Description of the disaster Since 29 December 2020, the La Soufrière volcano alert level in St. Vincent and the Grenadines was elevated due to increased volcanic activity. By 8 April 2021, the alert...
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St. Vincent & Grenadines + 3 more
Description of the disaster Since 29 December 2020, the La Soufrière volcano alert level in St. Vincent and the Grenadines was elevated due to increased volcanic activity. By 8 April 2021, the alert...
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HIGHLIGHTS Latin America and the Caribbean remains the second most disaster-prone region in the world, with growing numbers of people affected by such disasters as storms or floods. Between the year...
Guatemala + 1 more
CIFRAS CLAVE 4,3M PERSONAS EN NIVELES CRISIS DE INSEGURIDAD ALIMENTARIA O PEOR EN GUATEMALA (JUNIO-AGOSTO 2023) 3,7M PERSONAS EN INSEGURIDAD ALIMENTARIA EN EL CARIBE ANGLÓFONO GUATEMALA Según los...
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KEY FIGURES 4.3M PEOPLE IN CRISIS LEVELS OF FOOD INSECURITY OR WORSE IN GUATEMALA (JUN-AUG 2023) 3.7M FOOD-INSECURE PEOPLE ACROSS THE ENGLISH SPEAKING CARIBBEAN Sources: Integrated Food Security...
Haiti + 6 more
CIFRAS CLAVE 179 PERSONAS EN ALBERGUE EN BARBADOS Y SAN VICENTE Y LAS GRANADINAS 45K FAMILIAS AFECTADAS POR LLUVIAS EXTREMAS EN HAITÍ 4K PERSONAS AFECTADAS POR INUNDACIONES EN EL SURCENTRO DE CHILE ...
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KEY FIGURES 179 PEOPLE IN SHELTER ACROSS BARBADOS AND ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES 45K HOUSEHOLDS AFFECTED BY EXTREME RAINS ACROSS HAITI 4K PEOPLE AFFECTED BY FLOODING IN SOUTH CENTRAL CHILE ...
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Needs Humanitarian needs in Latin America and the Caribbean are sharply increasing. By the end of 2022, there were nearly 37 million people in need, as assessed by annual Humanitarian Programme...
Natural disasters have gender-differentiated effects. Women and girls are disproportionally impacted due to existing inequalities in access to endowments, economic opportunities, and agency. The...
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Introduction This report examines the most recent trends in multidimensional poverty using the global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) microdata from countries in the Latin American and Caribbean...
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Highlights • The Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region faces multiple crises, compounded by COVID-19, with millions of people in need of assistance. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue...
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A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster Since 29 December 2020, the La Soufrière volcano alert level in St. Vincent and the Grenadines was elevated due to increased volcanic activity. By 8...
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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,...
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Overview In this edition of the COVID-19 Weekly Operational Update, highlights of country-level actions and WHO support to countries include: WHO scales-up sub-regional training on intra and...
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A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster On 29 December 2020, the La Soufrière volcano alert level in St. Vincent and the Grenadines was elevated to orange due to increased volcanic...
Venezuela + 20 more
HIGHLIGHTS The Latin America and Caribbean region faces concurrent crises, compounded by COVID-19, with millions of people in need of assistance. The effects of the pandemic continue to affect...
Haiti + 9 more
WASHINGTON D.C., November 29, 2021– Employment rates in some Latin American and Caribbean countries have experienced a relative recovery, although in most, rates fall short of pre-pandemic levels...
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By Julie Rozenberg, Nyanya Browne, Sophie De Vries Robbé, Melanie Kappes, Woori Lee, and Abha Prasad SUMMARY Caribbean countries, a set of mostly Small Island Developing States (SIDS), have a history...
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UN MOMENTO PARA EL LIDERAZGO EN LA SALUD MENTAL Miedo. Soledad. Tristeza. Cuando la pandemia del coronavirus llegó al mundo en 2019, estas intensas emociones se apoderaron de la vida de muchos...
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A TIME FOR LEADERSHIP ON MENTAL HEALTH Fear. Loneliness. Grief. As the coronavirus pandemic descended on the world in 2019, these powerful emotions enveloped the lives of many millions of children,...
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CIFRAS CLAVE 1,1K+ CASAS EN BARBADOS AFECTADAS POR EL HURACÁN ELSA $12,5M EN PÉRDIDAS AGRÍCOLAS EN SANTA LUCÍA CAUSADAS POR EL HURACÁN ELSA 180K PERSONAS EVACUADAS EN CUBA ANTE LA LLEGADA DEL HURACÁN...