Informes

South Asia is currently experiencing an extreme heat wave, with temperatures reaching up to 50 degrees Celsius in some parts of the region. As a climate hotspot, children in South Asia, particularly those from marginalized communities and…

SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES, Asia Pacific Region – Janine Cruzet runs a women’s disability rights group in the Philippines, one of many low-lying island nations that are home to some 65 million people at the forefront…

Opportunity for action – protecting children amid the climate crisis Education: addressing growing risks of flooding, drought and landslides in Lao PDR means it is essential to develop national mitigation, prevention and adaptation policies, strategies and implementation…

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen the implementation of the Project LAWA (Local Adaptation to Water Access) and…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Forecast based Anticipatory Action (AA) of the World Food Programme funded by the ECHO aimed at protecting lives and livelihood through early warning messages 48 hours ahead of the cyclone and 72 hours ahead…

TARLAC – Today, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in collaboration with the Philippine Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), kicked off the second Disaster…

Statement attributable to Sheldon Yett, UNICEF Representative to Bangladesh Dhaka, 27 May 2024 – “As Cyclone Remal hits the coastal areas of Bangladesh, over 8.4 million people, including 3.2 million children, are at high health, nutrition, sanitation,…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In the disaster-prone Asia-Pacific region, particularly in South Asia, the frequency and intensity of environmental hazards, exacerbated by climate change, pose significant risks. Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh, with floods being the primary driver, recorded the…

Start Bangladesh initiated critical disaster anticipatory action mechanisms to support communities in southern coastal Bangladesh. Two significant activations have taken place to address the imminent anticipated threat and impact of Cyclone Remal, benefiting over 30,000 people…

DHAKA – Ahead of Cyclone Remal's anticipated landfall in the southern coastal regions of Bangladesh, the World Food Programme (WFP) has swiftly dispatched cash assistance to families most at risk across Khulna and Barishal Division. A total…