This monthly bulletin is produced by WFP's Emergency Preparedness and Response Unit to highlight current and potential natural hazards, which may trigger or accelerate the development of humanitarian emergencies around the world.
Based on over 60 specialised sources, more than 100 news media and WFP field reports, the service aims to enhance WFP's ability to prepare and respond effectively to crises.
Prominent Western Sahara independence campaigner Aminatou Haidar speaks to the media while on a hunger strike at the Guacimeta airport, on Spain's Canary island of Lanzarote, November 17, 2009. Haidar, who ...