Updates

Situation Update and Progress Protection Guatemala continues to be a country of origin and return for Guatemalans in need of protection, as well as a country of transit and destination for people...

Introduction Latin America and the Caribbean is home to diverse natural hazards, including recurrent climate shocks linked to the El Niño and La Niña phenomena, earthquakes, droughts, floods,...

Summary for policymakers Asia Pacific Disaster Report 2022 for ESCAP Subregions: Summary for Policymakers builds on ESCAP’s Asia Pacific Disaster Report 2021, Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report...

Ahead of the Atlantic hurricane season, beginning June 1, Mercy Corps is helping communities in Guatemala, Haiti, and Puerto Rico prepare for what the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...

By Aparna Achuthan Natural disasters can strike anyone, anywhere, but they have a disproportionate impact in the developing world. Developing nations lose an average of 1 percent of GDP each year to...

I. Situation Overview On 04 April 2022, a Low-Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on all available data at 970 km East of Guiuan, Eastern Samar (11.0°N, 134.6°E). It was embedded along the...

Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems initiative brings message of hope In a year overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic and its socio-economic fallout, 2021 nevertheless saw progress towards in...

SITUATION AT A GLANCE 6.2 MILLION People Targeted for Humanitarian Assistance in Burma UN – January 2022 605,900 People Displaced Since February 2021 Who Remain IDPs in Burma UNHCR – May 2022 126,000...

El bjetivo del CNR fue apoyar el retorno seguro a través de un programa integrado de Alojamiento, educación y protección para 358 beneficiarios. Se repararon 80 viviendas con apoyo financiero de la...

May 24, 2022 Global warming is causing an increase in the frequency and intensity of storms in Africa, which are exacerbating other socioeconomic stressors across the continent. More Rain… The...

I. Situation Overview On 04 April 2022, a Low-Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on all available data at 970 km East of Guiuan, Eastern Samar (11.0°N, 134.6°E). It was embedded along the...

I. Situation Overview On 14 December 2021, the center of Severe Tropical Storm (STS) “ODETTE” was estimated on all available data at 890 km east of Mindanao (8.3°N, 134.4°E). On 15 December 2021,...

Learn about hurricanes & their impact. Then take a tour around the Caribbean to see what USAID & our partners do to prepare for the worst. Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) Intro Just one...

Project Number: 51325-001 January 2022 BUILDING RESILIENCE OF THE URBAN POOR: Using Climate Change and Disaster Risk Information in Designing Pro-poor Investments in Community Infrastructure Prepared...

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VGP - The United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the People's Committee of Quang Binh Province, and World Share held a ground-breaking ceremony to build 73 storm- and flood-resilient houses for...

Situation Update and Developments The Protection sector is prioritizing the following actions for 2022, in line with the Humanitarian Response Plan’s established objectives: i) strengthen...

REGIONAL: STORMS & FLOODING CENTRAL AMERICA Civil Protections and humanitarian networks in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras are monitoring a recently-formed Central American gyre (CAG), a broad...

REGIONAL: TORMENTAS & INUNDACIONES CENTROAMÉRICA Protecciones Civiles y las redes humanitarias de El Salvador, Guatemala y Honduras están monitoreando un giro centroamericano recientemente formado,...

Start Network has announced its new financial service - Start Ready - will be providing protection to people at risk in six countries against climate shocks. Start Network has announced its new...