WHO: Nigeria declares polio outbreak as a national public health emergency

Kerry to discuss Yemen, Syria with Gulf Arab states.

Data as 18 August 2016 (sources: CCCM, UNHCR, REACH, IOM DTM), CCCM sites are provided. Out of 3.38M IDPs in Iraq (source DTM IOM Round 51), the population under CCCM is 1,261,402 people: 240 Formal Settlements: 681,346 people; 119,257 families 63 Planned Camps: 472,953 people; 84,044 families 157 Collective Centres: 83,388 people; 14,148 families 17 Dispersed Transit Centres: 91,549 people; 15,489 families 3 Transit Centres Camp: 33,456 people; 5,576 families 1,892 Informal Settlements: 580,056 people; 101,510 families

According to figures from MoL the total number of valid work permits issued to Syrians has now reached above 26 thousand. This constitutes a total of 11% of the migrant labor force registered officially.

WHO heightens health response to cholera outbreak in CAR, 10 August 2016

[Inter-Agency Financial Tracking: Refugee Component] By end June 2016, 339 million USD (45% of the total requested funds) have been received.

When Refugees Work, Children More Likely to Attend School: HRW.

U.S. Is On Target To Accept And Resettle 10,000 Syrian Refugees.

Refugee Olympic Team makes history at Rio Games.

A deal was finalized between the EU and GoJ lifting “rules of origin” for companies in QIZs wanting to export to the EU, provided they employ at least 15 % Syrians, rising to 25 % after 3 years.