UN OCHA [to 10 October 2015]

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UN OCHA [to 10 October 2015]
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09 Oct 2015
Somalia: Somalia: Early action by aid partners to step up El Niño preparedness
Mogadishu, 9 October 2015): Aid agencies are ramping up efforts to mitigate the impact of the El Niño phenomenon in Somalia between October and December. More than 600,000 people in southern and central Somalia and in Puntland are likely to be affected by flooding, which may result in disease and deterioration in the food security and nutritional situations…

09 Oct 2015
Nepal: Early Recovery Cluster: Nepal Earthquake Cluster Response April to September 2015
OVERALL ACHIEVEMENTS The Early Recovery Cluster and its partners reached 1,289,000 people out of the 2 million people targeted: Debris management and safe demolition An estimated 93,000 households benefitted from safe demolition and debris removal. The shift of implementation strategy to prioritise public buildings over private buildings contributed to a reach 250 per cent of the initial cluster target…

08 Oct 2015
Yemen: Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Stephen O’Brien – Statement on Yemen, 8 October 2015 [EN/AR]
Yemen – I am deeply disturbed by the news of civilians being killed by coalition air strikes that hit a wedding party in Yemen’s Dhamar Governorate yesterday. The Ministry of Public Health and Population reports that at least 47 civilians were killed, and 35 injured, among them many women and children. Once again we are seeing the devastating impact of explosive weapons – used by all parties – in this conflict…

06 Oct 2015
Central African Republic: Central African Republic: Humanitarian Coordinator stresses that humanitarian organizations are strongly committed to staying and delivering assistance

06 Oct 2015
World: World Humanitarian Summit: Global consultation in Switzerland
WHEN: 14-16 October 2015
WHERE: International Conference Centre (CICG) in Geneva, Switzerland
The Global Consultation in Geneva 14-16 October will complete the consultative process on the way to the World Humanitarian Summit called for by the UN Secretary-General and hosted by Turkey on 23-24 May 2016.