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------Original message------ From: IRIN <[email protected]> To: "Elisabeth Janaina" <[email protected]> Date: Friday, April 5, 2013 4:09:21 PM GMT-0000 Subject: CENTRAL AND EASTERN AFRICA: IRIN weekly humanitarian round-up 677 5 April 2013 IRINnews logo <http://www.irinnews.org/> humanitarian news and analysis a service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Table of contents 1. Boost for healthcare in DRC 2. Briefing: M23, one year on 3. Urgent humanitarian needs in post-coup Central African Republic 4. Global aid drops as rich nations struggle 5. Balancing conservation and people's access to land _____ Boost for healthcare in DRC <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97761> lead photo<http://www.irinnews.org/images/2013/201304020549030977t.jpg> NAIROBI, 31 March 2013 (IRIN) - The British government has announced a major new programme aimed at providing essential healthcare to six million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The five-year, US$270.7 million project will focus on rebuilding health facilities, training health workers, and supplying drugs and equipment. Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97761> _____ Briefing: M23, one year on <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97779> lead photo<http://www.irinnews.org/images/2013/201303271154440060t.jpg> NAIROBI, 3 April 2013 (IRIN) - The M23 rebellion, the latest of a string of armed insurgencies in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) North Kivu Province, has been active for one year now, during which hundreds of thousands have fled their homes and many have lost their lives. Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97779> _____ Urgent humanitarian needs in post-coup Central African Republic <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97780> lead photo<http://www.irinnews.org/images/2013/201303271308490061t.jpg> NAIROBI, 4 April 2013 (IRIN) - Less than two weeks after the overthrow of Central African Republic (CAR) President François Bozizé in a rebel coup, the humanitarian situation has deteriorated, leaving civilians in the capital, Bangui, in critical need of aid, said a senior humanitarian official. Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97780> _____ Global aid drops as rich nations struggle <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97785> lead photo<http://www.irinnews.org/images/2012/201202031253170813t.jpg> NAIROBI, 4 April 2013 (IRIN) - Official Development Assistance (ODA) has continued to fall as wealthy countries battle an ongoing global financial crisis and a struggling Eurozone, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) latest report. Aid decreased by 4 percent in 2012 compared to 2011, which had already experienced a 2 percent decline on the previous year, the report found. Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97785> _____ Balancing conservation and people's access to land <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97786> lead photo<http://www.irinnews.org/images/2013/201304041322390713t.jpg> LONDON, 4 April 2013 (IRIN) - In the great plains of northern Tanzania, close to the world-famous Serengeti National Park, a bitter row has broken out over an attempt to designate 1,500sqkm of Loliondo District as a game-controlled area. Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97786> _____ [This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] Feedback <http://www.irinnews.org/websitefeedback.aspx> | Terms & Conditions <http://www.irinnews.org/copyright.aspx> | RSS feeds News Feeds <http://www.irinnews.org/RSS.aspx> | About IRIN <http://www.irinnews.org/about.aspx> | Jobs <http://www.irinnews.org/jobs.aspx> | Donors <http://www.irinnews.org/donors.aspx> Copyright © IRIN 2013. All rights reserved. This material comes to you via IRIN, the humanitarian news and analysis service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the United Nations or its Member States. The boundaries, names and designations used on maps on this site and links to external sites do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the UN. Republication is subject to terms and conditions as set out in the IRIN copyright page <http://www.irinnews.org/copyright.aspx> . -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
