Disasters affect more than 1.3 million people in Colombia
Human-enhanced natural disasters affected 1,334,029 people across Colombia Between January 2014 and February 2015.
Severe drought in the Caribbean and Andean regions affected more than 729,000 of the total, while widespread flooding in other regions affected about 296,000 others, reported UN OCHA.
“For 2015, there is a likelihood for continuing dry conditions. The extremely dry season has led to drought, water shortages, forest fires and access constraints due to low river levels,” said the report.
An estimated 124,000 people displaced by conflict across Mindanao in 2014
Armed conflict, clan feuds and widespread violence has caused multiple displacements across Mindanao from starting 2012, UN reported.
In 2014, an estimated 124,000 people were displaced by conflict according to the Protection Cluster.
Currently, more than 100,000 people are directly affected
by conflict each year.
By January 2015, at least 77,000 people were still
without lasting solutions including some 30,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) in Zamboanga City.
UN Figures: Displacement in Central Mindanao
Number of affected people: 69,700
Number of IDPs in evacuation centers: 46,400
Number of evacuation centers: 45
Number of house-based IDPs: 17,200
Zamboanga Crisis
Number of IDPs evacuation centers: 6,700
Number of IDPs in transitional sites: 12,400
Number of house-based IDPs: 11,300
Iraq violence kills more than 1,100 in February: UNAMI
Some 1,103 people weer killed in Iraq last month, including 611 civilians, said the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) in a statement.
At least 2,280 people, including 1,353 civilians, were wounded across Iraq last month, added UNAMI.
Baghdad was worst hit by the violence with at least 329 people dead and 875 others wounded, said the report.
January’s death toll was at least 1,375, including 790 civilians, said UNAMI.
The UN figures do not include the casualties in Iraqi regions held by ISIL terrorists.
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