Africa History: [AfricaRealities.com] Fwd: Top humanitarian stories this week: Myanmar floods affect thousands, new development goals agreed, fresh fears of Yemen aid shortages

Wednesday 5 August 2015


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The top humanitarian headlines from trust.org this week include:

	AFRICA Nigeria's army says rescued 178 captives of Boko Haram U.N. peacekeeper killed in clashes in C. African Republic - spokesman Ebola disrupts Liberia birth records, poses trafficking threat-UN Only two Ebola cases reported in past week, but risks remain - WHO SPOTLIGHT: Ebola outbreak in West Africa Top pro-Gbagbo security officials convicted in Ivory Coast trial Reality TV hooks Tanzania as women win fame, fortune and farm tools ASIA Aid workers struggle to assess needs in flood-hit Myanmar Civilian casualties rise as Afghan war intensifies in 2015 India signs peace accord with militant tribal separatists India set to become world's most populous country by 2022 - U.N. Floods, landslides kill 75, displace thousands in eastern India From open sewage to high-tech hydrohub, Singapore leads water revolution EUROPE Italy coast guard rescues 1,800 sea migrants, five found dead INSIGHT-The "Jungle" migrants of Calais: a day in the life GLOBAL U.N. states agree post-2015 sustainable development agenda SPOTLIGHT: Sustainable development goals U.N.'s Ban: Obama's climate plan shows U.S. can change world LATIN AMERICA/CARIBBEAN UN urges Dominican Republic to prevent deportations of Haitians SPOTLIGHT: Can we end statelessness in a decade? MIDDLE EAST Diversion of aid ships in Yemen spreads fear of shortages U.N. envoy to Yemen says warring parties increasingly open to peace plan Anti-Houthi fighters score more gains in south Yemen Houthis bombed indiscriminately in Yemen's Aden -Human Rights Watch SPOTLIGHT: Yemen war Turkey says coalition to launch "comprehensive battle" against Islamic State

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