Vodafone Foundation And WFP Train Frontline Humanitarian Responders
PISA, ITALY -Twenty technical personnel from 20 different relief organizations began the two-week IT Emergency Management Training this week, a course designed to prepare them for leading frontline humanitarian disaster response operations. Funded by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Vodafone Foundation, this is the 10th session of the course bringing the total number of trained personnel to over 200.
Sudan unrest a warning to government to seek dialogue -Britain
SUDAN-PROTEST/:Sudan unrest a warning to government to seek dialogue -Britain
World cereal production set to jump 8 percent this year
The outlook for global cereal supply in the 2013/14 marketing season remains generally favourable despite downward adjustments to forecasts for world cereal production and closing stocks, according to the latest issue of FAO's quarterly Crop Prospects and Food Situation report.
UNHCR signs agreement to grant work permits for 30,000 refugees in east Sudan
It is the latest in a series of steps to improve the livelihoods of refugees in Sudan and make them more self-sufficient under the Transitional Solutions Initiative.
UNHCR says it is "stretched to the limit" by the rising number of refugees
High Commissioner António Guterres says UNHCR has improved its ability to protect refugees, but this year more than 1.5 million refugees have left Syria alone.
Kerry meets Sudan counterpart on South Sudan, Darfur
USA-SUDAN/:Kerry meets Sudan counterpart on South Sudan, Darfur