Reports

HIGHLIGHTS - The risk of significant new flooding for the coming days is low. - The overall flood situation in the Central and Northern part of the country has improved significantly in recent days. - As of this morning,…

Development and Peace asks donors to contribute to relief and rehabilitation in South Asia An unusually hard-hitting monsoon season in India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan has raised concerns about the impact of climate change on the world's poor. Since the…

10 SEPTEMBER 2008, PESHAWAR -- Thousands of Pakistan's most vulnerable people are on the move in the country's northwest, seeking health and other humanitarian aid after being displaced by armed conflict and heavy flooding. WHO and its partners are…

UNITED NATIONS, New York - Hurricanes, tropical storms and floods expose expectant mothers and their babies to special risks due to the sudden loss of medical support, combined with trauma, malnutrition, and disease. Among the thousands of people affected by…

HIGHLIGHTS - The risk of significant new flooding for the coming days is low to moderate. - At sub-national scale; flood risk is higher for the Central region. - As of this morning, eighteen FFWC river level monitoring stations…

HIGHLIGHTS - The risk of significant flooding for the coming days is moderate to high. - At sub-national scale; flood risk is higher for the North-Central, Northeast and Central regions. - As of this morning, twenty two FFWC river…

Girls and women languishing in the temporary camps built for Saptakoshi flood victims are feeling insecure as they face increased risk of sexual harassment and other kind of exploitation. Reports quoting women rights activists said that up till now two…

HIGHLIGHTS - The risk of a large scale flood for the coming week is moderate. - At sub-national scale; flood risk is higher for the North-Central and Central regions. - As of this morning, ten FFWC river level monitoring…

YANGON, 24 August 2008 (IRIN) - Health experts have credited effective interventions for preventing an increase in dengue fever in Myanmar's cyclone-hit south, but warn that risks remain. "Dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) seems to be under control as the occurrence was…

The Sri Lankan military and the opposing Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) are putting tens of thousands of displaced civilians at risk as fighting continues in the Wanni area of northern Sri Lanka. A major concern, as the situation…