Polio this week as of 14 January 2020
Pakistan intensifies cVDPV2 response efforts, focusing on comprehensive outbreak response, strengthened routine immunization, communication and enhanced surveillance. See ‘Pakistan’ section below for more details.
Summary of new viruses this week (AFP cases and environmental samples):
o Pakistan: seven WPV1 cases; …
R2P Monitor, Issue 49 (15 January 2020)
R2P Monitor is a bimonthly bulletin applying the atrocity prevention lens to populations at risk of mass atrocities around the world. Issue 49 looks at developments in Afghanistan, China, Myanmar (Burma), Syria, Yemen, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali …
ACLED Regional Overview Southeast Asia (5 11 January 2020)
In Southeast Asia, key developments last week include: children killed in the ongoing conflict in Rakhine state in Myanmar; increased fighting between state forces and communist rebels in the Philippines; separatist violence in Thailand and Indonesia; and a deadly demonstration …
US Imposes Sanctions Over N. Korean Workers Abroad
The United States has imposed sanctions on two North Korean entities for facilitating the export of labor in violation of U.N. sanctions.
A U.S. Treasury statement issued Tuesday identified the entities as Korea Namgang Trading Corp (NTC) and Beijing Sukbakso.…
Security Council debate on the Charter: countries in conflict denounce violations of the principles of national sovereignty and territorial integrity of States
The Security Council continued its public debate this morning on “Respect for the Charter of the United Nations for the maintenance of international peace and security”, an opportunity for the thirty speakers to emphasize that this the founding document remains …
Extreme Weather and Disaster Preparedness in the Rohingya Refugee Response; September 2019 Teknaf Rains: Lessons Learnt
Lessons learned: Responding to Refugee and Host Community needs during the September 2019 heavy rains in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar
Background
The normal monsoon season in Bangladesh, which peaks between June and August, will see 20-25 days of rain per month, …
Spread of polio remains an international public health problem (WHO)
The spread of polio internationally remains a global public health problem, concluded the Emergency Committee convened by the World Health Organization (WHO).
“The Committee unanimously agreed that the risk of the international spread of the polio virus remains a public …
Spread of polio remains an international public health problem (WHO)
The spread of polio internationally remains a global public health problem, concluded the Emergency Committee convened by the World Health Organization (WHO).
“The Committee unanimously agreed that the risk of the international spread of the polio virus remains a public …
Explosive violence in 2019
In 2019, Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) recorded 29,499 deaths and injuries from the use of explosive weapons around the world, as reported in English language media. Civilians continued to bear the burden of harm, accounting for 66% (or 19,407) …