Health

COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today [Wednesday, 25 March] launched a $2 billion coordinated global humanitarian response plan to fight COVID-19 in some of the world’s most vulnerable countries in a bid to protect millions of people and stop the virus from circling back around the globe.

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Coronavirus, UN, Health Care, Africa, Asia, South America
Natural Disasters

Natural disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000-2019

Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is the second most disaster-prone region in the world. Some 152 million people have been affected by 1,205 disasters (2000-2019).

Publication Date: 
01/01/2020
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Tags:
Natural Disasters, South America, Caribbean, Floods, Storms, Earthquakes, Droughts, Landslides
Natural Disasters

Disaster response in Asia and the Pacific

How do international and regional tools and services support disaster response in Asia-Pacific? Asia-Pacific is the world’s most disaster-prone region, so disaster management is a regional priority.

Publication Date: 
02/07/2018
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Tags:
Disaster Management, Natural Disasters, Disaster Preparedness, Human Rights, Displacement, Asia, India, NGOs
Climate Change

Preventing El Niño Southern Oscillation episodes from becoming disasters: a ‘blueprint for action’

The Blueprint for Action (‘the Blueprint’) is a tool to support integrated, nationally-led and equity-driven plans to prepare for El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and other climate hazards, absorbing risks without jeopardizing development gains, and informing climate-smart development plans to reduce risk.

Publication Date: 
30/12/2016
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Tags:
El Nino, Climate Change, Extreme Weather Events, El Nina, Natural Disasters, Human Rights, Climate Agreements
Climate Change

Preventing El Niño Southern Oscillation episodes from becoming disasters: a ‘blueprint for action’

The Blueprint for Action (‘the Blueprint’) is a tool to support integrated, nationally-led and equity-driven plans to prepare for El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and other climate hazards, absorbing risks without jeopardizing development gains, and informing climate-smart development plans to reduce risk.

Publication Date: 
30/12/2016
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Tags:
El Nino, Climate Change, Extreme Weather Events, El Nina, Natural Disasters, Human Rights, Climate Agreements
Climate Change

El Niño: overview of impact, projected humanitarian needs and response

El Niño has returned to a neutral phase, but the danger has not yet passed. The humanitarian impact of the 2015-2016 El Niño is deeply alarming, affecting over 60 million people globally.

Publication Date: 
16/08/2016
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Tags:
El Nino, El Nina, Climate Change, Droughts, Agriculture, Food Security, Global, Global Warming