Informes

Following its strategic objective to contribute to the safe return and resettlement of IDPs, SDC supports the Swiss Foundation for Mine Action (FSD) to demine and clear land for resettlement and to clear common wells of…

Better education outcomes for children resulting from disaster risk reduction NEW YORK, USA, 8 August 2012 – To ‘build back better’ after emergencies, UNICEF works with governments and other partners to ensure that children are able to…

MANILA, 7 August 2012 (IRIN) - Heavy rain brought by the annual "southwest monsoon", combined with a tropical storm to the east of the Philippines, has submerged large parts of the capital, Manila, displacing thousands and…

DHAKA, August 06, 2012: The Government of Bangladesh today signed a US$12.5 million grant agreement with the World Bank for the Community Climate Change Project (CCCP) to support communities in increasing their resilience to the impacts…

Introduction United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000), hereafter referred to as 1325, calls upon United Nations (UN) Member States to recognise and promote the participation of women in peace and security processes. Since its agreement over…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Pakistan floods 2010 was one of the biggest disasters ever with almost 20 million people affected. Besides the slow response, the absence of comprehensive DRR and preparedness mechanisms in the country was also a…

Overview Located in the tropical monsoon area in South East Asia, Vietnam is one of the most hazard-prone areas in the Asia Pacific Region. The rural poor are particularly vulnerable and often find themselves even deeper in…

More than EUR153,000 will be spent on the second phase of a project to mitigate the impact of climate change on agricultural production in sandy areas of Quang Tri province. This figure was announced at a ceremony…

Islamabad: Lack of funds and limited relief stocks will severely hamper the Pakistan government’s and aid agencies’ ability to respond to further flooding this monsoon season, a consortium of 51 international and more than 150 national…

By Brigitte Leoni BANGKOK, 31 July 2012 - A series of radio and television commercials aimed at educating and sensitizing millions of viewers in the Philippines about disaster risk reduction have just begun airing throughout the disaster…