Posté le 1 July 2020 dans Acted, Emergency par superjojo.
As rescue workers continue to trawl through the ruins of Beirut’s port area for survivors three days after the blast which decimated the Lebanese capital, ACTED is mobilising all available staff to provide immediate assistance to those hit hardest.
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Baidoa currently hosts the largest IDP settlements in South-Central Somalia, as a result of the protracted conflict and consecutive shocks that caused internal displacements. According to IOM’s monthly movement trend tracking, the influx of new arrivals in the past six months in Baidoa has surpassed more than 16,500 households, creating 44 new IDP camps. The majority of people fled their areas of origin due to drought and conflict, choosing Baidoa town as a hub for safety as well as for access to humanitarian assistance.
Posté le 30 June 2020 dans Article par .
Through this project, ACTED’s team in Somalia are aiming to improve access to safe, clean and sufficient drinking water for vulnerable communities in Yufle of Sanag and Talex of Sool regions, to give them access to basic services and rebuild their dignity.
Posté le 26 June 2020 dans Acted, Photo Story par superjojo.
Posté le 16 June 2020 dans Acted, Article par superjojo.
The production of honey in Yemen has been a tradition since the 10th century and is an important way of life, especially in remote communities.
For the occasion of World Bee Day on 20th May, 2020, ACTED returned to interview beekeepers supported in 2019 through OFDA funding and observe the impact of the past intervention.
Posté le dans Covid-19, Article, Acted par superjojo.
While infection rates in Afghanistan at first appeared meagre in comparison to other States, the month of May saw an eight to ten-fold increase in confirmed cases of Covid-19.
Areas facing the highest infection rates remain population centres such as Kabul and Herat, as well as communities living towards the western border with Iran.
An article in Le Monde newspaper one week ago carried a quote from the Afghan Minister of Heath, Ahmad Jawad Osmani, saying that the country’s health services had reached their maximum capacity in terms of patients.
Posté le 15 June 2020 dans Article par superjojo.
La guerre au Yémen continue de faire rage et entre dans sa sixième année sans qu’une fin claire ne soit en vue. Les communautés ont dû s’adapter à l’incertitude de trouver du travail, de la nourriture et de la sécurité pour leurs familles. Avec peu de perspectives d’amélioration de la situation, une partie croissante de la population s’enfonce encore plus dans l’insécurité alimentaire alors que les ressources publiques se tarissent et que les emplois se font de plus en plus rares.
Posté le dans Acted, Article par superjojo.
The war in Yemen continues to rage into its sixth year with no clear end in sight. Communities have had to adjust to the uncertainty of finding work, food and security for their families. With little prospect for improvement in the situation, a growing portion of the population is falling further into food insecurity as public resources dry up and jobs become increasingly scarce.
Posté le 28 May 2020 dans Article par .
Posté le 19 May 2020 dans Article par superjojo.
Isolated in the low rising mountains on the Gulf of Aden, Yemeni families displaced from Al Hudaydah as a result of the protracted conflict have been living in dilapidated and unfinished housing for over a year. Poorly sheltered from the weather, they experienced further hardship following the unanticipated flash flooding in early April.
ACTED is responding through the provision of shelter materials to support more than 1,500 vulnerable people worst affected by the flooding.
Posté le 18 May 2020 dans Acted par superjojo.
Posté le 14 May 2020 dans Acted par Silvia Icardi.
At a time when the whole world is experiencing an unprecedented upheaval with day to day life brought to a screeching halt, how can we prepare the aftermath of the crisis? How can we make the Covid-19 outbreak an opportunity to question our standards and to create a sustainable and inclusive future?