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...
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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...
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OVERALL PROGRESS For the first six months of 2023, the Antigua and Barbuda Red Cross Society has spent substantial time on fostering a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of...
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More than 4 million children under 5 have overweight in Latin America and the Caribbean In the region, prevalence of childhood overweight, including its most severe form, obesity, is above the global...
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América Latina y el Caribe: Más de 4 millones de niños y niñas menores de 5 tienen sobrepeso En la región, la prevalencia de sobrepeso infantil, incluida su forma más severa la obesidad, supera el...
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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...
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Executive Summary The Situational Awareness Overview (SAO) Report is an analysis of trends in humanitarian needs, risks and vulnerabilities in the Eastern Caribbean to inform planning, strengthen...
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Excerpt NATIONAL SOCIETIES’ PROFILES The 13 National Societies of the Dutch and English speaking Caribbean countries vary in size, while sharing common values and principles and facing similar...
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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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Author(s) : Simon Addison, Ritu Bharadwaj, Anna Carthy, et al. This paper presents a detailed overview of the nature of loss and damage risks affecting low-income countries, marginalised groups and...
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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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IOM VISION In the Caribbean, IOM in collaboration with key stakeholders and a network of partners is committed to humanely and orderly support to communities at risk of displacement before, during...
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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...
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RESUMEN: En los últimos años, diversos factores han desviado al mundo del camino hacia la erradicación del hambre, la inseguridad alimentaria y todas las formas de malnutrición para 2030, y la...
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Abstract: In recent years, various factors have diverted the world off the path to eradicating hunger, food insecurity and all forms of malnutrition by 2030, and the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated...
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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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PERU: EARTHQUAKE KEY FIGURES 2.8K PEOPLE AFFECTED BY 7.5-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE IN NORTHERN PERU On 28 November, a 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck the Amazonas region in northern Peru. Per the National...
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CIFRAS CLAVE 2,8K PERSONAS AFECTADAS POR EL TERREMOTO DE MAGNITUD 7,5 EN EL NORTE DE PERÚ PERÚ: TERREMOTO El 28 de noviembre, un terremoto de magnitud 7,5 sacudió la región del Amazonas, en el norte...
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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...