UN OCHA [to 27 June 2015]
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26 Jun 2015
Nepal: Food Security: Nepal Earthquake Cluster Brief, June 2015
An estimated 1.4 million people need food assistance in 11 priority districts. Food security has deteriorated in all affected areas particularly in remote mountain communities where close to 70 per cent of households has poor or borderline food consumption – nearly 50 per cent have poor diet diversity. In some areas, 85 per cent reported reducing food portion sizes…

26 Jun 2015
Nepal: Logistics: Nepal Earthquake Cluster Brief, June 2015
As of 19 June, 8,733 metric tons of humanitarian cargo has been processed by the Logistics Cluster on behalf of 110 UN agencies, INGOs and NGOs. Over 9,320 m2 of storage capacity is available for the humanitarian community in logistics centres strategically established across the country.

25 Jun 2015
Yemen: Under Secretary-General Stephen O’Brien Remarks to the press on Yemen, Berlin/New York, 25 June 2015

25 Jun 2015
Yemen: UN Emergency Fund releases $25 million to support critical aid operations in Yemen

25 Jun 2015
Burundi: OCHA/UNHCR Joint Donor and Partner Briefing: Burundi Crisis and the Regional Humanitarian Scenario for Great Lakes and Horn of Africa, 17 June 2015

25 Jun 2015
Nepal: Two months on 2.8 million Nepalese still require vital humanitarian assistance
(Kathmandu/Bangkok, 25 June 2015) Two months after the first of the two devastating earthquakes hit Nepal, some 2.8 million of the people affected continue to require vital humanitarian assistance. Temporary shelter, food and livelihoods support, basic medical care, sanitation and hygiene, and protection remain the key needs as survivors now also face the added challenges posed by damp and cold weather.

25 Jun 2015
Nepal: Nutrition: Nepal Earthquake Cluster Brief, June 2015
An estimated 404,000 children under age-5 and 185,000 Pregnant and Lactating Women (PLWs) are at risk of acute malnutrition. Based on projected calculations from the health management information system, up to 10,000 children 6 to 59 months will suffer from severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in the coming months and similarly around 70,000 (boys and girls) under age-5 will suffer from moderate…

25 Jun 2015
Nepal: Protection: Nepal Earthquake Cluster Brief, June 2015
Priority protection concerns include ensuring non-discriminatory access to humanitarian assistance and protection services for all affected people and targeted protection responses for persons with specific needs, including women, children, person with disabilities, the elderly, ethnic minorities and marginalized communities, who are at risk of exclusion.

25 Jun 2015
Nepal: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH): Nepal Earthquake Cluster Brief, June 2015
The destruction of water systems across 14 districts has left around 1.1 million people without access to protected water sources. With significant damage to housing and other assets, some 3 million people require hygiene assistance – thousands of people remain in displacement sites requiring temporary water supply and sanitation services.

25 Jun 2015
Nepal: Shelter: Nepal Earthquake Cluster Brief, June 2015
Hundreds of thousands of families are still living beneath tarps, rudimentary shelters or in unsafe damaged buildings. With the heavy monsoon rains soon to begin, only 21 per cent of households feel that they are prepared. An increasing number of families have also begun the process of building back permanent homes using salvaged materials but are also in need of additional supplies