Reports

As the world is waiting to decide on how to secure financial aid to Afghanistan, time is running out for maintaining critical local mine action capacity. But there is still a chance for the international community…

KEY HIGHLIGHTS 699,053 people have been internally displaced in Afghanistan in 2021 and so far in 2022, of which 15% are families, 21% are women and 59% are children. According to preliminary estimates by the Government of Iran,…

Zia Wadud, Sheikh Mokhlesur Rahman, Annesha Enam Abstract Introduction Concerns have been raised about the potential for risk compensation in the context of mask mandates for mitigating the spread of COVID-19. However, the debate about the presence or…

Highlights 832589 Cases of Coronavirus disease (COVID19) have been confirmed in Nepal, of which 814230 cases have been recovered so far. Of the reported cases, Sever Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) is the leading cause of morbidity in week…

MANILA - Three weeks after Super Typhoon Odette (known internationally as Rai) devastated a huge swathe of the Philippines, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is warning that nutrition and food security are at risk…

POLITICAL, SECURITY & HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan remains highly concerning, particularly for vulnerable groups such as children. On 22 December, UNICEF reported that children across Afghanistan are increasingly exposed to diseases and…

How hundreds of millions of people are protected from natural hazard risks throughout Southeast Asia There are more than 655 million people living in Southeast Asia— one of the most disaster-prone regions of the world. Life within…

Highlights 828986 Cases of Coronavirus disease (COVID19) have been confirmed in Nepal, of which 812419 cases have been recovered so far. Of the reported cases, Sever Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) is the leading cause of morbidity in week…

KEY HIGHLIGHTS 690,248 people have been internally displaced in Afghanistan in 2021, of which 15% are families, 21% are women and 59% are children. According to preliminary estimates by the Government of Iran, up to 500,000 Afghans have…

The national government of Thailand and Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) have just operationalized a new early warning and hazard monitoring system called ThaiAWARE. The system will provide advanced decision support capabilities to the country’s disaster managers…