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Syrian Refugees Overwhelming Region Due to Dwindling Resources
17 May 2013 - 08:52 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Iraq, BAGHDAD — More than 1.4 million people have fled the ongoing violence in Syria for neighboring countries, straining already limited resources like freshwater and food in Iraq, Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon, acc
US Government Announces Additional $100 Million to Syrian Refugees
9 May 2013 - 09:58 by Local Press Report
WASHINGTON DC (US State Department) — The United States is providing an additional $100 million USD in humanitarian assistance to support those affected by the violence within Syria and the more than 1.4 million refugees across the r
Kuwaiti Government Provides $53 Million USD to UNICEF for Syrian Children
25 Apr 2013 - 10:09 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
KUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT — The government of Kuwait this week pledged a $53 million USD contribution to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to help meet Syrian children’s health, water and sanitation and education
World Bank Opens Spring Meeting With Sanitation Dialogue
22 Apr 2013 - 09:49 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
united states, WASHINGTON DC — The World Bank opened its annual spring meeting on April 19 with a panel discussion on the importance of proper sanitation in achieving all development goals, as well as the importance of private
UNHCR Concerned About Increasing Number of Syrian Refugees in Iraq
3 Apr 2013 - 09:46 by Local Press Report
Geneva (UN Refugee Agency) — The UN refugee agency on Tuesday warned that with the Syria crisis now into its third year, and refugees continuing to cross borders to neighbouring countries in large numbers, pressure to accomm
Poor Sanitation Costs Pakistan $4.2 Billion
27 Mar 2013 - 08:51 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
UNITED NATIONS — Poor sanitation facilities in Pakistan cost the country over $4.2 billion USD per year, or 6.3 percent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to figures released by the United Nations last
US Pledges $200 Million for Syrian Refugees in Jordan
26 Mar 2013 - 08:05 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
AMMAN, Jordan — US President Barack Obama on March 22 pledged $200 million USD in aid to Jordan to help the country deal with the influx of Syrian refugees.
Bulawayo Runs Out of Water Treatment Chemicals
14 Mar 2013 - 07:44 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ZIMBABWE, BULAWAYO — Zimbabwe’s second largest city faces a new crisis of water treatment chemicals, with the latest council report saying the current supply will last only about three weeks.
Haiti Announces New Cholera Elimination Plan, Calls for New Funding
4 Mar 2013 - 10:59 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
HAITI, PORT-AU-PRINCE — The Haitian government last week announced its new $2.2 billion USD plan to eliminate cholera from the island of Hispaniola (which includes Haiti and the Dominican Republic).
Liberian Ministry Urges Support for WASH Plan
11 Feb 2013 - 10:15 by Local Press Report
MONROVIA (The Informer) — The Acting Minister of the Ministry of Public Works (MPW) Hon.
$38 Million Pledged to UNICEF
8 Feb 2013 - 09:48 by Local Press Report
new yorK (UNICEF) — UNICEF welcomed core contributions from Member States at the annual pledging event held on the third day of the first regular session of the Executive Board. Some $38 million USD was pledged d
UNICEF to Provide Syria With Drinking Water Purification Chemicals
5 Feb 2013 - 08:45 by Local Press Report
DAMASCUS (Voice of Russia) — The United Nations Children Fund will deliver one thousand tons of sodium hydroxide to Syria as part of its current efforts to disinfect drinking water in the war-torn country. One thousand to
UNICEF, Tanzanian Bank Sign MoU for Water in Schools
23 Jan 2013 - 10:55 by Local Press Report
DAR ES SALAAM (Tanzania Daily News) — Half of girls who drop out of school do so because of poor water supply, sanitation and hygiene while ten per cent do not attend school during menstruation. The Deputy Minister for Health an
UNICEF Chief Urges Emirates to End Yemen Crisis
22 Jan 2013 - 10:55 by Local Press Report
duBai (7 Days in Dubai) — Leading humanitarians will be told in Dubai on Tuesday that a whopping $716 million is needed to put a stop to disaster in Yemen and help guarantee stability in the beleaguered country. The
Haiti Received $95 Million from US for Cholera
17 Jan 2013 - 10:06 by Local Press Report
WASHINGTON DC (United States Department of State) — The U.S.
60 Percent of Yemeni Children Face Food Shortages
18 Dec 2012 - 10:27 by Local Press Report
SANA'A (Al Arabiya) — About 60 percent of Yemeni children were chronically malnourished and about 15 percent – 257 thousand children under the age of five – suffer from acute malnourishment, according to a report by UNI
UNICEF Cites Water-Borne Disease Prevention As Priority in Myanmar
15 Nov 2012 - 10:58 by Local Press Report
Bangkok (Webwire) — Since unrest broke out in Rakhine State in Myanmar in June, UNICEF has provided urgently needed help to save severely malnourished children, to prevent water borne diseases and to provide basic nec
Cholera Outbreak Worsening in Guinea-Bissau
14 Nov 2012 - 10:32 by Local Press Report
BISSAU (IRIN) — As cholera case rates decline in Guinea and Sierra Leone, they are on the rise in Guinea-Bissau, with 1,500 cases reported and nine deaths as of November 11, according to the Ministry of Health.&
Haitian-Led, International Efforts Significantly Reduce Cholera Deaths
23 Oct 2012 - 08:54 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
united states, WASHINGTON DC — With the two-year anniversary this month of the first cholera case in Haiti, deaths have significantly been reduced due to “Haitian-led, international supported efforts,” the United States Departme
Almost 50 Percent of Rural Zimbabwean's Defecate in the Open
23 Oct 2012 - 10:02 by Local Press Report
BULAWAYO (The Standard) — At least 48 percent of people living in rural areas in Zimbabwe defecate in the bush, exposing themselves to diarrhoeal diseases, a cabinet minister said last week. Samuel Sipepa Nkomo, Mini
Sierra Leone Cholera On Decline
19 Oct 2012 - 08:48 by Local Press Report
FREETOWN (IRIN) — Sierra Leone's worst cholera outbreak in 15 years has eased in the past two months and new infections each week have recently dipped to below 1,000. Some 841 new cases were reported in the f
WaterAid Supplied 1.6 Million With Water, 1.9 Million With Sanitation Last Year
5 Oct 2012 - 11:13 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
new yorK, ny, united states — Leading development organization WaterAid brought clean water to 1.6 million people and sanitation services to 1.9 million people in 27 countries in 2011-2012, according to the annual report of Wat
Caribbean Bloc Joins Regional Coalition to Fight Cholera
28 Sep 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) regional bloc has joined the new regional “Cholera-Free Hispaniola” initiative, which aims to eradicate the disease in Haiti and the Dominican Republic by 2022.
Bali Hosts Third East Asian Sanitation Conference
10 Sep 2012 - 09:42 by Local Press Report
BALI (Xinhua) — Fourteen governments from East Asia and the Pacific kicked off the 3rd East Ministerial Conference on Sanitation and Hygiene in Bali on Monday in a bid to achieve the ultimate goal of universal s
Hardest Part Still to Come: UNICEF
29 Aug 2012 - 00:00 by Local Press Report
new yorK (UNICEF) — United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund issued the following news release: As World Water Week kicks off, UNICEF says that despite tremendous progress in the last two decades in
South Sudan Supports Community-Led Total Sanitation
20 Aug 2012 - 07:19 by Local Press Report
JUBA (Sudan Tribune) — South Sudan government on Friday announced its support for Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS), which seeks to reduce the threat water and sanitation-related disease pose on the population in the
High Water Demand at Syrian Camp in Jordan
13 Aug 2012 - 08:50 by Local Press Report
ZAATARI (Toronto Star) — Administrators of the Zaatari camp say that as the number of refugees here continues to climb in coming weeks, it will be increasingly difficult to keep pace with the demand for water. The c
Guinea Government Says Cholera Outbreak Not Letting Up
9 Aug 2012 - 21:44 by Local Press Report
CONAKRY (AFP) — An outbreak of cholera in Guinea has killed 60 people since February and is showing no signs of letting up, the country's health ministry said Thursday. Officials have registered 2,054 cases
Water Shortages Predicted for Philippine Capital
7 Aug 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila’s water supply is likely to be short by 100 million liters per day by 2022, which means government will need to develop new sources of water supply, according to the Manila Waterworks
US Pledges Another $12 Million USD for Syrian Aid
3 Aug 2012 - 09:09 by Local Press Report
WASHINGTON DC (Fox News ) — President Barack Obama on Thursday approved $12 million USD in new humanitarian aid for beleaguered Syrian civilians as the civil war rages between rebels and the Assad regime in Aleppo and elsew
UN Calling for Safe Water for North Korean Flood Victims
2 Aug 2012 - 07:59 by Local Press Report
SEOUL (AFP) — Tens of thousands of flood-hit North Korean families urgently need clean drinking water to prevent disease outbreaks, UN agencies said Thursday. The agencies and other aid groups reported th
UN Investigating Aid Possibilities in North Korean Flood Areas
31 Jul 2012 - 09:29 by Local Press Report
ANJU (Associated Press) — U.N.
US Government Has Provided Haiti With $95 Million USD to Combat Cholera
25 Jul 2012 - 09:21 by Local Press Report
WASHINGTON DC (United States Department of State) — At the request of the Government of Haiti, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S.
Indonesia Loses 150,000 Children Annually to Preventable Disease; UNICEF
16 Jul 2012 - 10:33 by Local Press Report
JAKARTA (Global Times ) — Unicef has reported that nearly 150,000 Indonesian children under five die of preventable diseases every year, local news reported here on Monday. Edward Carwardine, the Head of Unicef's Commu
Germany's KfW Supplies Grant to Jordan for Syrian Water Supply
12 Jul 2012 - 09:51 by Local Press Report
AMMAN (MENAFN.com) — Jordan will soon receive a grant from the German Development Bank (KfW) to provide water for Syrians in the country, especially in the northern region, a senior official said on Wednesday. "We
Indonesia Ranks Third Lowest ASEAN Nation for Sanitation
27 Jun 2012 - 08:22 by Local Press Report
JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post) — Indonesia is the third-lowest ranking ASEAN country in terms of sanitation quality, according to Public Works Minister Djoko Kirmanto. "We're obviously not in the worst position, but that’s
Critics Say Final Rio+20 Document Lacks Concrete Actions
18 Jun 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Brazil, RIO DE JANEIRO — The final document for the Rio+20 earth summit, the preliminary version of which was leaked online last week, describes water as a priority issue.
UNICEF Applies Lessons Learned to Expand Water, Sanitation in Tajik Schools
18 Jun 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan — The United Nations Children’s Fund’s (UNICEF) country office in Tajikistan announced last week that it planned to expand water and sanitation programs in schools and hospitals throughout the countr
Most Iraqis Have Access to Safe Drinking Water, Few to Sanitation
13 Jun 2012 - 09:14 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Iraq, BAGHDAD — Some 79 percent of Iraqis have access to safe drinking water, but only about 24 percent have access to sanitation facilities, according to a new government survey released on June 11.
Palestinian Contractors Union Wants Boycott of Israel, UNICEF, Desal
29 May 2012 - 22:41 by Local Press Report
GAZA (Arutz Sheva) — The Palestinian Contractors Union announced a boycott of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for allowing Israeli firms to place bids on construction work regarding water desalination stati
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