Rapports

GENEVA, 12 January 2011 - The world risks losing its most potent treatment for malaria unless steps are quickly taken to prevent the development and spread of drug resistant parasites, according to a new action plan released today by…

Introduction Cambodia is located in Southeast Asia and shares land borders with Thailand and Lao PDR to the West and North, and Vietnam to the East. The country has a total land mass of 176,515 square kilometres, and is mountainous…

This report covers the period 1 July to 31 December 2010 In brief Programme purpose: To coordinate support to host national societies as they scale up their humanitarian work in line with Strategy 2020. Programme summary: The Southeast Asia secretariat team based in…

Rights group slam closure of U.N. Refugee office * Government has had disagreements with various U.N. bodies * NGOs say move threatens their future By Prak Chan Thul PHNOM PENH, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Cambodia's order to shut down a United Nations refugee…

PHNOM PENH, 17 December 2010 (IRIN) - The Cambodian government has ordered the closure of a UN site holding dozens of Montagnard refugees from Vietnam, in a move that rights groups say is politically motivated and potentially dangerous for…

Highlights - Consumer prices were stable as the Consumer Price Index rose by 3.2% year?on?year in November. - Export price of Thai white rice, the benchmark for Asia, increased by 6.4% on a month?on?month basis. - Wholesale price of mixed rice decreased by 0.5%…

National monitoring essential step in preventing the emergence of malaria drug resistance GENEVA -- The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on countries to be increasingly vigilant in monitoring antimalarial drug efficacy in order to allow for early detection of…

by Pau Khan Khup Hangzo Food security has become one of this century's key global challenges. Given current population and consumption trends, as well as the factors of climate change and resource scarcity, the situation is set to worsen -…

Executive summary Like most developing countries, Cambodia faces increasing challenges and is greatly affected by various threats such as climate change, the global financial recession, the increase of poverty, poor overall health indicators and an exponential rise in the number of…

Executive summary In the context of the Asia Pacific zone, its demographic, socio-economic and environmental trends, and the IFRC's strategic priorities, the Southeast Asia regional office team continues to support the 11 national societies in Southeast Asia. The countries of the…