Shelter Centre

On 6/30/2010 7:22:28 AM, an earthquake of magnitude 6.2 and depth 20km occurred in Mexico. This earthquake potentially affected 915000 people.

Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre Mexico's southern states of Chiapas, Oaxaca and Guerrero have witnessed forced internal displacement caused by a number of insurgencies seeking cultural and territorial autonomy and by national security forces using repressive measures to defeat them.

Source: UNHCR From an early age, Antonio and those around him knew he was different. He endured years of torment before fleeing to Mexico, where he is building a new life.

JOHANNESBURG Wednesday, April 29, 2009 (IRIN) - South Africa, the country with the most resources in Africa, has two suspected cases of swine flu, but does not have adequate supplies of the antiviral drugs known to be effective in treating the rapidly spreading disease that has so far claimed more than 150 lives in Mexico, according to an expert.