Gambia
On June 24 2014, The Gambia Red Cross and the National Disaster Management Agency of The Gambia together with IFRC held a disaster law workshop in Banjul aiming at supporting the government-initiated efforts to strengthen the…
Côte d'Ivoire + 13 more
Brazzaville, 10 October 2014 - The World Health Organization (WHO) and partner organizations meeting in Brazzaville have agreed on a range of core actions to support countries unaffected by Ebola in strengthening their preparedness in the…
Guinea-Bissau
A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster A fast-spreading outbreak of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) is affecting several countries in West Africa. In February 2014, there was an outbreak of the virus in Guinea, which has since…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Background The Western branch of the Eastern African Rift is characterized by eight volcanoes located on the borders between Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Of these volcanoes, only two (Figure 1b), on the…
Nigeria
SUMMARY Strategic objectives Track and analyse risk and vulnerability, integrating findings into humanitarian and development programming Support vulnerable populations to better cope with shocks by responding earlier to warning signals, by reducing post-crisis recovery times and by building capacity…
Chad + 1 more
A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster A fast-spreading outbreak of Ebola virus disease is affecting several countries in West Africa. The Ebola virus outbreak in Guinea since February this year which later spread to Liberia, Sierra Leone…
Guinea-Bissau
6 September 2014 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Guinea-Bissau (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuiding Office in the country (UNIOGBIS) opened today in Bissau, a sub-regional training for medical…
Central African Republic
This Revised Appeal seeks CHF 10,556,774 and to enable IFRC to support the Central African Red Cross to deliver support and assistance to 150,000 people with a focus on health, shelter, water and sanitation, disaster preparedness,…
Sao Tome and Principe
In some places, climate change may appear in subtle ways. Not so in São Tomé and Príncipe, where climate change brings severe and dangerous weather conditions. Storm surges, torrential rains, flash floods, and increasing fog and…
Nigeria
HIGHLIGHTS The Japanese government has made an emergency grant of USD$855,000 through the UN to assist the abducted Chibok girls and their community in Borno State. One in three primary school children and one in four junior secondary…
