One measure of the international community's commitment to the welfare and well being of vulnerable people in Syrian will be the extent to which this appeal will be filled -- and how long that will take.
This is among the most amazing info-maps I have ever come across. Credit goes to Le Monde Diplomatique, which posted it to Relief Web for everyone to see and download.
The lack of clean water has lead to a cholera outbreak at Dadaab. So far, there are 60 confirmed cases and 1 death, UNHCR reported today. A cholera outbreak during rainy season in world's the largest refugee camp is a huge disaster in the making.
The Council on Foreign Relations just posted this interactive global map of outbreaks of vaccine preventable diseases like measles, mumps, whooping cough since 2008.
Probably one of the biggest global stories that is getting the least amount of press here in the United States are the massive floods in South-east Asia, particularly Thailand. As I write, Thai authorities and citizens are bracing for a potentially cataclysmic event in which Bangkok is sunk underwater.
Today's map comes from Humanitarian Outcomes, which publishes the Aid Worker Security Database -- a very important data set that keeps track of security incidents involving aid workers around the world.
Flooding in southern Pakistan over the past month has inflicted a huge humanitarian and economic toll. Close to 5 million people are affected and traditional donors are pretty much staying away.
