Danish Refugee Council [to 12 September 2015]
http://drc.dk/news/archive/

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Deteriorating quality of asylum in Middle East must be on global agenda
(10.09.15)
The critical need to respond to Syrian refugees entering Europe and their efforts to find protection for their families, must coincide with addressing the root causes affecting refugees to leave…

HelpAge International [to 12 September 2015]
http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/press-room/press-releases/

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Switzerland tops Global AgeWatch Index 2015
Wednesday 9 September 2015
HelpAge International is launching the Global AgeWatch Index 2015, ranking 96 countries according to the social and economic wellbeing of older people. The Index represents 91 per cent of people aged 60 and over, some 901 million people, measuring the wellbeing of older people in four key areas: income security, health, personal capability and an enabling environment.

IRC International Rescue Committee [to 12 September 2015]
http://www.rescue.org/press-release-index

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The International Rescue Committee expresses dismay at 10,000 number for Syrian refugee resettlement
10 Sep 2015 – **Update** September 11, 2015: The IRC supports Refugee Council USA call for 100,000 Syrian refugees to be resettled to the US in 2016. Numbers below are updated from 65,000 to 100,000 to reflect that support.
:: Calls on US Government to resettle 100,000 Syrian refugees in 2016;
:: David Miliband: This offer is “cold comfort” to victims of Syria’s conflict;
:: The international response to refugee resettlement wholly inadequate. United States must lead at this critical moment.

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Refugee crisis: The IRC’s recommendations for Europe
Posted by The IRC on September 10, 2015
More than 381,000 people have fled to Europe by sea this year — the vast majority are refugees seeking safety from harm. In a policy brief issued today, the IRC recommends ways the European Union and its member states can do more to help refugees…

ICRC [to 12 September 2015]
https://www.icrc.org/en/whats-new

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South Sudan: Facts and figures September 2015 – Volatile environment and humanitarian needs on the rise in Unity and Upper Nile states
A summary of the ICRC’s activities in South Sudan since the beginning of the emergency in mid-December 2013 to the end of August 2015. This month’s focus: Volatile environment and humanitarian needs on the rise in Unity and Upper Nile states
11-09-2015 | Article

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Refugees and migrants have the right to respect and protection
Some flee from the violence and conflict zones in their countries, others seek to escape oppressive poverty.
11-09-2015 | Article

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World First Aid Day: Empowering communities to save lives
When a crisis or emergency occurs, first aid can save lives.
10-09-2015 | Article

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Ethiopia: Facts and figures January to June 2015
A summary of the ICRC’s activities in Ethiopia between January and June 2015.
10-09-2015 | Article

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Lebanon: ICRC carries out largest food distribution to Syrian refugees since crisis began
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), has distributed 90 tons of food to around 10 thousand Syrian refugees in northern Lebanon. The distribution was supported by the Lebanese Red Cross.
10-09-2015 | News release

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Philippines: 2,700 evacuees in Surigao del Sur receive aid
Around 2,700 people fled their homes in Surigao del Sur, Eastern Mindanao, in the aftermath of armed violence last week.
10-09-2015 | News release

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Jordan: Boosting first aid skills in emergencies
In an effort to boost first aid skills in emergencies, the ICRC in Jordan provides practical and hands-on first aid training, including to Jordanians, Syrians, the civil defence and the Jordan Red Crescent Society (JRCS).
09-09-2015 | Article

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Migrants and Refugees: How the Red Cross Red Crescent is responding
The extreme hardship endured by millions of people inside Syria – and by the scores of refugees who have fled the country – continues to grow by the day.
08-09-2015 | Article

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Lebanon: How the ICRC helps weapon-wounded people
Weapon wounds are some of the most complex injuries to treat and operate, particularly in Lebanon, where millions have fled because of violence in neighbouring countries and where internal disputes often leave people with severe injuries caused by we
08-09-2015 | Video

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Australia: Making the world a safer place for journalists
The Australian Red Cross released the first edition of its International Humanitarian Law magazine for 2015, with a focus on journalism and the laws of war.
08-09-2015 | Article

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Nepal: ICRC continues to rebuild lives of families of the missing
Since the conflict in Nepal ended 9 years ago, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegation in Kathmandu has been supporting the families of those who disappeared.
08-09-2015 | Article

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Afghanistan: Facts and figures – January to June 2015
A summary of activities carried out by the ICRC in Afghanistan during the first six months of 2015.
08-09-2015 | Article

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Cambodia: Locally-run factory helps restore the mobility of thousands
Set up 25 years ago by the ICRC in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Affairs, the Mosvy Orthopaedic Component Centre in Cambodia produces around 18,000 limbs and devices every year – benefiting nearly 28,000 people.
08-09-2015 | Video

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First Review Conference of the Convention on Cluster Munitions
First Review Conference of the Convention on Cluster Munitions, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 7-11 September 2015 Address by Christine Beerli, vice-president of the ICRC.
07-09-2015 | Statement

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Myanmar: Recovery work begins to support flood-affected communities
One month after cyclone Komen and heavy seasonal rains caused floods and landslides in Myanmar, recovery work has started.
07-09-2015 | Article

IRCT [to 12 September 2015]
http://www.irct.org/

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News
Great Lakes Project Report launched at Final Seminar
11 September 2015
Over four years, the IRCT Great Lakes Project supported the collaboration between six rehabilitation centres in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda that have seen thousands of torture victims heal their wounds, overcome their trauma and rebuild their lives.

The project demonstrated the power of holistic and community-based rehabilitation and how this approach can empower victims of torture to become pro-active and engaged actors in the social, economic and political development of their communities. The results of the Project are shared in a new IRCT report.
The Great Lakes Report will be launched today at the Project’s Final Seminar in Kigali, Rwanda. The event marks the end of four years of activities, which have touched the lives of thousands of men, women and children living in Burundi, the DRC and Rwanda.

The European Union-funded project was initiated in April 2011 and supported six rehabilitation centres in the region in providing holistic and community-based services to victims of torture and sexual violence, survivors of genocide and other forms of political violence.

The report provides an overview of the rehabilitation approaches taken within the Project and captures the achievements and the stories of the beneficiaries who have been involved in the four key activities: The medical referral system, restoring dignity through livelihoods, supporting victims in the fight against impunity and changing lives through community-based social counselling…

Islamic Relief [to 12 September 2015]
http://www.islamic-relief.org/category/news/

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EU action on refugees needed now
[undated]
The Head of Islamic Relief’s Humanitarian Department has expressed his ‘huge relief’ following the evacuation of 25,000 refugees to the Greek mainland from appalling conditions on the island of Lesvos, but called for concerted action by the European Union and member states to tackle the continuing Mediterranean refugee crisis.

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“There is no ‘them’ and ‘us’”
[undated]
From Lesvos, where Islamic Relief is assisting refugees, Musab Bora reports on the dramatic change on the Greek island and reflects on the deep-seated human need to connect.

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Welcome for new leaders
September 9, 2015
Islamic Relief has officially welcomed new trustee leadership to the organisation.

MSF/Médecins Sans Frontières [to 12 September 2015]
http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/news-stories/press/press-releases

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The 2015 Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award:
Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) for Sustained and Effective Frontline Responses to the Recent Ebola Outbreak in Africa
The 2015 Lasker~Bloomberg Public Service Award honors Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), established in 1971, for bold leadership in responding to the recent Ebola outbreak in Africa, and for sustained and effective frontline responses to health emergencies.

Since the beginning of the most recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa in March 2014, more than 11,000 people lost their lives, including hundreds of health workers. MSF leaders realized quickly the devastating magnitude of the outbreak and sprang into action. The organization sent experts, built hospitals, imported necessary supplies, and set up systems to receive and treat patients. For many months, MSF was alone in its work. When other international organizations later began stepping up, MSF provided guidelines and trained many of their personnel.

Throughout the Ebola crisis, MSF led a call for governments and international organizations to provide trained medical personnel and set up a system for disaster response. In May, the World Health Organization and its constituent countries announced that it would create a $100M fund that will support an international rapid response system for future outbreaks.

Since its inception, MSF has tackled the world’s most overwhelming disasters that affect our planet’s most marginalized people, and its activities during the last 18 months have demonstrated its exceptional perseverance and effectiveness.

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Press release
Syria: Daily Bombings Made August One of the Bloodiest Months in East Ghouta
September 11, 2015
Makeshift hospitals near Damascus overwhelmed by mass casualities; 2 million people now under siege

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Press release
Jordan: Reconstructive Surgery Hospital for War Victims Opens in Amman
September 08, 2015
AMMAN, JORDAN—Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) officially opened a newly upgraded reconstructive surgery hospital today in Amman to provide improved treatment to war-wounded patients from across the region.

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Press release
Global Health Community Walks Away from Snakebite Crisis as Antivenom Runs Out
September 07, 2015
BASEL—Tens of thousands of people will continue to die of snakebite unnecessarily unless the global health community takes action to ensure treatment and antivenom is made available, said the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) ahead of a symposium on this issue in Basel, Switzerland, this week.

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Field news
MSF Assists Hundreds of Refugees in Roszke, Hungary
September 11, 2015
Thousands of refugees, mostly from Syria, are arriving to Roszke, on the Serbia-Hungary border. They are both physically and psychologically exhausted after a long and dangerous journey by sea and road across several countries, says Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières. Some 2,000 people are crossing over the border daily.

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Field news
Greece: Closure of Captain Elias Camp Leaves Refugees Even More Vulnerable
September 11, 2015
Yesterday, September 10, saw the immediate closure of the Captain Elias camp on Kos Island, a makeshift building where authorities have been directing refugees to stay while awaiting their registration papers.

OXFAM [to 12 September 2015]
http://www.oxfam.org/en/pressroom/pressreleases

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Increasing inequality plunging millions more Europeans into poverty
9 September 2015
Poverty and inequality in Europe have reached shocking levels, according to a new Oxfam report.

Between 2009 and 2013, the number of Europeans living without enough money to heat their homes or cope with unforeseen expenses, known as “severe material deprivation”, rose by 7.5 million to 50 million people. These are among the 123 million people(1) – almost a quarter of the EU’s population – at risk of living in poverty, while the continent is home to 342 billionaires. ‘A Europe for the Many, Not the Few’ report findings confirm and add to research done by the IMF and others on how rising inequality is making the fight against poverty harder to win. As part of its global campaign against inequality, Oxfam works on tackling poverty across Europe.

The Oxfam report, which reveals the extent of inequality across the continent by analyzing data on poverty and wealth, is accompanied by a league table. Both are being published ahead of an informal meeting of European Finance Ministers on 11 and 12 September…

Norwegian Refugee Council [to 12 September 2015]
http://www.nrc.no/

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Press release
“Unworthy refugee response in Greece”
11. September 2015
“Today we are too often prevented from providing effective assistance to refugees arriving in Greece. All European countries have the responsibility to treat refugees according to international standards, and national political challenges are no excuse. Faced with the urgent humanitarian challenge, international humanitarian actors must be allowed to provide assistance” says Benedicte Giæver, Director of the Emergency Deployment Department of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC).

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Refugee crisis: NRC’s response
07. september 2015
An increasing number of desperate refugees are seeking safety in Europe – many of them fleeing the brutal war in Syria. NRC is working to assist refugees in Europe, as well as in Syria and the neighbouring countries

Partners In Health [to 12 September 2015]
http://www.pih.org/blog

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Sep 10, 2015
“Guardian Angels” for Pregnant Women with HIV
Socios En Salud (SES), Partners In Health’s sister organization in Peru, understands the challenges pregnant women living with HIV face. SES launched a unique yearlong pilot program in which peer counselors—all of whom are HIV-positive themselves—contact expectant mothers and help them access the clinical and social services they need. Most importantly though, they are friends to women who feel completely alone following their diagnosis.

PATH [to 12 September 2015]
http://www.path.org/news/index.php

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Announcement
PATH joins leading global health organizations in calling for inclusion of research and development indicators in Sustainable Development Goal framework
Posted September 8, 2015.
As global leaders are set to adopt the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) later this month, PATH joined a group of leading global health organizations in commissioning a report that calls for the United Nations (UN) and its Member States to strengthen the SDG health targets by including indicators to measure global health research and development (R&D) progress. The report—Measuring global health R&D for the post-2015 development agenda—includes a short list of recommended global health R&D indicators for inclusion in the global and national SDG monitoring frameworks.

From the partner announcement:
The report underscores the critical link between global health R&D and achieving the SDGs. It notes that the SDGs include ambitious targets for reducing child and maternal deaths and ending the epidemics of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and neglected tropical diseases, but existing global strategies that align with these targets clearly acknowledge they cannot be achieved without the development and delivery of new and improved drugs, vaccines, diagnostics, and other health tools. While the SDGs include a means of implementation target (target 3.b) to support R&D for vaccines and medicines for diseases primarily impacting developing countries, none of the official UN indicator proposals include any indicators to measure progress on the global health R&D needed to meet this and other health targets.

To fill this gap and ensure the SDGs generate the innovations needed to reach the health targets, the report proposes three indicators to measure global health R&D for inclusion in the SDG global monitoring framework, as well as five additional indicators countries are encouraged to include in their national monitoring frameworks if appropriate for their circumstances. These indicators were recommended based on an extensive landscaping and consultative process to identify health R&D indicators and further analysis to refine this list based on feasibility, level of community endorsement, appropriateness, and cross-cutting potential.

The report was prepared by Policy Cures and commissioned by the Council on Health Research for Development (COHRED), the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND), the Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC), the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), the Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), PATH, and the TB Alliance to inform stakeholders of the importance of including robust indicators for global health R&D and advise on the most suitable indicators for inclusion.

Plan International [to 12 September 2015]
http://plan-international.org/about-plan/resources/media-centre

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Press releases
Europe must act together to save refugee children
11 September 2015
European leaders must urgently agree a comprehensive and united response to the arrival of thousands of refugees in European countries. In particular strenuous efforts must be made by all states across Europe to directly ensure refugee children and their families receive appropriate treatment, including food, shelter, sanitation, education, psychosocial support and protection from abuse…

SOS-Kinderdorf International [to 12 September 2015]
http://www.sos-childrensvillages.org/about-sos/press/press-releases
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A global response to refugee crisis
11.09.2015 – SOS Children’s Villages International is continuing to respond in every possible way to the global humanitarian crisis of refugees and displaced people. Emergency response activities are underway in the Middle East and across Europe, bringing much needed relief to refugee children and their families.

CONCORD [to 12 September 2015]
European NGO confederation for relief and development
http://www.concordeurope.org/news-room

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The best and worst of Europe: CONCORD, Social Platform, EPAM statement on humanitarian crisis
(Brussels, 11/09/2015) In the face of the current humanitarian crisis affecting people fleeing war, persecution and poverty, EPAM, Social Platform and CONCORD Europe – the three largest coalitions of European NGOs working on development, social rights, asylum and migration – have come together to call on Member State governments and ministers to create a more welcoming Europe.

The Elders [to 12 September 2015]
http://theelders.org/news-media

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Press release 7 September 2015
A stronger UN: The Elders hold high-level talks in Liechtenstein
As the UN celebrates its 70th year, three Elders travelled to Liechtenstein to participate in high-level discussions on strengthening the organisation with a distinguished and diverse group of experts

Vaduz – The Elders met in Liechtenstein on 5-6 September at the invitation of Foreign Minister Aurelia Frick to discuss proposals on strengthening the United Nations in its 70th anniversary year to ensure it remains “fit for purpose”.

Gro Harlem Brundtland, Deputy Chair of The Elders, led the delegation together with Lakhdar Brahimi and Martti Ahtisaari, and held wide-ranging discussions with ministers from Liechtenstein and other UN states, including several UN Permanent Representatives and former officials.

The discussions follow the launch of The Elders’ “Stronger UN” initiative at the Munich Security Conference in February 2015, which calls for four fundamental changes to the way the organisation operates: enlargement of the UN Security Council, a new agreement on UNSC veto restraint to prevent mass atrocities, a transparent and accountable mechanism to elect the new UN Secretary-General, and greater involvement of civil society in UN processes and decision-making…

Muslim Charities Forum [to 12 September 2015]
https://www.muslimcharitiesforum.org.uk/media/news
[An umbrella organisation for Muslim-led international NGOs based in the UK. It was set up in 2007 and works to support its members through advocacy, training and research, by bringing charities together. Our members have a collective income of £150,000,000 and work in 71 countries.]

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Muslim Charities Forum Statement on the European Refugee Crisis
9th September 2015
More than 2000 refugees have drowned, losing their lives in a desperate attempt to reach Europe. Many of those victims have been women and children. Thousands more are stranded in southern and eastern Europe, desperate to build new lives after witnessing the horrors of war tear apart the fabric of their societies and homes.

So far, various European countries such as Germany, Sweden, & France have opened up their borders to allow in some of the refugees that have made it to the shores of Europe.

We welcome Prime Minister David Cameron’s pledge to allow in 20,000 refuges over the next five years but are dismayed at the comparatively low number in relation to some of our European neighbours. We are also disappointed by the fact that these refugees will only come from the camps neighbouring Syria. Whilst we commend all efforts to help those currently in the Middle East, the UK has a moral obligation to help the refugees that have made it to Europe, and to take its fair share of those refugees in a collective effort with others on the continent who are bearing the brunt of the crisis.

Though the focus has been on the Syrian refugees, we must not forget that many are also fleeing conflict, poverty and abuse from Iraq, Afghanistan, Eritrea, Nigeria, Somalia and other countries and need our help and compassion as well.

We ask that this government reconsider the number of refugees it will take in as well as shorten the time span to two years instead of five. We need immediate action now as this is a crisis situation. The UK needs to take a leadership role in this crisis due to its unique positioning in Europe and history in the region.

We also call upon our members to work together with local councils to support and resettle those that will be coming in, as well as coordinate their efforts with other NGOs who are already engaged with emergency relief in places like Calais, Greece, Macedonia and Hungary.

ODI [to 12 September 2015]
http://www.odi.org/media

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How does Nepal’s Child Grant work for Dalit children and their families?
Research reports and studies | September 2015 | Jessica Hagen-Zanker, Richard Mallett and Anita Ghimire
This study examines the delivery and impact of Nepal’s Child Grant to identify implementation barriers and recommend ways to improve effectiveness.

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Nepal’s Child Grant: how is it working for Dalit families?
Briefing papers | September 2015 | Jessica Hagen-Zanker and Richard Mallett
This briefing paper uses two case studies from Bajura and Saptari to identify issues with the current Child Grant programme in Nepal and provides recommendations for ways to improve its effectiveness.

BMGF – Gates Foundation [to 12 September 2015]
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/Media-Center/Press-Releases

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SEPTEMBER 09, 2015
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Opens 16th Round of Grand Challenges Explorations
Seeking great ideas for understanding antimicrobial resistance, improving newborn gut health, measuring digital financial services, and other global health and development priorities.

Clinton Foundation [to 12 September 2015]
https://www.clintonfoundation.org/press-releases-and-statements

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Press Release
No Ceilings Commemorates 20th Anniversary of Beijing Platform with Digital Awareness Campaign
8 Sept 2015Press Release
Campaign includes media partnership with MTV’s “Look Different” campaign to challenge bias and inspire action for a “No Ceilings generation”
Today, No Ceilings: The Full Participation Project, an initiative of the Clinton Foundation, launched a social media awareness effort to educate young Americans on the progress that has been made for girls and women worldwide, and gaps to full participation that still remain. This campaign will mark the 20th anniversary of the UN Fourth World Conference on Women and the Beijing Platform for Action, a turning point in the global agenda for gender equality…

HHMI – Howard Hughes Medical Institute [to 12 September 2015]
https://www.hhmi.org/news

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Research [ September 8, 2015 ]
Stephen Elledge Receives Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award
HHMI Investigator Stephen Elledge of Brigham and Women’s Hospital shares the 2015 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award with Evelyn Witkin of Rutgers University.

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Science Education [ September 8, 2015 ]
WildCam Gorongosa: Help Tag Animal Selfies to Support Conservation in Africa
HHMI and the Zooniverse launch WildCam Gorongosa, a new citizen science project.