Water
Britain pledges 64 million pounds for Congo
Source: Reuters
LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Britain said on Wednesday it would donate 64 million pounds ($94 million) this year to help tackle a humanitarian crisis in the conflict-torn Democratic Republic of Congo. ...
Source: Reuters
LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Britain said on Wednesday it would donate 64 million pounds ($94 million) this year to help tackle a humanitarian crisis in the conflict-torn Democratic Republic of Congo. ...
ISRAEL-OPT: Water, sewage system "collapsing" in Gaza, says official
Source: IRIN
The UN has warned that power networks were down in large parts of the Gaza Strip on 4 January, with hospitals relying on generators. Without power for pumps, 70 percent of Gazans are estimated to be without tap water.
Source: IRIN
The UN has warned that power networks were down in large parts of the Gaza Strip on 4 January, with hospitals relying on generators. Without power for pumps, 70 percent of Gazans are estimated to be without tap water.
MAURITANIA: Water treks grow longer, rougher
Source: IRIN
As water captured in village wells during the 2008 rainy season runs out or dries up, residents in southern Mauritania are spending more time and travelling farther in their hunt for water. Water gatherers in Boura village, 400km southeast of the capital Nouakchott, told IRIN January means the start of longer water treks.
Source: IRIN
As water captured in village wells during the 2008 rainy season runs out or dries up, residents in southern Mauritania are spending more time and travelling farther in their hunt for water. Water gatherers in Boura village, 400km southeast of the capital Nouakchott, told IRIN January means the start of longer water treks.
Weaving themselves back into the Afghan social fabric
Source: UNHCR
The ethnic Turkmen of Afghanistan are finding it hard to cope back home after decades as refugees in neighbouring Pakistan, but many put their faith in their traditional carpet-weaving skills.
Source: UNHCR
The ethnic Turkmen of Afghanistan are finding it hard to cope back home after decades as refugees in neighbouring Pakistan, but many put their faith in their traditional carpet-weaving skills.
TOGO: Coming in from the storm
Source: IRIN
Residents in Togo's northern Savanes region say when it is dry here, not a drop of water can be found for kilometres. But when the floods come, nothing holds back the storms' fury.
Source: IRIN
Residents in Togo's northern Savanes region say when it is dry here, not a drop of water can be found for kilometres. But when the floods come, nothing holds back the storms' fury.