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Natural disasters in 2014 Figure 5. The data in this figure is for disasters associated with natural hazards. The total number of natural disasters does not include biological disasters, such as epidemics or insect infestations. The total number of disasters differs from the CRED EM-DAT Annual Disaster Statistical Review 2014, as it was downloaded directly from the database to showcase the most up-to-date information for 2014. The rest of the overall natural hazard information is sourced from the Statistical Review. To allow for ease of comparison between the graphs that map the occurrence and reporting of natural disasters, natural hazards are classified according to the natural disaster groupings used in ReliefWeb. These are earthquakes (including tsunamis), floods (including flash floods) and storms (including extra-tropical cyclone/winter storms, severe local storms, snow avalanches, storm surges and tropical cyclones).
Global landscape Issues of increasing concern Figure 6. Each baseline and predictive statistic is drawn from one or various sources. Users are encouraged to refer to the reference list and corresponding reports for the full descriptors and further statistics. The baseline statistic for poverty is for 2010. That is the last year for which the World Bank released poverty estimates (figures released in 2013). UNHCR only has data for the number of Stateless people in 75 countries. This means data is not available for 50 per cent of the world’s States. Stateless people from oPt are not included in statistical reporting. The Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion estimates 15 million Stateless people worldwide (UNHCR’s ‘at least 10 million’, plus 1.5 million Stateless refugees, plus 3.5 million Stateless oPt refugees). The numbers under slavery and forced labour are derived from ILO’s database and the Global Slavery Index.
Regional perspectives Responding to natural disasters in the Asia-Pacific region Figure 7. Data for these figures was provided by OCHA’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, in coordination with country offices.
Initial response and key immediate needs Figure 8. Data for these figures was provided by OCHA’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, in coordination with country offices.
Middle East and North Africa: regional overview and country pages Regional refugee-hosting countries in focus Figures 9 and 10. Data for these figures was provided by OCHA’s Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa, in coordination with country offices. Data was completed by research at headquarters. Specific data sources and notations are as follows: • People affected by conflict: these were calculated by adding the number of IDPs and refugees residing in a country. For the regional overview, ‘people affected by conflict’ include the sum of IDPs and refugees living in all countries under the purview of OCHA’s Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa (Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, oPt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Qatar, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Yemen). Refugee figures reflect the number of refugees residing in a particular country, regardless of origin. The refugee figure includes both refugees covered under UNHCR’s mandate and reported through UNHCR’s statistical database plus Palestinian refugees under UNRWA’s mandate. The latter is applicable to Jordan, Lebanon and Syria, who are hosts to Palestinian refugees as reported by UNRWA. IDP figures were provided by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). When IDMC’s IDP figures are not available, UNHCR’s figures are used. All numbers in detail are available for download through the report’s dataset, www.unocha.org/humanity360. • Funding: inter-agency appeal information from FTS was used to determine levels of financial humanitarian assistance. Data was retrieved on 1 August 2015. There may be some discrepancies as figures in FTS continue to be updated. While primarily focusing on inter-agency appeals, when data was available, the amount of funding requested and received for each country’s portion of a regional response plan (RRP) is included in the calculation. The following countries were included in RRPs: • 2010 RRP for Iraqi refugees: Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Region (Egypt, Iran, Turkey and the Gulf States) • 2011 Libya RRP: Libya, Egypt, Tunisia, Niger • 2013 Syria RRP: Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey • 2014 Syria RRP: Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey. Funding received by country for the 2010 RRP for Iraqi refugees was not available. The 2011 Libya RRP showed the breakdown of funding per country. The total RRP is thus shown under Libya.
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