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12 July 2011 - 8:07pmIn Mindanao, the floods in Cotabato City and parts of Maguindanao have begun to recede, especially in areas away from the rivers. However, according to OCHA Sitrep No. 8, many large villages along the rivers remain flooded. Five people died in Northern Mindanao in landslides caused by continuous rains in... -
10 July 2011 - 9:04pmWith the Horn of Africa once again in the grip of a severe drought, ERC Valerie Amos travelled to Ethiopia’s drought-affected Somali region, where pastoralist communities have not seen rain for some 18 months. “I have just come back from the Somali Region, where I met the regional president,... -
8 July 2011 - 10:54pmThe security situation in Sudan’s South Kordofan State remains tense and volatile. According to the latest OCHA situation report, daily gunfire and aerial bombardments were reported to the south of Kadugli between 30 June and 5 July, and at least ten large explosions were heard in the north of Julud... -
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...
