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Humanitarian corridors are replicable: Sant'Egidio speaks to the European Commission with diplomats from 16 countries (Comunità di S Egidio)

Edit Public Technologies 06 May 2016
Yesterday at the headquarters of the Delegation of the European Commission in Rome, a meeting was organized with the Community of Sant'Egidio on the humanitarian corridors ... In addition to the technical aspects, there was also talk of the system of reception and integration, a key part of the project of humanitarian corridors....

MSF boycotts UN-backed aid summit, cites ineffectiveness

Edit Kashmir Observer 06 May 2016
Doctors Without Borders has withdrawn from the upcoming UN-backed World Humanitarian Summit, citing the meeting’s anticipated failure to make countries engage in humanitarian action.In a statement published on Thursday, the international medical charity, known by its French acronym as the MSF, said the summit, due in the Turkish city of Istanbul on ......

Red Cross wins Pacific Humanitarian Challenge (Australian Red Cross)

Edit Public Technologies 06 May 2016
'We're delighted to be among the winners of the Pacific Humanitarian Challenge to rethink disaster responses,' said Peter Walton, Director of International Programs, Australian Red Cross ... The Red Cross project aims will increase the speed and effectiveness of disaster response in the Pacific by building partnerships between humanitarian agencies and local suppliers of goods and services....

Winners of the Pacific Humanitarian Challenge (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Australian Government)

Edit Public Technologies 06 May 2016
Today we announce the winners of our Pacific Humanitarian Challenge ... The recent devastation caused by Tropical Cyclone Winston in Fiji highlighted the need to embrace new technologies and ideas to improve humanitarian action ... Humanitarian Open Street Map - Assisting humanitarian responders get access to real time information on the needs of communities affected after a disaster....

Syria: UN relief chief calls for probe into air strikes that left dozens dead in Idleb (UN - United Nations)

Edit Public Technologies 06 May 2016
5 May 2016 - The top United Nations humanitarian official has called for an immediate, impartial and independent investigation into the air strikes in that today left dozes of civilians dead and injured in the northern Syrian governorate of Idleb, which, if found to be deliberate, could amount to a war crime ... for Humanitarian Affairs, said ....

05 May 2016 Syria: UN relief chief calls for probe into air strikes that left dozens dead in Idleb (United Nations Security Council)

Edit Public Technologies 06 May 2016
5 May 2016 - The top United Nations humanitarian official has called for an immediate, impartial and independent investigation into the air strikes that today left dozens of civilians dead and injured in the northern Syrian Governorate of Idleb, which, if found to be deliberate, could amount to a war crime ... for Humanitarian Affairs, said ....

Darfur, piracy, and a war crime unpunished?

Edit IRINnews 06 May 2016
Humanitarian Engagement with Non-state Armed Groups. The well-worn adage “we don’t negotiate with terrorists” doesn’t hold up terribly well when it comes to humanitarian work ... Ahead of the book’s 15 May publication, this fascinating podcast comes from an event at the end of last month in which Gill was joined by senior MSF humanitarian specialist Michiel Hofman to discuss the main issues....

UN Special Rapporteur Calls for More Protection, Aid for Displaced in Burundi (IOM - International Organization for Migration)

Edit Public Technologies 06 May 2016
During the Special Rapporteur's discussions with Government officials, humanitarian actors and civil society, he highlighted the importance of establishing a legal framework for the assistance and protection of IDPs in Burundi ... 'The current IDP situation should be seen and addressed as a humanitarian issue, delinked from politics. IDPs are victims and the solution must be a humanitarian one,' said Dr....

Statement by the HR/VP Federica Mogherini and EU Commissioner for Humanitarian aid and Crisis management Christos Stylianides on the attack on a refugee camp in northern Syria (Delegation of the European Union to Turkey)

Edit Public Technologies 06 May 2016
Attacks on refugee camps are unacceptable and constitute a grave violation of international humanitarian law. Once again, the European Union reiterates the urgent need for all parties to the conflict to ensure the protection of civilians, avoiding targeting civilian infrastructure such as medical facilities and schools and grant those most in need unconditional access to humanitarian aid....

World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day 2016 - Everywhere for everyone (IFRC - International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies)

Edit Public Technologies 06 May 2016
... ICRC, IFRC and our 190 National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies as they ensure that the humanitarian imperative continues to come first ... In Syria, being everywhere for everyone means risking injury or death to provide the most urgent humanitarian assistance to people in desperate need ... But as vulnerabilities increase, so will humanitarian needs....

UN Secretary-General appoints Modibo Touré of Mali as Special Representative for Guinea-Bissau

Edit Modern Ghana 06 May 2016
Prior to that, he was the United Nations Resident Coordinator, Humanitarian Coordinator and Resident Representative ad interimof the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Kenya (2013). He worked in 2012 as the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian ......

Ecuador: UN reports quake death toll hits 660; donor response poor

Edit United Nations 06 May 2016
6 May 2016 – At the start of the third week of response to the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Ecuador, the country’s call for $72.7 million in financial assistance has received little support while the death toll has risen to 660, the United Nations humanitarian aid wing said today, urging donors to contribute to the projects that benefit the affected people....

Ecuador: UN reports quake death toll hits 660; donor response poor (UN - United Nations)

Edit Public Technologies 06 May 2016
6 May 2016 - At the start of the third week of response to the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Ecuador, the country's call for $72.7 million in financial assistance has received little support while the death toll has risen to 660, the United Nations humanitarian aid wing said today, urging donors to contribute to the projects that benefit the affected people....
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