Reports

Imagine disaster strikes in a corner of France. Casualties are high, chaos is total. An international relief effort rolls in, and proceeds to carry out all meetings and briefings in English, with not a French translator in sight. It…

Government and partners commit to improved care and support to most vulnerable children Kabul 15 May 2006 - The Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan will launch a new National Strategy for Children at Risk on Tuesday 16 May,…

I. Summary I personally know about fifteen people who died of hunger. In the case of an acquaintance of mine, her entire family died. There were so many deaths; we got used to seeing dead bodies everywhere -- at train…

Risk Assessment: Since December 2005, Country Stability fell down to a very low level compared to previous months. Accordingly, the curve of Forceful Events rose to new heights. Most of this destabilization in Pakistan has been caused by the events…

Risk assessment The sharp dips and rises of the graph represent the turbulence of the events in Nepal over the last six months. Country Stability slides sharply downward in January, remains at a low level during February and March and…

Both sides involved in Sri Lankan conflict urged to return to peace and allow vital reconstruction to continue, as aid workers forced to evacuate Sri Lanka's tsunami reconstruction and long-term development is being threatened by the recent increase in violence…

By Mark John BRUSSELS, April 25 (Reuters) - Alarm at a rise in attacks by Taliban insurgents is set to dominate a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Sofia from Thursday due to put final touches to a planned expansion…

by Maude Froberg in Bangkok, Thailand More needs to be done to protect vulnerable people in Southeast Asia from the threat of natural disasters, extreme weather and disease, according to members of the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement, who gathered…

27 March, 2006 Bonn, Germany - Thank you very much and good afternoon. Minister Erler, thank you for your remarks and your introduction. Moderator Kausch, my friend Jan Egeland, Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you for coming here today. I thank…

(New York, March 28, 2006) - Increased international pressure is necessary to protect civilians caught in the armed conflict between Maoist rebels and government forces in Nepal and prevent the conflict from spiraling out of control, Human Rights Watch said…