Updates

Central African Republic (the): République Centrafricaine : Présence humanitaire sur le terrain (mai 2012)

Thu, 24 May 2012 22:42:55 +0000

Country: Central African Republic (the)

Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Central African Republic (the): Central African Republic: Humanitarian presence in bordering regions (May 2012) (EN/FR)

Thu, 24 May 2012 22:40:37 +0000

Country: Central African Republic (the)

Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

South Sudan (Republic of): Central Africa: Humanitarian presence in the LRA-affected region (as of 21 May 2012) (EN/FR)

Thu, 24 May 2012 22:13:06 +0000

Country: South Sudan (Republic of), Central African Republic (the), Democratic Republic of the Congo (the)

Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Somalia: Total IDPs by Region - as of May 2012

Thu, 24 May 2012 12:29:53 +0000

Country: Somalia

Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees

Somalia: Somalia Rainfall Forecast Issued: 24th May, 2012

Thu, 24 May 2012 12:18:20 +0000

Country: Somalia

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization

Afghanistan: Afghanistan: Districts Affected by Diseases Outbreaks (1 February - 30 April, 2012)

Thu, 24 May 2012 11:12:00 +0000

OUTBREAK - Occurrence of cases of an illness, clearly more than the normal expectancy in a community and limited to a localized place/area (e.g. in a village, town, or closed institution)

Country: Afghanistan

Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Algeria: African Elections 2012

Wed, 23 May 2012 22:19:01 +0000

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Country: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Congo (the), Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo (the), Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia (the), Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger (the), Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan (Republic of), Swaziland, Togo, Tunisia, United Republic of Tanzania (the), Zambia, Zimbabwe

Source: International Peace Institute

Honduras: Honduras: Floods (as of 23 May 2012) - Location Map (EN/SP)

Wed, 23 May 2012 22:06:48 +0000

21 May 2012 - Heavy rains caused severe damages in El Progreso, Olancho and El Paraiso departments. At least 500 people were evacuated in the municipality of Trojes,
El Paraiso.

Link: Primeras lluvias provocan daños en zona oriental de Honduras
Lluvias dañan 106 casas y obligan evacuación de 500 personas en Trojes

Country: Honduras

Source: ReliefWeb, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Iraq: IDPs Return to Iraq April 2011 - March 2012

Wed, 23 May 2012 17:29:58 +0000

Country: Iraq

Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees

Iraq: Total Return to Iraq April 2011 - March 2012

Wed, 23 May 2012 17:19:59 +0000

Country: Iraq

Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees

Ethiopia: Climate Prediction Center’s Africa Hazards Outlook For USAID / FEWS-NET- May 24 – May 30, 2012

Wed, 23 May 2012 16:35:31 +0000

Country: Ethiopia, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan (Republic of), Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania (the)

Source: Famine Early Warning System Network, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, US Agency for International Development

Nepal: Nepal - Seti River Flooding Situation (as of 9 May 2012)

Wed, 23 May 2012 16:14:10 +0000

This map shows the total number of Deaths,Missing, Injured and Household damages during Seti Flood in Kaski District of Nepal

Source/Methodolgy: The Source of Data are - Field Report: DDRC, NRCS, Geodata: Survey Department GIST, ESRI

Sector: Disaster Risk Management

Author: IMU/RCHCO

Country: Nepal

Source: UN Country Team in Nepal, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Nepal

Nepal: Nepal - Siraha District Fire Incident (as of 16 May 2012)

Wed, 23 May 2012 16:10:47 +0000

An accidental fire broke out in Aurahi VDC of Siraha district around noon of 15 May 2012 and gutted around 3000 huts of around 1000 families. This map shows the fire boke out site with huts damaged in Siraha district

Source/Methodolgy: The Source of Data are - Field Report: DDRC, NRCS, Geodata: Survey Department GIST, ESRI

Sector: Disaster Risk Management

Author: IMU/RCHCO

Country: Nepal

Source: UN Country Team in Nepal, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Nepal

Nepal: Nepal - Siraha District Fire Incident (as of 18 May 2012)

Wed, 23 May 2012 16:07:46 +0000

Source/Methodolgy: The Source of Data are - Field Report: DDRC, NRCS, Geodata: Survey Department GIST, ESRI

Sector: Disaster Risk Management

Author: IMU/RCHCO

Country: Nepal

Source: UN Country Team in Nepal, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Nepal

Papua New Guinea: Papua New Guinea: Fresh Lava Flow on Bagana Volcano (as of 17 May 2012)

Wed, 23 May 2012 16:03:18 +0000

Despite being one of the most active volcanoes in Papua New Guinea, Bagana is poorly monitored. Located on the mountainous spine of Bouganville Island, it is both far from any cities or large towns and hard to reach due to the rough terrain. Bagana emits volcanic gases (including water vapor and sulfur dioxide) almost continuously, and frequently extrudes thick lava flows. Satellites provide the most reliable way to watch this activity.
This natural-color image reveals a fresh lava flow on Bagana’s eastern flank. The image was collected by the Advanced Land Imager (ALI) aboard the Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite on May 16, 2012. Imagery from Landsat 7 shows that the flow was established some time between March 2011 and February 2012. The fresh lava is dark brown, while lighter brown areas were likely stripped of vegetation by volcanic debris or acidic gases. Older lava flows are covered in light green vegetation, and the surrounding forests are dark green. The volcanic plume and clouds are both white.

References Global Volcanism Program. (2011, January). Bagana: Index of Monthly Reports. Accessed May 17, 2012.
McCormick, B. T., Edmonds, M., Mather, T. A., and Carn, S. A. (2012, March 9). First synoptic analysis of volcanic degassing in Papua New Guinea. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems. 13(3).
NASA images By Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon using EO-1 ALI data. Caption by Robert Simmon.

Instrument:
EO-1 - ALI

Country: Papua New Guinea

Source: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

China: Strong Rains in Southern China (as of 16 May 2012)

Wed, 23 May 2012 15:58:08 +0000

Days of torrential rain caused widespread flooding in southern China in May 2012. Heavy rain fell from May 8 to 16, 2012, the Flood Observatory reported. The International Business Times reported that more than 5 million people in more than 10 provinces had been affected by the downpours. As of May 14, authorities had evacuated nearly 200,000 residents.
This image shows rainfall totals in the region from May 10 to 16, 2012. The heaviest rainfall—more than 350 millimeters, or 14 inches—appears in dark blue. The lightest rainfall—less than 50 millimeters or 2 inches—appears in light green. Trace amounts appear in pale yellow.
Particularly heavy rain fell in southern China, just inland from the South China Sea, and along the China-Burma (Myanmar) border. Lighter amounts of rain fell throughout parts of southern China, Vietnam, Laos, and southern Thailand.
This map is based on data from the Multisatellite Precipitation Analysis produced at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, which estimates rainfall by combining measurements from many satellites and calibrating them using rainfall measurements from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite.

Country: China

Source: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan: Earthquakes (as of 23 May 2012)

Wed, 23 May 2012 15:45:04 +0000

Link: Azerbaijan: Earthquake DREF operation n° MDRAZ003

Country: Azerbaijan

Source: IFRC

Ethiopia: Ethiopia: Floods (as of 21 May 2012) - Location Map

Tue, 22 May 2012 20:40:36 +0000

21 May 2012 - More than 1,000 families have been affected by recent flash floods and heavy storms Gode and Korahe zones.

Link: Humanitarian Bulletin - Weekly Humanitarian Highlights in Ethiopia, 21 May 2012

Country: Ethiopia

Source: ReliefWeb, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Philippines (the): Human rights in the Philippines (as of 22 May 2012)

Tue, 22 May 2012 18:16:12 +0000

Widespread human rights violations in the Philippines, combined with high levels of corruption and a climate of impunity, create considerable reputational and operational risks for companies operating in, or sourcing from the country. According to Maplecroft’s latest Country Risk Report on the Philippines, such risks are heightened for firms who are obliged to work closely with the government, with political parties or with the security services. For instance, in many parts of the country, state security forces, insurgent groups, private armies and paramilitaries are widely reported to use excessive force against opponents, and allegations of torture, extrajudicial killings and disappearances are commonplace. Furthermore, influential politicians have used assassinations to eliminate rivals, and to silence critical journalists and human rights and labour activists. There is also an on-going lack of respect for the land and rights of indigenous peoples. Challenges also persist in relation to women’s rights and to claims to equality under the law. These problems are all compounded by a lack of access to remedy in the Philippines, in part due to high levels of corruption in the judicial system.

Country: Philippines (the)

Source: Maplecroft

Democratic Republic of the Congo (the): Main Supply Corridors for DRC as of 15th of May 2012

Tue, 22 May 2012 17:56:18 +0000

Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo (the)

Source: Logistics Cluster, World Food Programme