Informes

SUMMARY Education can be the key to ending poverty in a livable planet, but governments must act now to protect it. Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events such as cyclones, floods,…

Oxfam launched the new HAMRIIK project in Oé-Cusse, Timor-Leste in April 2024. The project, named after the Tetum word meaning ‘to stand,’ aims to bolster the climate change adaptation capacities of households and communities in rural…

AT A GLANCE Country: Indonesia Risks: Multi-Hazard Area of Engagement: Promoting resilient infrastructure GFDRR partnered with an educational institution in Indonesia to bolster the capacity of the country’s water utility operators — shaping training modules that are now integrated into…

Balkh, Afghanistan – In just one day, Sonika, a psychosocial counsellor, saw two female clients seeking psychosocial support services. Both women had one thing in common – they were experiencing post-partum depression exacerbated by problems induced…

Global warming is one of the most pressing issues of our time. Yet, its effects are disproportionately experienced by people in vulnerable situations, forcibly displacing over 30 million people annually. There is no doubt that climate change…

Statement attributable to UNICEF Representative in Bangladesh, Mr. Sheldon Yett DHAKA, 24 April 2024 – “With an oppressive heatwave persisting throughout Bangladesh, UNICEF remains deeply concerned about the health and safety of children across the country due…

The 2023 Climate Risk Insurance (CRI) Annual Report highlights key insights and achievements from WFP supported CRI programmes. It provides deep dives into the CRI programmes in each country, as well as stories from the field,…

The Start Fund monthly risk briefing reports on new, emerging or deteriorating situations; therefore, ongoing events that are considered to be unchanged are not featured and risks that are beyond the scope and scale of the…

On Earth Day, Statement by Abdullah Fadil, UNICEF Representative in Pakistan, on the damaging impact of climate change and pollution on children ISLAMABAD, 22 April 2024 – “Torrential and unseasonal rains are currently sweeping through Pakistan, once…

Rising temperatures pose a threat to the health of over 243 million children in the region Bangkok, 11 April 2024 – Forecasts of a summer of record heat across East Asia and the Pacific put the lives…