Pakistan
Background: District Barkhan is located between 290 37' and 300 21' N and 690 3' and 700 4' E. The area of this district is 3411 sq km. It is bounded in the north by Musakhel district, in the…
Philippines
Introduction 1. From 16 to 26 November 2009, after confirming the existence of credible allegations of the use of anti-personnel (AP) mines, Geneva Call conducted a fact-finding mission (hereafter 'the Mission') in the Philippines in order to verify if the…
Myanmar
Background In light of reports from the field about the potential severe impact of the present delay in rains on harvest which in turn would reduce food availability and increase food insecurity; WFP and UNDP decided to conduct a rapid…
Afghanistan
Highlights During May 2010, wheat prices continued declining in Afghanistan, the region (except Delhi) and globally. Regionally, on inter-month decrease comparison Afghanistan is 3rd (1% decrease), after Lahor (11.3%) and Karachi (3.8%), while is 1st (30.2%) on inter-annual decreases. There is a…
Afghanistan
By Thomas J. Mack, M. Amin Akbari, M. Hanif Ashoor, Michael P. Chornack, Tyler B. Coplen, Douglas G. Emerson, Bernard E. Hubbard, David W. Litke, Robert L. Michel, L. Niel Plummer, M. Taher Rezai (Afghanistan Geological Survey ), Gabriel…
Bangladesh + 1 more
Executive Summary The current JAM is the eighth since the refugees settled in Ukhiya and Teknaf Upazillas in 1991/92 and follows on from the JAM undertaken in 2008. The aims of this JAM were to review the food security and…
Myanmar
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE 99th Session, Geneva, June 2010 Committee on the Application of Standards Contents A. Observation of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations on the observance of the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29), by Myanmar B.…
Pakistan
Executive Summary This assessment report illustrates the situation of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) currently residing in tehsil Timergarah and tehsil Summar Bagh of the Lower Dir District. Of the 150 displaced households surveyed, 133 have come from…
Myanmar
Executive Summary When Cyclone Nargis struck the coast of Myanmar in May 2008, many women lost their lives. Others were left vulnerable - without family, incomes, livelihoods, homes or assets, and little access to quality sexual and reproductive health care…
Sri Lanka
May marked the first anniversary since the end of the 26-year long civil war in Sri Lanka. One year ago, in May 2009, the Sri Lankan government (GoSL) achieved an overwhelming military victory against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil…
