Highlights
Ongoing climate shocks across Africa, including drought in southern Africa have worsened food insecurity, malnutrition and communicable disease outbreaks across the region.
Over 500 people killed in ethnic attacks
(Kinshasa) – Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have not brought to justice those responsible for the massacres of ethnic Banunu in Yumbi territory one year ago.
SITUATION OVERVIEW
Strasbourg, 18/12/2019
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President, Honourable Members of the European Parliament,
The political deadlock and the dire economic situation in Venezuela are having a devastating impact in the country.
El CENAPRED exhorta a NO ACERCARSE al volcán y sobre todo al cráter, por el peligro que implica la caída de fragmentos balísticos
Por medio de los sistemas de monitoreo del volcán Popocatépetl se identificaron 142 exhalaciones acompañadas de vapor de agua, gases volcánicos y bajo contenido de ceniza. Adicionalmente se registró un sismo volcanotectónico a las 03:36 h con magnitud preliminar de 1.7.
Rising political unrest and violence hamper access to aid
By: Emily Bell Tyree,
Head of Communications,
Action Against Hunger
With mounting violent unrest and pressure for President Jovenel Moïs to step down, 35 percent of the Haitian population – 3.67 million people – is now in urgent need of emergency food assistance.
In a statement, Action Against Hunger’s Country Director in Haiti, Cedric Piriou said:
Highlights:
In week 50, a total of 13 AWD RDT positive case reported in Rohingya camp as well as host community
The OCV campaign ongoing in the host community between December 8-31, 2019
Number of Measles cases are being sustained high since last September 2019
Proposed date of Measles Outbreak Response Immunization will be January 5 to February 1, 2020 and target age group is 6 month to < 10 year in the camp population
Fiji has achieved another milestone after Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama officially launched the country’s Disaster Risk Reduction Policy making it the first ever in the region.
While delivering his address, PM Bainimarama recalled his experience while visiting communities who were affected by the ferocity of Tropical Cyclone Winston in 2016.
SUMMARY
Sviatohirsk, Donetsk Oblast, 9-11 December 2019 – One in five women in Ukraine between 15-49 has experienced at least one form of physical or sexual violence in her lifetime. And despite many countries having strong national policies and frameworks to eliminate such violence, there is a gap between legislative norms and the actual experiences of women and girls.
Situation Overview
CONTEXT AND METHODOLOGY
Renk Town is located in Renk County, Upper Nile State, near South Sudan’s border with Sudan. Since independence in 2011, Renk has been a major destination and transit point to other parts of Upper Nile State for arrivals from Sudan.
Situation Overview
On 15 December 2019 at 02:11 PM, a 6.9 magnitude earthquake jolted the municipality of Matanao, Devao del Sur (06.74°N, 125.20°E - 005 km N 72° W) with a tectonic origin and a depth of focus of 3 km.
Source: DOST-PHIVOLCS Earthquake Bulletin
I. Status of Affected Families / Persons
A total of 29,592 families or 124,221 persons were affected by the earthquake incident in 105 barangays in Region XI (see Table 1).
The Kiribati Ministry of Health has confirmed the first case of measles in the country.
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Un total de 15 organizaciones del Estado y 9 organizaciones de la cooperación trabajan bajo la coordinación de la Mesa de Diálogo para Refugiados y Migrantes de la Región Tacna. Esta mesa es liderada por el Gobierno Regional de Tacna con asistencia técnica de ACNUR y OIM.
For the year 2018, 51,659 and in the month of December, 2019, 92,384 suspected dengue cases were reported to the Epidemiology Unit from all over the island. Latest Disease Trends.
Approximately 44.3 percent of dengue cases were reported from the Western province. The highest numbers of dengue cases were reported during the 29th week of 2017.
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has recorded 3,622 natural disasters across the country this year. They were dominated by hydrometeorological phenomena such as tornadoes, floods and landslides.
"The country saw 3,622 disasters [from Jan. 1] to Dec. 15. About 90 percent of them were hydrometeorological ones," BNPB spokesperson Agus Wibowo said on Tuesday, adding that the number was higher than that of 2018, which had seen 3,397 incidents.
I. SITUATION OVERVIEW
On 15 December 2019, 2:11 PM, an earthquake with magnitude 6.9 occurred in Matanao, Davao del Sur.
As of 18 December 2019, 4:00 PM, a total of 826 aftershocks were recorded, of which, 364 were plotted while 86 were felt.
ll. EFFECTS
A. Affected Population (TAB A)
