In recent years, the frequency and severity of natural hazards has increased dramatically. This development has escalated the risk of disasters and their devastating impact on the environment and...
A new World Bank report - Frontline : Preparing Healthcare Systems for Shocks from Disasters to Pandemics - offers recommendations to better prepare health systems to respond to a wide range of...
This study documents the outcome of acting early to protect farming families in northwestern Bangladesh from impending floods. It outlines FAO’s contribution to a first-of-its-kind collaboration with...
BANGKOK (NNT) - The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) has disclosed that an early start to the rainy season in May is expected to be the heaviest in 30 years, according to the forecast of the...
JOAO DA CRUZ CARDOSO Reactive measures by the Timor-Leste government and aid from overseas won’t prevent the same disaster next time. Heavy rains from 29 March to 4 April caused floods and landslides...
ABOUT THE IASC Created by the United Nations General Assembly, through its resolution 46/182 in 1991, the Inter-Agency Standing Committee is the longest-standing and highest-level humanitarian...
2020 Overview Due to the alarming increase in tension and conflict, Burkina Faso is experiencing one of the fastest-growing internally displaced persons (IDP) crises globally, with over 1 million...
This Emergency Appeal seeks a total of 7.5 million Swiss francs to enable the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to support the Afghan Red Crescent Society to...
The Navy conducted a disaster management training programme in Gin Ganga at Gintota from 5th to 10th April 2021, with the aim of sharpening the skills when dealing with a possible flood situation...
Freetown, 10 April 2021 – Sierra Leone today received the first batch of Ebola vaccines donated through the partnership between the World Health Organization (WHO) and the vaccine manufacturer...