Reports

BANGKOK, 19 October 2010 (IRIN) - How quickly can hospitals and health centres react to natural disasters like earthquakes or floods, asks the UN World Health Organization (WHO) on a newly-launched Facebook page, which aims to spread the message about boosting…

18 Oct 2010 13:10:09 GMT * Northern province declares state of calamity * Megi weakens, to regain strength as it heads to China * Officials say more than 230,000 tonnes of rice at risk (Updates with preparations on Chinese mainland) By Manny Mogato MANILA,…

14 October 2010 | Kabul, Afghanistan - The World Health Organization (WHO) today launched its first global report on neglected tropical diseases. In light of an ongoing Leishmaniasis outbreak in Herat, Afghanistan, WHO along with the Ministry of Public Health…

GENEVA/NEW YORK, 12 October 2010 - As the world marks the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on 13 October, UNICEF today urged governments and civil society partners to step up efforts to help mitigate the impact of disasters…

JOHANNESBURG, 7 October 2010 (IRIN) - If the Indus delta in southern Pakistan were protected by mangroves, a few hundred villages would have been saved from the floods, say Pakistani environmentalists. Thriving mangroves are a sign of healthy ecosystems, which…

KABUL, 6 October 2010 (IRIN) - Hopes for a polio-free northern Afghanistan have been dashed after a case was reported in the northern Kunduz Province in August, almost a decade since the last one. The crippling virus has been eliminated in…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On 9 August 2010, at the request of the president of the General Assembly (GA), UN member states participated in an informal interactive dialogue on the subject of early warning, assessment, and the responsibility to protect (R2P). The…

KABUL, 4 October 2010 (IRIN) - Armed violence has been widespread since the demise of the Taliban regime nine years ago but NGOs are not being deliberately targeted by Taliban insurgents, according to the Afghanistan NGO Safety Office (ANSO). "We…

1 October, 2010 =A6 GENEVA -- The humanitarian community has entered a new phase to intensify assistance to the most vulnerable people in flood-affected Pakistan. A joint plan pools activities and resources in nutrition, water and sanitation and health…

Exploring how responsing to climate change can build peace and security in South Asia In the lead-up to the next global summit on climate change in Cancun, Mexico, International Alert along with the Delegation of the European Union in Nepal…