UN OCHA [to 12 March 2016]
http://www.unocha.org/media-resources/press-releases
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11 Mar 2016
Syrian Arab Republic: Joint Statement on Syria
10 Mar 2016
Sudan: Jebel Marra Crisis Fact Sheet Issue 4 I 10 March 2016
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Sudan KEY FACTS • Over 105,000 civilians have been reportedly displaced from the Jebel Marra area in Sudan’s Darfur region since mid-January 2016 as a result of increased hostilities between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Abdul Wahid faction of the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA/AW). Official government estimates for the newly displaced in North Darfur, at 23 February, are 72,727.
08 Mar 2016
World: Humanitarian Private Sector Partnership Platform (HPPP) launched in East Africa
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Kenya, World Nairobi, 8 March 2016: The world is currently facing an unprecedented number of humanitarian crises, putting more strain on responders. The number of people targeted for assistance has more than doubled over the past decade, with the global funding requirements increasing at a much faster rate. An estimated US$20 billion is needed in 2016 to meet the needs of some 87 million people in need…