with Communities Cluster
:: Education Cluster
:: Early Recovery and Livelihoods Cluster
:: Food and Agriculture Cluster
:: Health Cluster
:: Nutrition Cluster
:: Protection Cluster
:: Shelter Cluster
:: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Cluster
Sources: Government of the Philippines, International Labour Organization, International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies, International Organization for Migration, World Health Organization, UN Development Programme, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, World Food Programme, UN Children’s Fund, UN High Commissioner for Refugees.

POST-HAIYAN TACLOBAN DECLARATION :: Post- Haiyan/Yolanda – A Way Forward
ASEM Manila Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
4-6 June 2014, Manila, Philippines
[Full text; Editor’s text bolding]

We, ASEM actors/stakeholders in disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) composed of senior national and local government officials, experts, international and regional organizations, international humanitarian assistance organizations, NGOs, private sector, civil society and media, participating in the ASEM Manila Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management on 4-6 June 2014 in the Philippines;

Recalling that the 9th ASEM Leaders Summit on 5-6 November 2012 in Vientiane adopted the Philippines’ proposal to host a conference on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) and underlined the need to strengthen collective preparedness and response to disasters and to reduce losses caused by disasters;

Implementing the decision of the 11th ASEM Foreign Ministers Meeting on 11-12 November 2013 in Delhi-NCR to mainstream DRRM in the ASEM agenda and to forge greater collaboration and coordination in disaster risk reduction and management;

Supporting the continued and full implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) 2005-2015 on “Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters” adopted by the World Conference on Disaster Reduction held on 18-22 January 2005, sharing the HFA vision, strategic goals and priorities for action;

Aiming to have ASEM contribute actively in the development of a post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction by, inter alia, introducing new elements to the global discourse and filling in gaps left by other DRRM platforms;

Remembering several thousands of people who perished in the wake of super typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda in the Philippines and Vietnam;

Do Hereby:
1. Affirm the central role of national governments (States) in DRRM. In large scale and mega-disasters, in particular, the national government exercises primary leadership and ultimate authority in establishing the rules of engagement of all DRRM stakeholders allowed to operate in disaster-stricken areas within the territory of the State. The national government responsible for establishing clear guidelines and rules defining their functions and roles, coordinating and monitoring their activities within the territory of the State in all phases of the disaster to facilitate efficiency, effectiveness, synergy, accountability and to maximize use of resources, among others;

2. Acknowledge that DRRM actors/stakeholders have their own comparative advantages and unique roles in DRRM which should be recognized, harnessed and maximized through coordination mechanisms and partnerships;

3. Recognize the importance of international cooperation, particularly in mega disasters, in support of the efforts of affected States. Affected States have the primary responsibility in facilitating financial, material and technical support from the international community;

4. Promote the harmonious and synergistic relationship between national actors/stakeholders and regional and international actors/stakeholders in DRRM;

5. Call on national governments to further enhance coordination mechanisms and long-term partnerships among public authorities and relevant stakeholders, including local governments, NGOs, civil society, academia, education and research institutions and the private sector, bearing in mind that resilience building starts at the local level. In so doing, the national government could better utilize local knowledge, guarantee ownership, strengthen individual responsibility and reduce reaction time;

6. Affirm the important role of the local government as first responders and builders of local resilience. In this connection, recognize the importance of translating Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) innovation, systems and policies into tangible actions on the ground that would benefit the local communities, inter alia, community-based disaster risk reduction and management, contingency planning, communications and early warning systems. Local governments should be empowered with continuous capacity building;

7. Call on all DRRM actors/stakeholders to enhance governance in all phases. As tools for achieving enhanced governance, effective coordination mechanisms and development of systematic actions for DRRM, consider the development of appropriate and realistic standards and guidelines that take into consideration the special characteristics existing in a State, voluntary assessments of DRRM strategies, and empowering national efforts to improve collection and sharing of comparable data on disaster losses, hazards, and vulnerabilities and sharing of best practices;

8. Call on the international humanitarian system to seek inputs from national governments particularly national DRRM authorities in formulating policies to enhance the system’s effectiveness and to contribute to an objective and balanced perspective;

9. Call on all DRRM actors/stakeholders to exercise transparency and accountability in finances related to DRRM. There should be a clear and public trail from fund raising to final use. More comprehensive financial tracking mechanisms and tools must be developed to ensure that DRRM funds provided in disaster and non-disaster periods, particularly humanitarian assistance funds for victims of disasters and areas of disasters, reach intended beneficiaries in a timely and accountable manner.;

10. Commend the initiative of the Philippine Government in instituting the Foreign Aid Transparency Hub or “FAiTH”. International responders (international and regional organizations, international humanitarian assistance organizations, international NGOs) and national governments are encouraged to incorporate enhanced financial tracking mechanisms such as FAiTH in their operations to promote trust and confidence of the donor community and the beneficiary community. The further development of FAiTH, which builds on existing financial tracking systems and other transparency and financial tracking instruments to encompass all humanitarian assistance funds must be encouraged;

11. Reinvigorate our advocacy for the mainstreaming of DRR in development planning by introducing a DRR perspective in development efforts, including in economic and financial decisions and strategies;

12. Affirm the need to build back better during the recovery and reconstruction phases of disasters to further strengthen community resilience, incorporating disaster risk reduction in rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts and undertaking effective measures to reduce risks;

13. In order to have disaster-resilient physical infrastructure and socio¬economic systems, agree that science, innovation and engineering methods responsive to the needs of, and realities in, the affected communities should be readily accessible and affordable to disaster- prone countries;

14. Call for the protection, empowerment, and resilience building of vulnerable groups including: the elderly, people with disabilities, women, children, indigenous communities and temporarily displaced persons because of disasters;

15. Recognize the important role of women in DRRM which should be further strengthened through, inter alia, capacity building and involvement in all phases of DRRM;

16. Promote cooperation between the public and the private sectors in DRRM and call on the private sector to exercise responsibility and contribute to disaster risk prevention, preparedness and mitigation, disaster response, recovery and rehabilitation, respecting internationally recognized principles;

17. Promote the use and further development of innovative technologies, tools, instruments, systems and strategies for DRRM which should be made available, accessible and affordable. Promote hazard and risk assessment, scenario building, and other research and studies on DRRM; Share best practices and data through, inter alia, open sources and networking;

18. Support a people-centered approach to DRRM, bearing in mind that they are at the core of humanitarian assistance and development;

19. Develop systematic actions, such as scaling up education on DRR and climate change for all ages and levels of the community and across all sectors, to increase public awareness of risk and develop a culture of risk management and resilience;

20. Support an appropriate nexus among the post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction, the post-2015 development agenda and a prospective global climate change agreement, without diminishing the integrity, urgency and unique character of each agenda;

21. Support the incorporation of DRRM and climate change in the post- 2015 development agenda;

22. Recognize that DRRM is an important investment for sustainable development;

23. Exert all possible efforts to break the vicious cycle of poverty and vulnerability to disaster-induced losses by, inter alia, giving priority to reinforcing the resilience of the most vulnerable and addressing the underlying causes of their vulnerability;

24. Recognize that the development and strengthening of the State’s and regional capacities and response mechanisms are critical in tackling large scale and mega disasters. Call for strengthening of cooperation in regional response and coordination mechanisms including through training, education and sharing of knowledge and best practices in and between Asia and Europe;

25. Note that reliable real time information is crucial in every emergency response situation;

26. Call for the further improvement of disaster response mechanisms of the UN system and international humanitarian system through specialization, streamlining, increased capacity and practical linkages with other DRRM actors. This saves on organizational, administrative and logistical costs, and facilitates the allocation of more humanitarian assistance resources faster to victims and areas of disasters while easing the pressure on scarce resources on the ground;

27. Emphasize that international solidarity and cooperation in DRRM should not be confined to disaster response but, if and where requested by the State concerned, should extend to risk assessment, early warning and risk prevention and mitigation;

28. Note that in the case of mega disasters, National Governments may consider, subject to existing national laws, the possible contribution of the military in the early response phase of disasters to complement the existing civilian systems;

29. Appreciate the valuable contribution of media in focusing world attention to the tragedy of disasters, thereby mobilizing support from governments and the global community. Affirm the vital role of media in raising awareness on DRR, in early warning, and in disseminating best practices;

30. Reiterate that humanitarian action should be guided by principles of humanity, impartiality, independence and neutrality.

And resolve to:
31. Endorse the submission, through the ASEM Senior Officials Meeting, of the Post- Haiyan Tacloban Declaration to ASEM Leaders during the 10th ASEM Summit in Milan on 16-17 October 2014, and endorse the same as an ASEM contribution to the post-2015 framework for DRR;

32. Build on the ASEM Manila Conference and the previous related conference in Vietnam to promote further collaboration between Asia and Europe on DRRM;

33. Invite national governments and DRRM actors/stakeholders to participate in the highest possible level in the Third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction which will adopt the post- 2015 disaster risk reduction framework in accordance with the United Nations General Assembly resolution (A/RES/68/211);

34. Thank ASEM Partners, in particular the Philippines, for sharing their valuable insights, experiences and best practices in dealing with mega¬disasters;

35. Thank the Governments of the Philippines, Japan, Switzerland and the European Union for co-hosting the ASEM Manila Conference on DRRM and further thank the co-sponsors: Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Spain, Sweden and Vietnam.

Declaration: Group of 77 Summit: For a New World Order for Living Well
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Plurinational State of Bolivia
14 and 15 June 2014; 14-55206/1; 39 pages
[Editor’s Note: We have selected just a few indicative sections from this 39-page declaration that includes over 240 paragraphs covering a wide range of themes.]

1 We, the Heads of State and Government of the member States of the Group of 77 and China, have gathered in the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Plurinational State of Bolivia, for the commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of the Group…

3. We recall that the first ever statement of the Group of 77 pledged to promote equality in the international economic and social order and promote the interests of the developing world, declared their unity under a common interest and defined the Group as “an instrument for enlarging the area of cooperative endeavour in the international field and for securing mutually beneficent relationships with the rest of the world”…

7. We pledge to continue the tradition of our countries on building national development and uniting at the international level, towards the establishment of a just international order in the world economy that supports developing countries achieve our objectives of sustained economic growth, full employment, social equity, provision of basic goods and services to our people, protection of the environment and living in harmony with nature…

10. We also note that, despite five decades of achievements, there are still serious shortfalls in fulfilling our Group’s objectives, and that our countries individually and collectively now face ongoing and emerging challenges, including the slowdown of the global economy and its effects on our countries and the lack of adequate systemic action and accountability to address the causes and effects of the global financial and economic crises, thus creating the risk of continuing with the pattern of crisis cycles.

11. We also note the gaps in many of our countries in meeting the needs of employment, food, water, health care, education, housing, physical infrastructure and energy of our people, as well as the looming environmental crisis, including the negative impacts of climate change in developing countries, the increasing shortage of drinking water and the loss of biodiversity.

12. We stress that imbalances in the global economy and the inequitable structures and outcomes in the trading, financial, monetary and technological systems led to the establishment of our Group. Nevertheless, these imbalances still prevail today in some ways with even more adverse effects on developing countries. Therefore, we pledge to continue and intensify our efforts to strive for a fair, just and equitable international order oriented towards the fulfilment of the development needs of developing countries.

13. We emphasize that the rationale for the establishment of our Group 50 years ago remains actual and valid, and indeed more valid, than at that time. We therefore rededicate ourselves and our countries to strengthening and expanding the unwavering efforts of the Group of 77 and China in all fields towards greater achievement and for the betterment of the lives of our people….

17. We emphasize that each country has the sovereign right to decide its own development priorities and strategies and consider that there is no “one size fits all” approach. We stress the need for international rules to allow policy space and policy flexibility for developing countries, as they are directly related to the development strategies of national Governments. We further emphasize the need for policy space to enable our countries to formulate development strategies expressing national interests and differing needs which are not always taken into account by international economic policymaking in the process of integration with the global economy…

Sustainable development and sustainable development goals
204. We recall and reaffirm the statement made by world leaders in the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, “The future we want”, that poverty eradication is the greatest global challenge facing the world today and an indispensable requirement for sustainable development.

205. We reiterate that eradicating poverty, changing unsustainable patterns of consumption and production, promoting sustainable patterns of consumption and production, and protecting and managing the natural resource base for economic and social development are the overarching objectives of and essential requirements for sustainable development. We also reaffirm the need to achieve sustainable development by promoting sustained, inclusive and equitable economic growth, creating greater opportunities for all, reducing inequalities, raising basic standards of living, fostering equitable social development and inclusion, and promoting integrated and sustainable management of natural resources and ecosystems that supports, inter alia, economic, social and human development while facilitating ecosystem conservation, regeneration and restoration and resilience in the face of new and emerging challenges.

206. We stress that sustainable development goals should address and be focused on the integration of the three dimensions of sustainable development (economic, social and environmental) and be guided by the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, respecting all the Rio Principles and taking into account different national circumstances, capacities and priorities…

Amref Health Africa [to 21 June 2014]

Amref Health Africa @AMREF_UK • Jun 20
Amref Health Africa have established 1st laboratory in #South #Sudan – a historic moment for the world’s newest state http://www.amrefuk.org/news/amref-newsroom/item/401-first-cholera-testing-done-within-south-sudan …

BRAC [to 21 June 2014]

BRAC @BRACworld • Jun 19
BRAC’s senior dir @asifsaleh is @ #idcistanbul2014 to discuss private sector’s evolving role in dev coop – http://bit.ly/1jAtADv @IICPSD

BRAC @BRACworld • Jun 18
BRAC launches floating (it’s buoyant) learning centers in the ARMM region of #Philippines – http://bit.ly/1oFmaqv

BRAC @BRACworld • Jun 16
BRAC social #innovation lab’s consultant & BYLC graduate Anjali speaks abt forces behind #leadership-http://youtu.be/F4-lah5gokM @bylctweets

BRAC @BRACworld • Jun 16
BRAC’s scholarship programme will educate 5,000 young people in Uganda with help from @MCFoundation #AfricanChildDay http://bit.ly/1shRNYK

Casa Alianza [to 21 June 2014]
Covenant House [to 21 June 2014]

Recruiting Lawyers to Help Trafficking Survivors
Kevin M. Ryan, President and CEO, Covenant House
Huffington Post IMPACT Blog
Posted: 06/18/2014 11:57 am EDT Updated: 06/18/2014 11:59 am EDT
With the passage of New Jersey’s exemplary new law to fight human trafficking, state officials expect great growth in the need for lawyers to represent survivors. So Assistant Attorney General Tracy Thompson joined with the head of a survivors advocacy group to train more than two dozen attorneys recently. They were interested in serving as pro bono (free) lawyers to victims of sex or labor trafficking, and they were there to learn about what legal services they might need to provide.
I applaud these efforts and others like them. They are proof that it takes an entire community — lawyers, police officers, emergency medical technicians, social workers and regular citizens — to create a safety net to lift up our neighbors, many of them minors, who have survived being trafficked…

Covenant House @CovenantHouse • 19h
Do you know a teen that needs our help? See how close the nearest #CovenantHouse is 2 u & help a teen in need! http://ow.ly/urh6M

Covenant House @CovenantHouse • Jun 19
Kevin Ryan @covHousePrez) talks about the bridge from homelessness to hope on @CNNImpact http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/02/us/iyw-covenant-house/ …

Covenant House @CovenantHouse • Jun 19
Remember to check our ACT site. It’s all about #HumanTrafficking & features stats & facts about the issue. http://www.abolishchildtrafficking.org

ECPAT [to 21 June 2014]

ECPAT International calls for access to education for child victims of commercial sexual exploitation in Africa
16 JUNE 2014, BANGKOK, THAILAND: ECPAT International calls for strengthened collaboration and coordination of stakeholders in boosting access to education for child victims of commercial sexual exploitation in Africa, as the continent observes the Day of the African Child, today.
The Day of African Child presents an opportunity for all stakeholders on the rights of children to reflect on issues affecting children in the region. ECPAT International welcomes the theme of the Day of African Child 2014, “A child friendly, quality, free and compulsory education for all children in Africa” that was deliberated and adopted by The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC)…

ECPAT International @ECPAT • Jun 19
Today we honour the courage, strength & determination of those who are forced to flee their homes. #WorldRefugeeDay

ECPAT International @ECPAT • Jun 17
EU & ECPAT to combat sexual violence against minors during #WorldCup2014 @FifaWorldCup http://buff.ly/1jvHzdT or this http://buff.ly/1jvHBT0

ECPAT International @ECPAT • Jun 17
ECPAT spoke last week in #CostaRica at the International Meeting on ICT and Violence against Children.

Handicap International [to 21 June 2014]

Disabled refugees must not be forgotten
20th June 2014, World Refugee Day
Today, on World Refugee Day, Handicap International is voicing serious concerns about the situation facing disabled and vulnerable refugees worldwide.
According to the UN, the number of people forced to flee their homes because of war or persecution exceeded 50 million in 2013, the first time since World War Two. The overall figure is 6 million higher than the year before, an increase fuelled by conflicts in Central Africa, South Sudan and Syria.
Over 2.8 million people have now fled the fighting in Syria and sought refuge in neighbouring countries. Lebanon has already taken in almost one third of the total number of Syrian refugees, over one million people in the last three years. Despite the best efforts of humanitarian organisations, including Handicap International, the refugees’ living conditions remain appalling. Handicap International denounces the risks the most vulnerable populations are exposed to and the threat to a country which is struggling to cope with the enormous impact of increasing numbers of refugees…

World Refugee Day: Focus on Lebanon
On June 19, World Refugee Day, Handicap International calls to attention the serious threats facing Syrian refugees in Lebanon and the lack of funding available to respond to the crisis. Lebanon, a country with 5 million inhabitants, has absorbed one million Syrians in the last three years and is straining to cope with the massive influx of refugees. Despite the best efforts of humanitarian organizations, including Handicap International, the refugees’ living conditions remain appalling…

Handicap Int’l-US @HI_UnitedStates • Jun 19
Syrian mom Kholoud was shot through the neck and became a quadriplegic. We’re helping her regain the use of her hands http://bit.ly/1nkTlca

Handicap Int’l-US @HI_UnitedStates • Jun 18
We’re helping injured and disabled Iraqis fleeing northern #Iraq following the attacks of #ISIS http://bit.ly/1lzkM6z #Kurdistan

Heifer International [to 21 June 2014]

Retweeted by Heifer International
Pierre Ferrari @HeiferCEO • Jun 19
Lighting candle with @Heifer women’s self-help group members in #nepal http://oak.ctx.ly/r/18u6u

Retweeted by Heifer International
Pierre Ferrari @HeiferCEO • Jun 16
Smart Agriculture in #Cameroon Minimizes Greenhouse Gases #climatechange http://oak.ctx.ly/r/187ai @MotherEarthNews

HelpAge International [to 21 June 2014]

HelpAge @helpage • Jun 19
Blog post from the #OWG at the UN. ‘We’re pushing to get older people included in #sustainabledevelopmentgoals’ http://www.helpage.org/blogs/rachel-albone-667/at-the-un-pushing-to-get-older-people-included-in-sustainable-development-goals-720/#.U6L-bDjG_M0.twitter …

HelpAge @helpage • Jun 19
Lively debate in Copenhagen about a convention for older people! | Blogs | HelpAge International http://www.helpage.org/blogs/?bid=718&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter#.U6LPvV09Qyk.twitter …

International Rescue Committee [to 21 June 2014]

20 Jun 2014
As world marks World Refugee Day IRC fears new health emergency in Iraq
The specter of a health crisis is spreading among Iraqi families and communities already traumatized by conflict and displacement. As soaring summer temperatures set in, the IRC is concerned that communicable and potentially deadly illnesses children are particularly susceptible to, such as diarrhea, will take hold in the squalid environments in which displaced Iraqis are living. To make matters worse, the threat of polio and measles looms over newly displaced communities that do not yet have access to basic sanitation services…

20 Jun 2014
IRC side event at the ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment

20 Jun 2014
Syria Refugee Crisis pushing Lebanon to take concerning steps, aid agencies warn

20 Jun 2014
On World Refugee Day, IRC concerned by USG request to divert funding from refugee resettlement to accommodate unaccompanied minors on the border
Today the International Rescue Committee expressed its deep concern at plans announced by the Office of Refugee Resettlement at the US Department of Health and Human Services to divert $94 million in funding for refugee resettlement to the crisis unfolding on the Mexican border, where almost 10,000 unaccompanied children have turned up in the past few months, and 100 more are arriving daily.

19 Jun 2014
Extreme fuel shortage “will exacerbate an already stretched humanitarian response,” warns the IRC [Iraq]

Intl Rescue Comm IRC @theIRC • Jun 18
RIGHT NOW: IRC’s Melanie Teff speaking at #UNHCRNGOs session on internal displacement w/ examples from #SouthSudan: http://bit.ly/1nbtFyA

Intl Rescue Comm IRC @theIRC • Jun 17
“Many families reported leaving to protect their daughters.” An update from the IRC’s women’s coordinator in #Iraq: http://bit.ly/T5n6pv

Intl Rescue Comm IRC @theIRC • Jun 16
IRC field teams are already seeing overcrowding in #Iraq. Our statement: http://bit.ly/T142ZC

MSF/Médecins Sans Frontières [to 21 June 2014]

MSF – The Field [newsletter]

Press release
South Sudan: People Dying of Preventable Diseases at UN Base
June 19, 2014
Preventable diseases and severe malnutrition are causing alarming numbers of deaths among tens of thousands of people taking refuge at a United Nations base in South Sudan.

Press release
MSF Hospital Bombed in Sudan
June 17, 2014
Amidst the bombing of a South Kordofan village, an MSF facility was attacked.

Press release
CAR: Civilians Killed, Displaced By Systematic Violence
June 16, 2014
Scores of civilians have been killed, displaced, and cut off from medical care by organized violence in the Ouaka region of the Central African Republic.

MSF International @MSF • Jun 20
For #WorldRefugeeDay read stories of 3 refugees from #Syria working w/ #MSF to help other refugees in #Iraq http://bit.ly/1jCw4kK

Doctors w/o Borders @MSF_USA • Jun 20
MSF on @HuffingtonPost: #Ebola In West Africa Is “Totally Out Of Control” http://bit.ly/1npH7QO

Retweeted by MSF International
MSF South Africa @MSF_southafrica • Jun 20
#SouthSudanCrisis: MSF has treated over 330,000 patients from December 2013 to June 2014 http://bit.ly/1iqtIKS

MSF International @MSF • Jun 19
RT @MSF_SouthSudan: We have 3,500+ staff running 22+ projects in #SouthSudan. More: http://bit.ly/1quW2hy pic.twitter.com/xkDwjTRXXi

Retweeted by MSF International
MSF Press Office @MSF_SApress • Jun 19
New behind-the-scenes #eBook gives insight to #MSF’s constraints & dilemmas during the #Kosovo crisis 1998-99: http://speakingout.msf.org/en/violence-against-kosovar-albanians-nato-intervention …

MSF International @MSF • Jun 18
#Iraq: Following severe damage of its clinic in Tikrit, #MSF calls for respect of staff and medical facilities. PR: http://bit.ly/1r5JMSg

Doctors w/o Borders @MSF_USA • Jun 18
MSF to scale up assistance to affected civilians in #Iraq despite damage to clinic in #Tikrit http://bit.ly/1oHAleJ

MSF International @MSF • Jun 17
Systematic violence affecting civilians and exposing them to more displacement and disease #CARcrisis #MSF PR:

Operation Smile [to 21 June 2014]

Upcoming Mission Schedule
July 2 – 6 | Piura, Peru
July 4 – 5 | Cali, Colombia
July 5 – 11 | Svay Reign, Cambodia
July 7 -11 | Hanoi, Vietnam
July 16 – 21 | Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China
July 16 – 20 | Barranquilla, Colombia
July 21 – 24 | Hanoi, Vietnam
July 23 – 26 | Santo Domingo, Ecuador
July 28 – Aug 1 | Novosibirsk, Russia

Partners In Health [to 21 June 2014]

Jun 19, 2014
‘Race to the Top’: Competition Aims for Quality Care in Rwanda
“‘Race to the Top’ encourages health center teams to work hard, concentrate their efforts toward reaching specific targets related to district priorities, and develop innovative approaches to overcoming challenges,” says Dr. Evrard Nahimana, Kirehe District’s clinical director. Read

Jun 18, 2014
A Day in the Life of Haitian Nurse Midwife Benitha Germain
Benitha Germain is a nurse midwife with Zanmi Lasante, PIH’s Haitian sister organization. In this video, we see the challenges she faces, the care she delivers, and the hope she inspires.
Watch Video +

Jun 16, 2014
Dr. Paul Farmer on Patient-Centered Accompaniment in Russia
Dr. Paul Farmer reflects on PIH’s “Sputnik” Initiative, which delivers care for vulnerable tuberculosis patients in Tomsk, Russia. Read More ▸

Partners In Health @PIH • 1h
Poor nutrition causes and exacerbates ill health. How University Hospital is using food as medicine: http://bit.ly/1jzwZm3

PATH [to 21 June 2014]

PATH receives grant to expand drug research for deadly diarrhea
June 16, 2014—PATH announced today a three-year, US$15.6 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to build a portfolio of projects with the goal of developing safe and effective treatments for severe acute secretory diarrhea (ASD). ASD, a type of diarrhea characterized by rapid onset and severe loss of water and electrolytes, causes most of the child deaths due to diarrheal disease around the world.
PATH will explore potential antisecretory drug targets in the gastrointestinal tract that are thought to play a critical role in fluid secretion, and identify existing compounds or new leads to be tested as antisecretory treatments. Such drugs will complement the use of oral rehydration therapy (ORT), the current standard of care.
“This new grant will enable PATH to expand innovation in drug development to save the lives of more children in low-income countries,” said Steve Davis, PATH’s president and chief executive officer. “The partnerships we create through this project will be crucial for eventually scaling up use of any new treatments we may develop for diarrheal disease.”…

PATH @PATHtweets • Jun 20
A piece by @PATHdrugdev’s Eugenio de Hostos on the realities of diarrheal disease. http://bit.ly/1qhJNTt

PATH @PATHtweets • Jun 20
Last week’s African Rota Symposium helped #rotavirus scientists in Africa become advocates. Read PATH’s RotaFlash: http://bit.ly/1ysmCu8

PATH @PATHtweets • Jun 16
An overview of PATH in 5 short videos http://www.path.org/blog/2014/06/path-in-5-short-videos/ …

SOS-Kinderdorf International [to 21 June 2014]

2013 Annual Report published
20.06.2014 – A new focus on measuring the impact SOS Children´s Villages has on the children, families and communities where the organisation is active can be found in the 2013 Annual Report, just published today.

SOS Malawi hosts global conference on alternative care
18.06.2014 – SOS Children’s Villages Malawi launched its national Care for ME! campaign with a conference attended by global experts and the release of a new report on care realities in sub-Saharan African countries.
Drumming Together for Change is a new report calling for concerted action to improve care standards for children in Africa and highlighting how eight African countries have failed to implement UN Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children; lack of leadership, resources and information cited.
The eight countries covered by this report are: Benin, Gambia, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The individual country assessments are available at: http://www.care-for-me.org

Children’s Villages @sos4children • Jun 19
SOS families forced to evacuate home amid Ukraine violence http://www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk/news/ukraine-violence-forces-sos-families-from-home … #Ukraine

Children’s Villages @sos4children • Jun 17
We’re celebrating #AfricanChildDay, and our 40 years of supporting children across #Africa http://www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk/our-work/40-years-in-africa … http://ow.ly/i/5VZcO

St. Christopher’s Hospice [to 21 June 2014]

Innovative new centre improves last year of life for all Bromley people
Published on Monday, 16 June 2014
…the Bromley Clinical Commissioning Group asked us to develop a new model that would improve equality of access to end of life care by supporting all people in their last year of life, not just those who would usually be referred for specialist palliative care.
The result is the Bromley Care Partnership Coordination Centre at Caritas House. This new service, designed from the ground up by the St Christopher’s Group, provides a single point of contact for both NHS and social care services and gives patients and families access to 24 hour support via a single phone number….

Tostan [to 21 June 2014]

June 16, 2014
Highlighting Tostan’s child education-centered programs on the 38th Day of the African Child
Today, June 16, marks the Day of the African Child, initiated by the African Union to commemorate the 1976 protests by school children in Soweto for a fair education system. This year’s theme is: “A child-friendly, quality, free and compulsory education for all children in Africa.” It is an opportune moment to highlight the progress and remaining existing challenges to realizing full rights of children living in the countries where Tostan works. Tostan prioritizes education through the Reinforcement of Parental Practices (RPP) module, which helps parents in rural Senegal better communicate with their young children to prepare them to perform better and stay in school. The Peace and Security Project and the Prison Project also contribute to giving African youth access to education in a violence-free environment…

Tostan @Tostan • Jun 20
Read how 80 juvenile detainees from Fort B Prison in #Senegal celebrated #AfricanChildDay w/ the Prison Project team http://bit.ly/Tde8Xl

Tostan @Tostan • Jun 17
Our founder @MollyJMelching is featured in @FTMag about mothers creating social innovation through health & education http://on.ft.com/1vrrQ77

Women for Women International [to 21 June 2014]

Women for Women Intl @WomenforWomen • Jun 19
You may know our name, but do you know what #WfWI does? Take a look at our programs that help empower women. http://www.womenforwomen.org/global-initiatives-helping-women/help-women-sudan.php …

Women for Women Intl @WomenforWomen • Jun 18
Did You Know: In the month on May, we had a total of 1,476 #women enrolled in our one-year program. Learn more! #WfWI http://ow.ly/ybyZG

Women for Women Intl @WomenforWomen • Jun 17
WfWI distributed materials on cholera & assigned women in our program 2 communicate the basics of prevention 2 others http://ow.ly/y9gtk

Women for Women Intl @WomenforWomen • Jun 17
#WfWI’s Amber Khan discusses violence against women around the world with @msnbc #VAW http://ow.ly/y8Ije

United Nations – Selected Meetings Coverage and Press Releases [to 21 June 2014]
http://www.un.org/en/unpress/

Meetings
States Recommit to Stemming Illicit Flow of Small Arms by Tackling New Tracing Challenges, as Biennial Meeting Adjourns (20 June 2014)
Concluding its week-long session today, the Fifth Biennial Meeting of States on small arms and light weapons adopted by consensus an outcome document that highlighted the international community’s renewed commitment to preventing, combating and eradicating the illicit trade.
DC/3509

Restraint Urged over Illicit Weapons Trade in Biennial Review Meeting amid Calls to Ensure Respect for Legitimate Business, Personal Rights (19 June 2014)
Representatives of international, regional and non-governmental groups discussed the strengths and weaknesses of the United Nations small arms action plan, with many urging States to fully implement the 2001 instrument and others cautioning against infringing legitimate business and personal rights, as the Fifth Biennial Meeting of States continued its session today.
DC/3508

Fast, Coordinated Multi-platform Efforts Critical to Overcoming Recurrent Crises, ‘Fragile’ Humanitarian Situation in Sahel, Special Envoy Tells Security Council (19 June 2014)
The recent deterioration of the political and security situation in the Sahel region was a cause for alarm, the senior official there told the Security Council today, emphasizing that implementation of the United Nations Integrated Strategy would require sustained political will on the part of neighbouring Governme
SC/11445

We Have Failed Darfur’s Victims, International Criminal Court Prosecutor Tells Security Council, Noting Continuing ‘Total Impunity’ (17 June 2014)
SC/11441

General Assembly Adopts Resolutions on Peacekeeping Operations, New Partnership for Africa’s Development (16 June 2014)
GA/11524

Press Releases
We Must Act, Insists Secretary-General in Asia Society Address, Expressing Anger at ‘Cold Calculation’ that Little Can Be Done to Stop Syria Crisis (20 June 2014)
SG/SM/15965

Humanitarian Response Alone Not Enough, There Must Be Political Solutions, Secretary-General Says in Message for World Refugee Day (20 June 2014)
SG/SM/15964-OBV/1348-REF/1202

End Harmful Practices, Abhorrent Rituals against Women, Secretary-General Says, in Message for International Widows’ Day (19 June 2014)
SG/SM/15961-OBV/1347-WOM/1994

Intergenerational Justice Crucial to Post-2015 Development Agenda, Secretary-General Tells Law Conference (18 June 2014)
SG/SM/15959-L/3231

Youth job Policies Fundamental to Reaping Rewards of Investing in Education, Secretary-General Tells International Labour Organization Event (18 June 2014)
SG/SM/15955-SAG/466

Secretary-General, in Message to Mark Day of African Child, Urges ‘Pause’ for Nigeria’s Kidnapped Schoolgirls, Demands Their Immediate Release (17 June 2014)
SG/SM/15953-AFR/2913-HR/5197

Secretary-General Appoints Zeid Ra’ad Zeid al-Hussein of Jordan High Commissioner for Human Rights, Following General Assembly Approval (17 June 2014)
SG/A/1476-BIO/4599-HR/5196

Secretary-General, at Special Session, Calls UNCTAD ‘Anchor’ of United Nations Development Pillar, with Vital Role in Delivering Post-2015 Agenda (17 June 2014)
SG/SM/15952-TAD/2061

Secretary-General Condemns Attacks in Kenya ‘in Strongest Terms’, Reiterates United Nations Support for Anti-Terrorism Struggle (16 June 2014)
SG/SM/15951-AFR/2912

Seize Post-Conflict Moment, Says Secretary-General in Peacebuilding Day Message, Stressing that United Nations Efforts Cannot Stop when Guns Fall Silent (16 June 2014)
SG/SM/15950-PBC/97