HIGHLIGHTS Latin America and the Caribbean remains the second most disaster-prone region in the world, with growing numbers of people affected by such disasters as storms or floods. Between the year...
Venezuela + 20 more
Venezuela + 20 more
HIGHLIGHTS Latin America and the Caribbean remains the second most disaster-prone region in the world, with growing numbers of people affected by such disasters as storms or floods. Between the year...
Antigua and Barbuda + 15 more
Excerpt NATIONAL SOCIETIES’ PROFILES The 13 National Societies of the Dutch and English speaking Caribbean countries vary in size, while sharing common values and principles and facing similar...
Haiti + 27 more
IOM VISION In the Caribbean, IOM in collaboration with key stakeholders and a network of partners is committed to humanely and orderly support to communities at risk of displacement before, during...
Venezuela + 20 more
HIGHLIGHTS The Latin America and Caribbean region faces concurrent crises, compounded by COVID-19, with millions of people in need of assistance. The effects of the pandemic continue to affect...
St. Vincent & Grenadines + 5 more
CRISIS OVERVIEW On 9 April 2021, after months of heightened activity, La Soufrière volcano entered an explosive state on Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. To date, it is estimated that 20,000 persons...
Bahamas + 6 more
IOM Vision IOM in the Caribbean region is recognised as a robust actor in preparedness, disaster risk reduction and emergency response and works in close coordination with government entities,...
Argentina + 20 more
HIGHLIGHTS Before the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the Latin America and the Caribbean region was facing concurrent humanitarian crises, with 23 million people in need of assistance...
Barbados + 10 more
"It is a human crisis. It is not just a health pandemic. It is a jobs pandemic. A humanitarian pandemic. A development pandemic." UN Secretary-General's Address to the IMF'/World Bank High-Level...
Haiti + 33 more
Resumen de la situación En el sitio web de la OPS/OMS dedicado a la COVID-19 (https://bit.ly/39qia6q) se presentan actualizaciones diarias de la situación en la Región. En seguimiento al brote...
Haiti + 33 more
Situation Summary Daily regional updates are made on PAHO/WHO’s COVID-19 website (https://bit.ly/39qia6q). Following the initial outbreak of a novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Wuhan City, Hubei...
This revised Emergency Appeal seeks a total of CHF 7,6 million, reflecting a budget increase from CHF 6,9 million. An additional funding requirement of CHF 137,000 and a three-month timeframe...
This revised Emergency Appeal seeks a total of CHF 6.9 million, reflecting a budget increase from CHF 5,749,087 in the Operations Update 2 dated 26 October 2017. This is to enable the International...
World + 46 more
The Global Humanitarian Overview Is the world’s most comprehensive, authoritative and evidence-based assessment of humanitarian needs; Is based on detailed analysis of wide-ranging data from many...
This revised Emergency Appeal seeks a total of 5,513,789 Swiss francs (increased from1,600,000 Swiss francs) to enable the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to...
Urgent Support Needed for Dominica, Island Hardest-hit by Hurricane Maria Roseau – Two weeks after Hurricane Maria obliterated Dominica, people affected by the Category Five hurricane are still in...
SITUATION OVERVIEW On 18 September, Hurricane Maria evolved from a category 1 storm to a category 5 storm in less than 18 hours, just before it slammed the Caribbean island of Dominica (Source:...
This emergency appeal seeks a total of 1,600,000 Swiss francs on a preliminary basis to enable the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to support the Dominica Red...
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This revised Emergency Appeal seeks a total of some 7.51 million Swiss francs (decreased from 9.27 million Swiss francs) to enable the IFRC to support National Societies world-wide to respond to the...
This Emergency Appeal seeks 979,749 Swiss francs in cash, kind, or services to support the Dominica Red Cross Society (DRCS) to assist 3,000 affected families (12,000 people) affected by Tropical...
This Emergency Appeal seeks 979,749 Swiss francs in cash, kind, or services to support the Dominica Red Cross Society (DRCS) to assist 3,000 affected families (12,000 people) affected by Tropical...