Reports

Lesley-Anne Knight, Caritas Internationalis Secretary-General Climate change is increasing the scale and frequency of humanitarian emergencies. But does that also mean strategies and policies are outdated? Or is a major expansion of existing programmes to be prioritized over a revamping of…

LAHORE, 18 June 2009 (IRIN) - [UPDATED AND CORRECTED 28 AUGUST 2009 - IRIN - see below] At a relief camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Lahore, capital of Pakistan's eastern Punjab Province, donations are coming in. "The…

Geneva, 18 June, 2009 - The World Health Organization and UNICEF today called on governments to strengthen risk reduction measures in four key areas so that health and education systems are able to cope with disasters, including the risks…

The ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management (ACDM) is cognisant of its pioneering ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER), which is a regional legal framework for promoting cooperation and collaboration in disaster risk reduction (DRR) and emergency response…

USD$3 million urgently needed to ramp up response World Vision is gravely concerned that impending monsoon rains and inadequate sanitation will place tens of thousands of people at risk from disease in displacement camps in northern Sri Lanka. The sanitation facilities…

ISLAMABAD, 10 June 2009 (IRIN) - Aid agencies are concerned that a further surge in the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northwestern Pakistan could place an intolerable strain on health services at a time when, as the…

Tokyo_(dpa) _ The Japanese government was expected to provide 2 billion dollars in yen loans to Bangladesh, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam over the next two years to support their efforts to combat global warming, media reports said Wednesday. Prime…

200 million people could be on the move due to climate change by 2050 Bonn, June 10th, 2009 - Unless aggressive measures are taken to halt global warming, the consequences for human migration and displacement could reach a scope and…

More than 20 million people have been displaced by climate-related sudden-onset natural disasters in 2008 alone. "For the first time, we have a solid indication of the scale of forced displacement as a result of sudden-onset natural disasters in the…

IASC PRESS BRIEFING, UNFCC, BONN, 8 JUNE, 10.30 - 11.00am Elisabeth Rasmusson, Secretary General, NRC Good morning to all of you, I would like to take this opportunity to highlight some of the humanitarian concerns related to climate change and forced displacement.…