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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE 21 March 2013 Violence between Buddhist and Muslim communities in Myanmar that reportedly left several people dead demonstrates an urgent need for Myanmar authorities to protect people at risk, Amnesty International said. On Wednesday 20 March,…

Highlights Epidemiological week no. 10 (3 to 9 March, 2013) • Measles: This week a total of 59 alerts investigated, responding and monitoring to 8 outbreaks. 459 measles cases from 40 districts, while 3 deaths reported from 3…

INTRODUCTION The increased frequency and intensity of disaster events is well documented and understood by most stakeholders across the world. Governments, international institutions, nonprofit organizations, and the private sector, among others, have committed significant resources to raising…

Alleviating poverty through Disaster Risk Reduction in North-West Bangladesh Context Bangladesh is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world. Natural disasters such as floods, droughts, cyclones and tornadoes regularly occur, destroying wealth, lives and the environment. Development in…

Question Regional and national capacity to cope with humanitarian risk: Identify ways to define the regional and national capacity to cope with humanitarian risk. This is humanitarian risk relating to both natural hazards (e.g. adverse conditions, emergencies…

With less than 10,000 lives lost worldwide, 2012 was the least deadly for natural disasters in the last 10 years, due largely to the lack of major events outside high-income countries with the infrastructure and resources…

For the first time in their lives, 15 villagers from Gabagaba village took part in a Participatory Risk Mapping exercise led by USAID, through its Coastal Community Adaptation Project (C-CAP). The project aims to build the resilience…

DAVAO, 6 March 2013 (IRIN) - When asked what resilience means, the head of city planning for the Philippines’ second largest city, Davao, said that for Filipinos it means how high floodwater reaches before they agree…

Highlights Epidemiological week no. 9 (24 February to 2 March, 2013) • Measles: This week a total of 95 alerts investigated, responding and monitoring to 8 outbreaks. 508 measles cases from 32 districts, while 8 deaths reported from…

Highlights Epidemiological week no. 8 (17 to 23 Feb 2013) • Measles: 98 alerts investigated this week, responding and moni‐ toring to 16 outbreaks. 593 mea‐ sles cases in 52 districts, while 8 deaths reported from 6 district…