VGP - Viet Nam appreciates valuable support provided by the Nippon Foundation and the Sasakawa Peace Foundation since 1980, said Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang. KHANH PHUONG The Government...
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VGP - Viet Nam appreciates valuable support provided by the Nippon Foundation and the Sasakawa Peace Foundation since 1980, said Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang. KHANH PHUONG The Government...
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Executive summary The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic caught the world unprepared, revealing society’s vulnerabilities, systemic fragility and lack of resilience. In 2020, the Data, Strategy...
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By Sonja Fransen, Alexander Hunns, Tarek Jaber and Teresa Janz Abstract Forcibly displaced people are at the forefront of climate emergencies worldwide. This article presents a scoping review of the...
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Climate change impacts increase in Asia Bangkok, Thailand 27 July 2023 (WMO) – Extreme weather and climate change impacts are increasing in Asia, which ricocheted between droughts and floods in 2022,...
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A disaster emergency is underway in Asia and the Pacific as risks outpace resilience, warns new UN study The Asia-Pacific region has a narrow window to increase its resilience and protect its...
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Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt, 14 November 2022 - Economic losses from drought, floods and landslides have rocketed in Asia. In 2021 alone, weather and water-related hazards caused total damage of US$ 35.6...
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HIGHLIGHTS • Due to heavy rains and flooding, over 1,000 HH have been displaced in the province of Cibitoke in September, UNICEF has supported the continuation of education through the provision of...
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Summary Natural hazards have imposed a huge development burden in East and North-East Asia. The subregion was accounted for 29 per cent of all fatalities from disasters and 35 per cent of the people...
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LONDON/GENEVA, 6 October 2022 – 83% of children in 15 countries report witnessing climate change or inequality, or both, affecting the world around them, according to a major Save the Children survey...
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KEY MESSAGES 1. Global fisheries and aquaculture production is at a record high and the sector will play an increasingly important role in providing food and nutrition in the future. Total fisheries...
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Executive Summary This is the first edition of the Lloyd’s Register Foundation Safety Perceptions Index (SPI), produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace using data from the Lloyd’s Register...
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The experiences of the people of the People’s Republic of China (hereafter “China” or “PRC”), Japan, the Republic of Korea (hereafter “South Korea,” “Korea,” or “ROK”), and Taiwan...
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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...
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Un sondage intergénérationnel inédit montre que les jeunes sont 50 % plus susceptibles que leurs aînés de penser que le monde s’améliore au fil du temps En pleine pandémie de COVID-19, les jeunes...
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Una histórica encuesta intergeneracional muestra que los jóvenes son un 50% más propensos que los mayores a creer que el mundo se está convirtiendo en un lugar mejor, aunque se muestran impacientes...
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Landmark intergenerational poll shows young people are 50% more likely than older generations to believe the world is becoming a better place – yet impatient for action on mounting crises Amid...
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VGP – Japanese Ambassador to Viet Nam Takio Yamada and UNICEF Representative in Viet Nam Rana Flowers on November 17 signed an exchange of notes on a project to enhance resilience to disaster risk...
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Geneva, 26 October 2021 (WMO) - Extreme weather and climate change impacts across Asia in 2020 caused the loss of life of thousands of people, displaced millions of others and cost hundreds of...
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Preparing for complex, overlapping crises key to building resilience for countries in Asia and the Pacific, UN regional meeting hears Countries meeting today at the seventh session of the ESCAP...
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Sydney, Australia, August 17, 2021 — With the goal of building resilience among people, businesses, and countries, IFC significantly ramped up its response efforts to tackle the dual crises of...