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8 July 2011 - 9:32pmSouth Sudan becomes the world's newest nation on 9 July, the final step in the six-year Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), a deal that ended the 1983-2005 North-South war. The government is upbeat, but after the euphoria of celebrations and the pomp of speeches, the new nation faces a mammoth task... -
7 July 2011 - 9:55pmThe conflict in the southern Abyan Governorate of Yemen is leading to daily displacement as people flee fighting in the regional capital Zinjibar to neighbouring districts and other Governorates, including Aden and Lahj. The latest OCHA Situation Report notes that there are currently more than 15,610 IDPs... -
7 July 2011 - 12:43amThe late arrival of the rainy season in some areas of Haiti is likely to affect food production from the spring harvest season and thus the overall food security situation. According to the latest OCHA Humanitarian Bulletin, the rains - which generally come by the end of March - did not begin until the... -
30 June 2011 - 10:01pmThe situation in Somalia is now rapidly deteriorating, according to the UN Humanitarian Coordinator (HC) for Somalia Mark Bowden, who gave a press conference in New York on 29 June. Calling on the international community to take action now, HC Bowden stressed that “If we are not able to respond... -
28 June 2011 - 8:58pmDue to tropical depression “Falcon”, a total of 845,449 people across regions X, XI, XII and ARMM in Mindanao have been affected by flooding by 25 June. According to the latest OCHA situation report, forecasts for central Mindanao show continued scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. The...
