EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Bangladesh’s history – pre- and post-independence – is marked by disasters due to myriad natural and other hazards. The country’s proximity to the Bay of Bengal exposes it to...
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Start Fund Risk Bulletin (Issued 18 May 2023)
The monthly risk briefing reports on new, emerging or deteriorating situations; therefore, ongoing events that are considered to be unchanged are not featured and risks that are beyond the scope and...
Fiji: Disaster Management Reference Handbook (March 2023)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Fiji is a regional leader in the Pacific. The capital, Suva, is not only a connecting transport hub but also the center of gravity for many international organizations that base...
Timor-Leste: Disaster Management Reference Handbook (March 2022)
About the Center for Excellence in Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance Overview The Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (CFE-DM) is a United States...
Disaster Management Reference Handbook - Thailand (January 2022)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Thailand is exposed to flooding, landslides, drought, earthquakes, tsunamis, heat waves, forest fires, and epidemics. Thailand is also exposed to technological hazards such as...
Disaster Management Reference Handbook - Indonesia (December 2021)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Indonesia is located along the Pacific Ring of Fire and faces many natural threats including earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, flooding, and droughts. The country records...
World + 33 more
Islamic Relief Worldwide 2020: Annual Report & Financial Statements
Annual report 2020: Thanks to you, last year we helped more than ever before In 2020 Islamic Relief was able to reach more people than ever before, thanks to the generous support of our donors and...
World + 53 more
Global Report on Internal Displacement 2021 (GRID 2021)
To read the full report please visit the IDMC website here. Internal displacement at all-time high after unprecedented year of crises The total number of people living in internal displacement...
Burundi + 9 more
The 10 most under-reported humanitarian crises of 2020
CARE highlights humanitarian crises with the least global media coverage / Burundi’s conflict and food insecurity crisis ranks n° 1 GENEVA (January 12, 2021) — Today the international aid...
Disaster Management Reference Handbook (2020) - Bangladesh
Executive Summary Bangladesh has been affected by more than 200 natural disasters over the last three decades. The country’s geographical location next to the Bay of Bengal, low-lying terrain,...
Palau Disaster Management Reference Handbook (January 2020)
Executive Summary Palau, officially the Republic of Palau, is locally known as “Belau,” and includes 340 coral and volcanic islands, located in the western Pacific Ocean, in the southwest corner of...
The Republic of the Marshall Islands: Disaster Management Reference Handbook 2019
Executive Summary The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) is already in crisis not only in its vulnerability but its state of emergency with regard to natural disasters and climate change. Sea...
Humanitarian and Country Icons 2018
Following the positive reception of OCHA’s set of 250 public domain humanitarian icons in 2012, the organization is releasing an extended and completely redesigned new collection in 2018 (295 and...
UNDP Funding Windows 2017 Annual Report
Overview The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Funding Windows are flexible pooled funding mechanisms designed to support the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development...
Rapport du Groupe consultatif ad hoc sur Haïti (E/2017/77)
Résumé Le présent rapport, soumis conformément à la résolution 2016/28 du Conseil économique et social, expose les principales conclusions que le Groupe consultatif ad hoc sur Haïti a tirées de sa...
Report of the Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Haiti (E/2017/77)
Summary The present report is submitted pursuant to Economic and Social Council resolution 2016/28 and highlights the main findings of the Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Haiti following its visits to...
World + 16 more
2017 Early Warning Forecast
Introduction As we at Lutheran World Relief anticipate the tremendous humanitarian challenges we might face in the coming year, a quote from Desmond Tutu comes to mind: “Hope is being able to see...
Vanuatu + 3 more
Bipartisan visit to Solomon Islands, Samoa and Vanuatu
Joint media release Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon Julie Bishop MP Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Senator the Hon Concetta Fierravanti-Wells 6 December 2016 From 6th...
Federated States of Micronesia: Disaster Management Reference Handbook 2016
Executive Summary A natural disaster is 30 times more likely to occur in the Pacific Islands than in the U.S. The pressing issues include the region’s vulnerability to disasters and the impacts of...
Timor-Leste: Disaster Management Reference Handbook 2016
Executive Summary Timor-Leste is located in the southern-most part of Southeast Asia on the eastern half of the island of the Timor Sea between Indonesia and Australia. Timor-Leste has a population...