Brazil: Floods - Jan 2024 Updates

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A year ago, the world watched in disbelief as the modern city of Porto Alegre, Brazil, was submerged in one of the worst floods in its history. Between 29 April and 4 May 2024, it rained non-stop in...

Raquel Tebaldi Abstract: The 2024 floods in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, prompted the largest and fastest response to an extreme weather event in the country’s history. Brazil is a...

Un año atrás, el mundo miraba con incredulidad cómo la moderna ciudad de Porto Alegre, en Brasil, quedaba sumergida bajo una de las peores inundaciones de su historia. Entre el 29 de abril y el 4 de...

The number of IDPs reached 83.4 million at the end of 2024, the highest figure ever recorded, with 73.5 million people displaced by conflict and violence, an increase of 80 per cent in six years.

El número de desplazados internos supera los 80 millones por primera vez 83,4 millones de personas vivían en situación de desplazamiento interno a finales de 2024, más del doble que hace solo seis...

Le nombre de personnes déplacées à l'intérieur de leur pays dépasse pour la première fois les 80 millions 83,4 millions de personnes étaient déplacées à l'intérieur de leur propre pays à la fin de...

Executive Summary In 2024, the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) recorded 393 natural hazard-related disasters. These events caused 16,753 fatalities and affected 167.2 million people. Economic...

Los fenómenos meteorológicos y climáticos extremos castigan América Latina y el Caribe Según un nuevo informe de la Organización Meteorológica Mundial (OMM), glaciares moribundos, huracanes...

Selon le rapport 2024 sur l’état du climat en Amérique latine et dans les Caraïbes, que vient de publier l’Organisation météorologique mondiale (OMM), la raréfaction des glaciers, les ouragans et...

Extreme weather and climate impacts bite Latin America and Caribbean Dying glaciers, record-breaking hurricanes and wildfires, debilitating drought and deadly floods scarred the socio-economic...

On March 26, in Tokyo, Mr. ISHIZUKI Hideo, Director-General, International Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, and Ms. ADACHI Fumio, Head, United Nations Industrial Development...

A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the crisis Between 29 April and 4 May, heavy rainfalls devastated Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, causing floods, landslides, and mudslides. This catastrophic event,...

UNHCR’s operations responded as emergencies intensified in 2024 UN Refugee Agency assisted in 43 emergencies globally last year; one-third of new declarations were linked to climate. 24 January 2025 ...

The 2023/2024 El Niño episode, the warming phase of the El Niño Southern Oscillation, was one of the five strongest on record, with temperature anomalies 2°C above the average in the Pacific Ocean...

The latest information on refugees and other forcibly displaced people in Brazil HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK UN High Commissioner for Refugees visits Brazil UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo...

As climate shocks hit harder, more often and in more places, displaced people are increasingly finding themselves forced to move again and again in search of somewhere safe and habitable – even as...

Highlights • 677 people displaced by the floods left the shelters and returned to areas of origin or other locations during the returning period. • Nearly 27,000 people were reached with life-saving...

This report has been produced with the support of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), covering the period from 13 July to 18 September. This report is the...