Debarati Guha-Sapir, professor, Francesco Checchi, professor Science must prevail In August 2018, almost a year after Hurricane Maria swept through Puerto Rico, an academic study placed the death...
The Latin America and Caribbean region is increasingly impacted by natural disasters as well as population movements. In 2017, more than 15.6 million people - including 8 million children were...
Madagascar Cyclones continue to be a major humanitarian concern in Madagascar with a new cyclone season beginning every November. In southern Madagascar, the effects of the El Niño drought continue...
SUMMARY I. Status of Affected Families / Persons A total of 510,151 families or 2,148,059 persons were affected in 4,836 barangays, 481 cities/municipalities, and 31 provinces in Regions NCR, I, II,...
With Typhoon Paeng entering the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) yesterday, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is reminding the public to remain alert and vigilant for the...
In Numbers 2.1 million individuals affected 20,550 displaced individuals staying in evacuation centres and in need of assistance 27,756 displaced individuals staying with host families and in need of...
Florence, Joyce, Mangkhut and Olivia. From the Atlantic to the Pacific, raging tropical storms continue to threaten the wellbeing of millions around the world. The death and destruction caused by...
Hagåtña – Governor Eddie Baza Calvo today sent a letter to President Donald Trump, requesting for a Major Disaster Declaration, which may provide a wide range of federal assistance programs for...
By Jeoffrey Maitem and Froilan Gallardo Rescuers retrieved more bodies from the rubble of two landslides that devastated two towns in the Philippines, raising the death toll to at least 96, with...
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