Informes

KEY HIGHLIGHTS The Afghanistan crisis remains overwhelmingly within Afghanistan itself. Since the beginning of the year, 634,800 individuals have been displaced, joining the 2.9 internally displaced persons in the country by end of 2020. Afghans continue to make…

Highlights 784566 Cases of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been confirmed in Nepal, of which 749213 cases have been recovered so far. Of the reported cases, Sever Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) is the leading cause of morbidity in week…

Introduction Bangladesh is frequently visited by disasters including tropical cyclones, storm surges, floods, droughts, tornadoes, and “norwesters.” Similarly, according to the Asia Disaster Reduction Centre (ADRC), the Philippines is visited by an average of 20 typhoons every…

Executive Summary This paper seeks to further the dialogue between humanitarian actors, development partners and ministries within the government so that there may be a deeper understanding of what constitutes best practices for Social Protection Policies and…

Geneva, Switzerland, September 13, 2021 — As donors convene in Geneva to address the worsening crisis in Afghanistan, the IRC calls for governments to urgently increase funding to the humanitarian appeal in Afghanistan, and ensure funds…

Highlights 777163 Cases of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been confirmed in Nepal, of which 739457 cases have been recovered so far. Of the reported cases, Sever Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) is the leading cause of morbidity in week…

Support UN Reporting on Abuses; Increase Humanitarian Aid (Tokyo) – Japan’s government should urgently protect Afghan civilians who are at risk under the new Taliban authorities, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to Prime Minister…

By Hardin Lang, Sarah Miller, Daphne Panayotatos, Yael Schacher, and Eric Schwartz Introduction The scenes at the Kabul airport in recent weeks have been devastating. The airlifts were a race against time to evacuate U.S. citizens, citizens of…

8 September 2021, Apia, SAMOA – Emerging opportunities and challenges in accessing climate finance to build resilience to climate change in the Pacific were identified during the second day of the 30th SPREP Meeting of Officials. According…

The parametric product also addresses a key UN objective in the region: to improve resilience against climate change and support disaster risk management in the Pacific. Pacific Island communities will soon have access to a new, innovative…