Two years on, survivors of Japan’s triple disaster face new issues
Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent SocietiesCountry: JapanPsychological stresses are emerging amongst some of the 300,000 displaced survivors, particularly children and...
View ArticleThousands still homeless one year after munitions blasts
Source: IRINCountry: CongoMost of those affected by the blasts have returned to the area of Mpila, where 2,000 families have received tents for shelter. Conditions there are difficult.BRAZZAVILLE, 28...
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Annual Disaster Statistical Review registers less than average number of...
Source: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of DisastersCountry: WorldFewer people were killed by disasters in 2012 (9,655) compared to 2011 (31,331) and to the 2002-2011 annual average. The number...
View ArticleNuclear disaster digital archive with lessons from Fukushima goes live
Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent SocietiesCountry: Japan, WorldThe platform documents the Japanese Red Cross Society’s experience and makes available a range of material...
View ArticleLessons from Japan's Triple Disaster three years on
Source: Brookings-LSE Project on Internal DisplacementCountry: JapanFor humanitarian actors working in other countries, there is a clear lesson to pay attention to the prospects for...
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Disaster snapshot highlights effects of extreme dry season in Colombia
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: ColombiaThe lack of precipitation led to droughts, water shortages, forest fires and access constraints due to low river water...
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Disaster management lessons from the Great East Japan Earthquake
Source: World BankCountry: Japan, WorldThe successes of Japan’s disaster risk management system - and the ways in which it could be improved - are presented in initial reports from the Learning from...
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Water crisis in Maldives after fire in treatment plant
Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent SocietiesCountry: MaldivesThe water supply to the capital Malé has been suspended, and the government declared a state of emergency. Safe...
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Latest humanitarian snapshot highlights Bangladesh Oil Spill and floods in...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Bangladesh, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, ThailandClean up operations continue on the oil spill in the Sundarbans. As of 22 Dec,...
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Latest snapshot highlights floods and landslides in Asia
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, ThailandSri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand continue to...
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Latest humanitarian snapshot highlights Storm Jangmi in the Philippines and...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Bangladesh, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri LankaJangmi affected about 486,900 people across seven regions in the Philippines. The...
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Lessons on durable displacement solutions from Fukushima
Source: United Nations UniversityCountry: JapanA new policy brief stresses that addressing social and psychological consequences of displacement is as important as the (re-)construction of physical...
View ArticleFive years on, humanitarian needs remain in Japan
Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent SocietiesCountry: JapanThousands of displaced families and elderly people are still unable to return home the devastating earthquake and...
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Raising awareness on the tsunami threat
Source: UN Office for Disaster Risk ReductionCountry: American Samoa, Bangladesh, Chile, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Samoa, Seychelles, Somalia,...
View ArticleMisión de la ONU visitará zona de desastre ambiental en Colombia
Source: El EspectadorCountry: ColombiaEl equipo de expertos internacionales producirá una evaluación de los impactos sociales, ambientales y humanitarios del derrame de petróleo en Barrancabermeja,...
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Response activities under way in flood-hit Lao PDR
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, UN Country Team in LaosCountry: Lao People's Democratic Republic (the)Following heavy rainfall - as well as flash flooding due to a dam...
View ArticleLandmine risk for thousands displaced by floods in Laos
Source: Thomson Reuters FoundationCountry: Lao People's Democratic Republic (the)Thousands of people, whose homes were swept away when a dam burst, are sheltering in areas contaminated by landmines,...
View ArticleLaos dam collapse survivors stranded as monsoon rains worsen
Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent SocietiesCountry: Lao People's Democratic Republic (the)Latest flooding has caused more destruction and left families isolated in camps...
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Latest humanitarian snapshot highlights flooding in India, Viet Nam,...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Afghanistan, India, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the), Thailand, Viet NamAs of 19 August, flooding in India's...
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Humanitarian icons 2.0: visual tools for the aid community
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: WorldFollowing standardized design rules, the original set has been extended to include new themes while individual icons have...
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