When torrential rains and flash floods deluged parts of Côte d’Ivoire’s economic capital, Abidjan, an African Development Bank investment in weather data was critical in the disaster response...
Some 95% of COVID-19 cases have come from urban areas. Pandemic preparedness in cities and towns is more urgent than ever for reducing disaster risk, particularly in challenging situations where...
HIGHLIGHTS A total of 2,803 COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Cox’s Bazar district (including Rohingya camps) as of 6 July 2020 as per Civil Surgeon Office, Cox’s Bazar Fifty-four...
230,405 individuals reached by S-NFI Cluster partners 6,200 shelters strengthened through community-based disaster risk management initiatives 80,536 individuals assisted with provision of direct IOM...
Johannesburg, July 8, 2020. The African Risk Capacity Insurance Company Limited (ARC Ltd) today made payouts of USD 1.4 million to the Government of Zimbabwe and another US$ 290,288 to UN World Food...
The current outbreak of COVID-19 has resulted in a global pandemic, heightening the risk to vulnerable populations, internally displaced people and people on the move. On 22 March 2020, the...
Islamic Relief Bangladesh (IRB) in association with Union Disaster Management Committees (UDMCs) has taken Forecast-based Action (FbA) at Chinaduli, Kulkandi, Noarpara and Sapdhari union of Islampur...
Submission by the International Organization for Migration to the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons Introduction The present document is submitted by the...
Asunción, Agencia IP.- La Secretaría de Emergencia Nacional (SEN) informó que se conformó la primera Brigada Forestal con personal entrenado, que fuera contratado recientemente por la institución,...
Author: Denis McClean Statement by the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction to the High-Level Politcal Forum on Sustainable Development on Water-related Disaster...