Informal settlers are more exposed and vulnerable to displacement and are more likely to be relocated and excluded from the provision of durable housing assistance, finds IDMC report.
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Informal settlers are more exposed and vulnerable to displacement and are more likely to be relocated and excluded from the provision of durable housing assistance, finds IDMC report.
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The publication gathers a variety of cases studies, such as Typhoon Bopha, planned development-induced migration from hydroelectric dams in China and the Lower Mekong Delta and slow-onset droughts displacing pastoralists in Kenya.
Unified, evidence-based assessment of needs will help donors, NGOs and the government to respond more effectively in an emergency
Bangladesh Red Crescent delivered blankets to 75,000 severely affected people in 21 districts.
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In 2012 so far, floods were the most frequent disaster occurring in Asia (44%), accounted for 54% of the death toll, 78% of people affected and 56% of all economic damages in the region.
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A thought-provoking new report notes that “disasters with very large impacts happen very rarely... This means that a much greater proportion of the risk is associated with rare events.” Early warning and disaster readiness are therefore critical.
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An earthquake with magnitude 5.6 has hit South Khorasan province in Iran, killing at least eight people and injuring 12. As of 6 December, no further information available
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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.
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The Global Overview is a weekly update that provides a snapshot of current humanitarian priorities and recent events. The Global Overview collates information from a wide range of sources, including Reliefweb and media sources, and displays this information in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.
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Both Guatemala and Myanmar were affected by earthquakes during the reporting period. On 7 November, an earthquake of 7.2 magnitude struck the pacific coast of Guatemala, affecting more than 600,000 people followed by a second quake of 6.2 magnitude on 11 November. There were no immediate reports of...
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Despite a four-day truce which was supposed to come into effect on Friday 26 October, fighting has continued to escalate in Damascus province, Aleppo, Idlib, Daara and Deir Ezzor in Syria manifested by a new wave of airstrikes by the Syrian forces and attacks by the rebels on strategic army...
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This week, renewed violence between Arakan Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims took place in Rahkin state in Myanmar, affecting an estimated 28,000 people. Sectarian violence between the two communities in June already left more than 75,000 people displaced. Despite a four-day truce that was supposed to...
CHITTAGONG, 23 October 2012 (IRIN) - Previously relocated residents of southeastern Bangladesh are returning to the sites of their former homes in hilly areas at high risk of landslides, say activists and locals. "This is fast becoming a major problem," Abdul Matin, secretary-general of...
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This week, armed violence continued to escalate in Syria with heavy fighting occurring in Homs, Daraa, Deir Ezzor, Idlib, Latakia, Aleppo and Damascus. The Government has been accused of using cluster munitions in populated areas. There is an increasing risk of regional spill over, the most recent...
By Joe Cropp and Maherin Ahmed in Bangladesh Nomita Rani speaks in a broken whisper as she explains how her two bedroom house in northern Bangladesh was washed away when massive floods hit three months ago. Now living by the roadside with her husband and four children, it has often been necessary to...
The European Union is providing additional funding of €4 million to ensure the continuation of emergency assistance to the people of Bangladesh affected by the monsoon floods and landslides which hit the south-eastern part of the country in June-July 2012. The aid is reaching over 250,000 victims,...
This Emergency Appeal seeks CHF 1,753,139 in cash, kind, or services to support the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) to assist 9,500 families (47,500 beneficiaries) for 10 months, and will be completed by 7 June 2013. A Final Report will be made available by 7 September 2013. A DREF extension...
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July 25 2012 -Tens of thousands of people will be without safe drinking water for months as flooding continues in India’s Assam state, making them vulnerable to life-threatening conditions such as diarrhoea and dysentery. The north-eastern Indian state of Assam is suffering from its worst flooding...
BANGKOK, 11 July 2012 (IRIN) - Thousands of people have been left food insecure after extensive flooding, landslides and flash floods in eastern Bangladesh at the end of June. Crops and seed stocks have been badly damaged and it will be three to four months before farmers are able to replant. “We...
Plan has launched its aid response in Bangladesh following floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains. With an initial budget of US $ 500,000 the global child rights organization will meet basic needs of 6,000 of the poorest and hardest hit families in three districts with emergency cash...