Introduction Namibia has experienced one of its worst floods in over fifty years in the northern regions of the country at the beginning of 2008. The response to the floods was one of the major...
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Water levels in the Mutarara section of the Zambezi river in central Mozambique are close to flood alert level raising fears of yet another humanitarian emergency. Mutarara, located in Tete province,...
Project Title: Food Assistance Response to Natural Disasters in Mozambique Target Population: 356,500 victims of drought and floods Target Geographic Areas: Seven central and southern provinces -...
LUSAKA, Dec 17 (Reuters) - More floods will hit parts of Zambia, where some people are already surviving on wild fruits after excessive rains caused crop failure earlier this year, Vice President...
By Tapuwa L. Mutseyekwa HARARE, Zimbabwe, 15 December 2008 - Sarah Masarakufa is still in mourning. Her two-year-old daughter, Shumirai, succumbed to cholera two months ago. "She was my only...
Climate-related disasters are increasing in intensity and frequency, and communities around the world are facing the humanitarian consequences of climate change on a daily basis. Volunteers from the...
ASSISTANT-SECRETARY-GENERAL AND DEPUTY EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR - CATHERINE BRAGG On 13 September 2007, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Kimoon appointed Catherine Bragg of Canada as...
Contexte général La situation humanitaire des quelques 1,6 millions de personnes déplacées dans l'est de la RDC est toujours très préoccupante parce que, malgré le ballet diplomatique en cours, les...
Asia and the Pacific Problem Statement/Context: The Asia Pacific region has an emergency profile characterized by a combination of natural disasters, civil/political unrest with pockets of conflict...