Informes

Executive Summary The internal objective of this Strategy Note is to outline directions for the World Bank’s engagement in climate change (CC) in the Philippines, integrated with the new Country Assistance Strategy (CAS). The external objective is…

ISLAMABAD, 2 October 2011 – Following the monsoon floods that have struck Sindh province for the second year in a row, UNICEF and its partners are now reaching hundreds of thousands of families with life-saving assistance.…

MORNING 30 September 2011 Extends Mandate of Expert on Haiti, Decides to Hold Seminar on Climate Change and Panel on Promoting Human Rights through Sport and the Olympics The Human Rights Council this morning adopted three resolutions on migrants,…

The World Bank has emerged as a leading partner of disaster-prone countries in their efforts to manage the risk of disasters, and respond to their impacts when they hit. Investments are helping to safeguard growth in…

Abstract There is increasing evidence that climate change has an impact on natural disasters, such as flooding, and on agricultural production, both of which have implications for gender issues. In this paper we briefly review issues related…

The lives of at least three million children in Pakistan are at risk from malnutrition and disease because of a huge shortfall in emergency funding needed to help families left destitute by recent heavy flooding in…

Highlights Epidemiological week no. 38 (16 - 22 September, 2011) • 81 districts and 3 agencies provided surveillance data to the DEWS this week from 2,459 health facilities. • A total of 979,793 consultations were reported through DEWS of…

Secretary-General Presents Report ‘Preventive Diplomacy: Delivering Results;’ Meeting Addressed by Six Heads of State or Government, Seven Foreign Ministers In a meeting addressed by the Secretary-General along with Heads of State and Government and other high officials…

The killing of 29 Shi’a Muslims in Pakistan’s Balochistan province highlights the failure of Pakistani authorities to address sectarian violence across the country, Amnesty International said today. On Tuesday, 26 Shi’a pilgrims on their way to Iran…

WESTPORT, Conn. (Sept. 21, 2011) — The lives of 2 million people — over half of them children — are at severe risk from disease as devastating flooding continues in southern Pakistan, Save the Children warns. As…