Assessments

Foreword from the Chief Executive Officer On January 12, 2010, an earthquake hit Port-au-Prince, capital of Haiti, bringing death, devastation and misery to the stricken population. I saw the scale of that devastation for myself five days after…

By Lisa Daniel American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, May 3, 2011 – Last year’s surge of U.S. and coalition forces into Afghanistan, with the simultaneous growth of Afghan forces, is leading to tangible progress for peace and prosperity…

The assessment is a follow-up to the Food Security and Nutrition Assessment conducted in Northern Rakhine State in September 2009 with the following objectives: Estimate current food insecurity in Northern Rakhine State and understand major drivers of…

In December 2010/January 2011, WFP and FAO – together with their partners – carried out a livelihood and food security assessment. The purpose of the assessment was to identify the extent of damage and quantify the…

The assessment is a follow-up to the Food Security Assessment conducted in the Magway Division in November/December 2009 with the following objectives: Monitor trends in food insecurity and assess acute malnutrition in the Dry Zone Assess the impact…

This report is the joint assessment done by ACTED, ADRA, CESVI, KMSS, Malteser, MHAA, MHDO, MIMU, MRCS, NAG, NCV, OCHA, SC, UNICEF, UNODC, WFP,and WV, and compiled with the support of CARE Myanmar Executive Summary An earthquake of…

Introduction A massive earthquake of magnitude of 9.0 occurred Friday 11 March, off the Pacific coast of the northeastern part of the Japanese main land (Tohoku Region), causing devastating damages. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) named this…

Update It has been nearly four weeks since the "Great Eastern Japan Earthquake" (official name of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami) devastated numerous small towns and communities along the Pacific coast of northeastern Japan. Record, as…

To see the document on-line go to http://ecfr.eu/scorecard/2010/ The European Council on Foreign Relations today publishes the European Foreign Policy Scorecard 2010, the first comprehensive annual assessment of Europe's performance on the world stage. The Scorecard - which looks at…

Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) International Recovery Platform (IRP) Field Visit Mon., March 21 Flew from Osaka to Yamagata Tue., March 22 Visited tsunami-hit areas in Miyagi Prefecture: Wakabayashi ward (eastern part of Sendai city) and Matsushima town, Higashi-Matsushima city, Ishinomakicity, andOnagawatown along…