WMO Annual Climate Statement Confirms 2012 as Among Top Ten Warmest Years

GENEVA, 2 May 2013 (WMO) The World Meteorological Organization’s Statement on the Status of the Global Climate says that 2012 joined the ten previous years as one of the warmest — at ninth place — on record despite the cooling influence of a La Niña episode early in the year.

CIUDAD DE PANAMÁ, 6 de diciembre de 2012 – Un nuevo conjunto de herramientas busca garantizar la salud y la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional de las madres vulnerables y sus niños en América Latina y el Caribe en caso de eventos económicos externos adversos o desastres naturales.

Diseñado por expertos del Banco Mundial, el manual provee asesoría en programas de respuesta nutricional de emergencia para gestores de políticas en la región, que se reúnen en una conferencia especializada los días 6 y 7 de diciembre para evaluar la iniciativa.

The Global Overview is a weekly update that provides a snapshot of current humanitarian priorities and recent events. Its primary objective is to rapidly inform humanitarian decision makers by presenting a summary of major humanitarian crises, both recent and protracted.

In preparation for the start of the season with the highest risk of dengue transmission due to rainy seasons and increased temperatures, the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) recommends Member States (especially those in the southern hemisphere) to implement their integrated preparedness and response mechanisms in order to prevent transmission and prevent dengue caused deaths.

Millions of people from the most vulnerable and poorest communities in Central America, Central Asia and the Caucasus region, South-East Asia and Southern Africa will benefit from the European Commission's Disaster-Preparedness Programme (DIPECHO). This year € 35 million has been allocated to help those at risk from natural disasters.

"Building up the resilience of people who face the forces of nature is a central plank of our humanitarian aid policy", said Kristalina Georgieva, European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response.

NOTA DE PRENSA N°322 2012-INDECI-UII

Especialistas definen estratégias de continuidad de gobierno, negocios y operaciones en situaciones de desastres.

(Panama City/ New York, 30 March 2012): Representatives from 29 countries and regional organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean agreed today to further enhance regional cooperation in disaster preparedness and humanitarian response.

A glance at urban interventions by Red Cross Societies in Latin America and the Caribbean

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) is responding to urban plight in the Americas Zone through the Secretariat’s launch of urban risk, migration, climate change and violence as thematic focus areas for integrated zone programming over the next four-year planning period, from 2012 to 2015.

Panamá reunirá a funcionarios de gobierno y expertos latinoamericanos en asistencia humanitaria para buscar mecanismos de colaboración y eficiencia ante tragedias derivadas de desastres naturales, anunció este viernes la cancillería panameña.