UN OCHA [to 19 March 2016]

UN OCHA [to 19 March 2016]
http://www.unocha.org/media-resources/press-releases

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19 Mar 2016
South Sudan: A Mission for Humanity, Day 3: Juba and Malakal in South Sudan: the never-ending challenge of protecting civilians
United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, is travelling on a mission around the world to highlight his Agenda for Humanity. After heading to Ethiopia for the first leg of the mission and the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the second part, he visited South Sudan, a country that has been torn by violence …

17 Mar 2016
World: Remarks at Commission on the Status of Women Achieving Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Humanitarian Action through the World Humanitarian Summit

17 Mar 2016
Ukraine: UN calls on all parties to ensure access to safe water in Donetsk [EN/UK]
17 March 2016 – The United Nations is concerned about the continuing impact of the armed conflict in Donbas on civilians. Currently, availability of clean water for over 300,000 people living in the Donetsk area is at risk because staff of the Voda Donbassa water treatment plant were evacuated on 13 March due to increased insecurity in the area. The plant normally provides half of the demand…

16 Mar 2016
Iraq: Humanitarian partners race to reach people fleeing Heet and areas west of Ramadi
Baghdad, 16 March 2016: Humanitarian partners are rushing to provide emergency assistance to an estimated 35,000 people who have been newly displaced in hard-to-reach areas west of Ramadi.

14 Mar 2016
Mali: The Sahel: Information Sheet (March 2016)
CONVERGING CHALLENGES, COMPOUNDING RISKS A REGION UNDER HIGH PRESSURE In the Sahel, extreme poverty, fastgrowing populations, climate change, recurrent food and nutrition crises, armed conflicts and insecurity are building up to a perfect storm threatening the lives of communities already living on the brink of crisis.