UNISDR chief marks anniversary of 7.8 Pakistan earthquake which killed 19,000 schoolchildren and their teachers with a call for more countries to join Worldwide Initiative for Safe Schools.
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UNISDR chief marks anniversary of 7.8 Pakistan earthquake which killed 19,000 schoolchildren and their teachers with a call for more countries to join Worldwide Initiative for Safe Schools.
This document was prepared following the recent Nepal earthquake, reflecting on lessons learned in Pakistan, which may be of use to those involved in the early stages of response and recovery in Nepal.
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Women are essential players for effective risk assessment, early warning, and strengthening of disaster resilience. This tip sheet offers guidelines for gender mainstreaming in disaster risk and recovery efforts.
Pakistan has faced a series of displacement crises due to natural disasters and armed conflict in recent years. 19 million people have been displaced by earthquakes and flooding and over five million by armed conflict over the past seven years. In December 2011, more than half a million people were...
Geneva, 10 November 2011 Dear colleagues, Following heavy rains the Mahanadi and other rivers in the Orissa state of India have wreaked havoc submerging around 4,000 villages spread over 19 districts and leaving 80 dead as the state government is speeding up the relief and rescue operations for 2.2...
Geneva, 4 November 2011 Brief description of the emergency Due to the north east monsoon, heavy rainfalls have lashed the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu for the last few days. If these conditions prevail heavy flooding is anticipated. Most of the water reservoirs and tanks in the area are full to...
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(Shanghai/New York, 12 October 2011): Asia and the Pacific’s most experienced emergency responders have gathered in Shanghai, China to look at strengthening disaster response and preparedness. Up to 100 disaster management professionals from 25 countries in Asia and the Pacific as well as...
GLIDE FL-2011-000084-IND This bulletin is being issued for information only, and reflects the current situation and details available at this time. The Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS), with the support of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), has determined...
Approximately 1.9 million people have been affected in the past week by heavy torrential monsoon rains which flooded 195 blocks in 14 districts of the State of West Bengal. 170 relief camps have been set-up in the state, out of which 126 in South and North 24 Parganas. Patharpratima Block in the...
ISLAMABAD, 12 August 2011 (IRIN) - Most people in Pakistan and around the world have forgotten the victims of the 8 October 2005 earthquake which killed 73,000 people in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and the Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa Province (KP). Other disasters have since intervened such as the 2010...
PREFACE Older Persons 7%2 (of the total population) and persons with disabilities 10%3 (of the total population) equaling at least 3 million persons affected by the floods. Due to the massive extent of the floods and ensuing crisis, and relying on repeated past experience of such crises, persons...