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- India: Revive springs for water security in Mizoram
North-eastern province of Mizoram faces acute water scarcity in lean season. Proper management of springs bringing groundwater to rural households is vital. ... Read more - Haiti reaches one-year free of Cholera
Source: Pan American Health Organization Country: HaitiThe cholera outbreak in Haiti that began in October 2010, affecting over 820,000 people, has been stopped in its tracks, with the country reaching 1-year free of confirmed cases this week.Washington D.C. / Port ... Read more - New caravans of desperate Central American families fleeing violence and poverty
Source: Norwegian Refugee Council Country: El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, MexicoAccording to the Protection Cluster in Guatemala, families, unaccompanied minors, LGBTI persons and pregnant women make up at least a third of the members of the caravans. A combination of push ... Read more - Nuevas caravanas de familias centroamericanas huyen desesperadas de la violencia y la pobrezaSource: Norwegian Refugee Council Country: El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, MexicoLas familias, los menores no acompañados, las personas LGBTI y las mujeres embarazadas representan al menos un tercio de los miembros de las caravanas. La combinación de factores como la violencia, ... Read more
- Food security set to worsen in Sahel region, with up to five million people hit
Source: World Food Programme Country: Burkina Faso, Mali, NigerWFP urgently requires $125 million from January to June 2020 to carry out its planned operations to help 1.2 million people in Burkina Faso, one million in Mali and 2.6 million in ... Read more - VACANCY: Receptionist and Administration Assistant
Article | The ICRC regional delegation in Pretoria is looking for a suitable candidate to fill the following vacancy: Receptionist and Administration Assistant The Receptionist will welcome visitors, provide them with information and direct them to appropriate ... Read more - VACANCY: Human Resources Manager
Article | The ICRC Regional Delegation in Pretoria is looking for a suitable candidate to fill the vacancy of Human Resources Manager ... Read more - About $30 million needed to help victims of Congo floods
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the CongoThe rains continue to fall in areas below the Equator, leading to fears of an increase in flooded areas, population displacements and ... Read more - The ICRC in WW II: The Holocaust
Article | 27 January is the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz in 1945. For the ICRC, it also marks a failure, the failure to help and protect the millions of people who were exterminated in the death camps. ... Read more - GCR2P urges Security Council to ensure Myanmar complies with ICJ ruling
Source: Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect Country: MyanmarThe “provisional measures" require Myanmar to prevent genocidal acts, ensure military and police forces do not commit genocidal acts, preserve all evidence ... and report on compliance.The “provisional measures” require Myanmar ... Read more