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Millions of people forced from their homes face dual hardship of COVID-19 Around 14.6 million new internal displacements were recorded across 127 countries and territories between January and June...

September 22, 2020.- Since the activity of Sangay volcano have being increasing from early hours of September 20, the Ecuadorian Red Cross has activated the Early Action Protocol (EAP) with emergency...

1,000 families to be assisted246,586.27 budget in Swiss francs (200,571.46 Swiss francs available) Locations: Rural communities in the cantons of Alausí, Guamote, Pallatanga and Cumanda. The...

On 20 September, the Sangay volcano’s activity increased considerably spewing large plumes of ashes, gas and steam. Due to the wind, heavy ashfall has been registered in localities of the Andean...

This is the inaugural edition of the Ecological Threat Register (ETR), which covers 157 independent states and territories. The ETR is unique in that it combines measures of resilience with the most...

Indonesia, which is the world's largest island country and located between the Indian and the Pacific Ocean, regularly faces the hardship of many natural disasters, including earthquakes, tsunamis,...

The IFRC late last month raised the maximum grant for forecast-based action within the Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) mechanism from 250,000 to 350,000 Swiss francs. Secretary General Jagan...

Suva, Fiji – As the world grapples with the devasting effects of COVID-19, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Pacific Office in Fiji has reaffirmed its continued support to the...

This report systematically assessed the global natural disasters occurred in 2019 and over the last 30 years, and analyzed the ranking of China in Asia and worldwide, using Global Disaster Database...

VANUA LAVA VOLCANO 13°80’S 167°47’E Summit 3021ft (921m) Current Vanuatu Volcano Alert Level: Level 1 Vanua Lava volcano is continuing in the unrest state. The Volcanic Alert Level remains at Level...