Mwawi Ng’ombe, 24, decided to step out of her comfort zone when she was assigned as a National Registration Officer in Dowa district, a rural area about 30 kilometres east of her birthplace in...
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Mwawi Ng’ombe, 24, decided to step out of her comfort zone when she was assigned as a National Registration Officer in Dowa district, a rural area about 30 kilometres east of her birthplace in...
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January: Calling for access in Syria In Syria, as families in Idleb fled air strikes and shelling, the Under-Secretary-General (USG) for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC),...
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The Eastern Pacific cyclone season began on 15 May, and on 1 June its Atlantic counterpart kicked off what could be a long six months of hurricane activity in the Americas and the Caribbean. ...
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The Eastern Pacific cyclone season began on 15 May, and on 1 June its Atlantic counterpart kicked off what could be a long six months of hurricane activity in the Americas and the Caribbean. ...
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Suva, Fiji 18 August 2017 Every year on 19 August, World Humanitarian Day brings the world together to rally support for people affected by humanitarian crisis and pay tribute to humanitarian workers...
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Suva, Fiji, 26 October 2015 Hundreds of disaster risk reduction and humanitarian response partners from across the Pacific are gathering in Suva this week for a joint program of events around...
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Ensuring that El Niño doesn’t have a child’s face: UNICEF By Dr. Karen Allen, UNICEF Pacific Representative It can be all too easy to think of adverse weather events such as El Niño as simply that –...
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SUAVE, Fiji, 14 September 2015 - The United Nations is urging Pacific Islanders and their governments to prepare now for a looming El Niño emergency with the potential to affect more than four...
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The United Nations is urging Pacific Islanders and their governments to prepare now for a looming El Niño emergency with the potential to affect more than four million people. “Climatologists are now...
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(Auckland, 2 July 2015): Talks about the future of humanitarian action in the Pacific have wrapped up with calls for stronger partnerships with vulnerable and crisis affected communities. “Pacific...
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(Auckland, 30 June 2015): More than 140 delegates from across the Pacific have gathered in Auckland to discuss the future of humanitarian action in the region.Co-chaired by Australia, New Zealand and...
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In this month’s issue This edition of the newsletter highlights the response to Tropical Cyclone (TC) Pam, a Category 5 cyclone that struck Vanuatu on the evening of 13 March 2015. The newsletter...
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This update seeks to support growth in innovative policy, practice and partnerships in humanitarian action to better communicate with disaster-affected communities. Readers are encouraged to forward...
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(Suva, 28 October 2014): Humanitarians from across the Pacific have gathered in Suva today to strengthen disaster response and coordination in the region. More than 120 participants are attending the...
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WE, the representatives of Pacific Island Countries and Territories , Timor Leste, civil society organisations, regional organisations and development partners attending the Sixth Session of the...
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(Nadi, Fiji, 22 October 2012): Over 100 humanitarian actors from the Pacific Island region have gathered for the 5th Annual Pacific Humanitarian Team Regional Workshop in Nadi, Fiji. The Workshop,...