Rapports

Tens of thousands of people are facing a second winter without permanent shelter following the devastating earthquake which killed more than 73,000 people and made over 3.5 million homeless in northern Pakistan on 8 October 2005. One year later, it…

The Canadian Red Cross is partnering with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the Spanish and Australian Red Cross to support the establishment of an early warning communication system. This emergency system will…

Tens of thousands of people are facing a second winter without permanent shelter following the devastating earthquake, which killed more than 73,000 people and made over 3.5 million homeless in northern Pakistan on 8 October 2005. One year on, it…

One year on from the Kashmir earthquake, Tearfund's disaster risk reduction (DRR) work is reducing the vulnerability of villages in this remote region. While hazards such as earthquakes cannot be prevented, massive loss of life and suffering associated with…

Ottawa, ON - October 3, 2006 - Tens of thousands of people are facing a difficult second winter following the devastating 2005 earthquake that killed more than 73,000 people and made over 3.5 million homeless in northern Pakistan last…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Background People of the Asia-Pacific region are severely affected by natural hazards such as earthquakes, typhoons, floods, landslides, volcanoes, droughts, tsunamis, and…

The main objective of EMI’s Cross-Cutting Capacity Development (3cd) Program is to empower local governments, local institutions and communities to incorporate risk reduction options in their daily activities. Most often local governments and city stakeholders do not…

International NGOs dealing with the tsunami's aftermath and renewed fighting get an increasingly hostile reception. By Anuj Chopra - Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor MUTTUR, SRI LANKA - Although the Tamil Tigers and the Sri Lankan government recently expressed interest in…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] ISLAMABAD, 26 September (IRIN) - A multi-million dollar health recovery plan aimed at maintaining transitional medical services through the winter in quake-affected northern Pakistan is now under threat due…

SECURITY IN SDC PARTNER COUNTRIES The growing occurrence of asymmetrical wars and armed conflicts between non-state groups has led to greater demand for security measures in international cooperation. The case of Nepal illustrates how the SDC is dealing with security…