Informes

By John Sparrow, International Federation information delegate in Aceh, Indonesia. The children looked like they wanted to trash the place. They shook the desks and rattled the tables with such force some almost toppled over. A teacher in the…

Risk Assessment Violence in Indian Held Kashmir rose steadily during the months of July and August. After a relaxation in September and October it increased again during November.

Risk Assessment: The successful peoples' movement demonstrations of April 2006 resulted in the graph lines crossing as Country Stability rose and Confrontational Events declined. Though the Confrontational Events curve shows some instability thereafter, the basic underlying improvement is maintained and this…

Governments, aid agencies and humanitarian actors must spend twice as much on disaster preparedness activities that could save millions of lives, says the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Almost two years on from the devastating Indian Ocean…

As the first heavy rains and snowfall heralded the early arrival of winter this weekend, IOM Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) continued disaster preparedness training for vulnerable communities in high-altitude areas of northern Pakistan. RRTs reported several roads blocked by landslides and…

Colombo, 13 November 2006 - Allan Rock, the Special Advisor to the United Nations Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict on Sri Lanka, has concluded his 10 day mission to the country. During those ten days, the mission…

HIGHLIGHTS The 2006 Monsoon has retreated; the probability of any additional heavy Monsoon rains this season is relatively low. Total area planted for the current Aman season rice crop is in line with Department of Agricultural Extension…

ADEPT has identified teachers as strong proponents of Disaster Preparedness in the Tsunami affected communities. Teachers are directly in touch with children, parents, and other members of the community. They are therefore important stakeholders for Community Based Disaster Preparedness. ADEPT…

An International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction will be celebrated in Afghanistan on Wednesday 11 October. The country has experienced multiple natural disasters in the last 40 years (use a figure), and is likely to experience more in the…

HIGHLIGHTS -Coastal Bangladesh was hit by a severe storm and tidal surge on the evening of 19th September followed by three days of continuous heavy rain. This caused localized floodingand considerable hardship for the affecte population. -The same…