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World: Disaster risk reduction for resilience and sustainable development in...
Source: UN International Strategy for Disaster ReductionCountry: Jordan, WorldThis brief gives an overview of the disaster trends and challenges across the Arab region, with a special emphasis on...
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Myanmar: Gender Equality Programming in WASH: A Review of Select WASH...
Source: UN Children's Fund, WASH ClusterCountry: MyanmarINTRODUCTIONFollowing exchanges between the WASH Sub-Cluster Coordinator for Rakhine State and the Senior Inter-Agency Gender Capacity (GenCap)...
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World: A More Dignified and Equitable Humanitarian System Global Southern NGO...
Source: AdesoCountry: WorldAdeso, with a group of Southern NGOs (SNGOs), is leading a movement to develop a Global Network for Southern national and local organizations working with communities to find...
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World: A More Dignified and Equitable Humanitarian System
Source: AdesoCountry: WorldAdeso, with a group of Southern NGOs (SNGOs), is leading a movement to develop a Global Network for Southern national and local organizations working with communities to find...
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World: Sustainable Development Goal 16 peace goal requires bridge building...
Source: Danish Institute for International StudiesCountry: WorldThe Sustainable Development Goals set an ambitious peace agenda. For the first time security and violence is included in a global...
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occupied Palestinian territory: The 2013 World Trade Organization Agreement...
Source: UN Conference on Trade and DevelopmentCountry: occupied Palestinian territoryEconomic and trade conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory would improve if Israel fulfils its obligations...
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World: Shrinking the Supply Chain: Hyperlocal Manufacturing and 3D printing...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: WorldKey Messages• The cost of humanitarian aid has increased dramatically in recent years, with an estimated 60 to 80 per cent...
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World: Crowdfunding for emergencies
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: WorldKEY MESSAGES• Crowdfunding is distributed small-scale fundraising often facilitated by technology.• Crowdfunding could send...
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Yemen: ‘Nowhere safe for civilians’: Airstrikes and ground attacks in Yemen
Source: Amnesty InternationalCountry: YemenSaudi Arabia-led coalition airstrikes and attacks by pro and anti-Huthi armed groups in Ta’iz and Aden in Yemen have killed scores of civilians - including...
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Syrian Arab Republic: Toxic Gases in Syria: Unlimited Security Council...
Source: Syrian Network for Human RightsCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicI- Introduction and Methodology:On 21 August 2013, the Syrian government committed a massacre in Al Ghouta, in Damascus suburbs. The...
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World: State Of Social Media Technologies for Disaster Preparedness in Asia...
Source: Nanyang Technological Univ.Country: China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Myanmar, Philippines, Viet Nam, World1. Executive SummaryThis project is conducted in response to Global Disaster...
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Ukraine: Protection Cluster Fact sheet - July 2015
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Protection ClusterCountry: UkrainePROTECTION CONCERNSExchange of fire and indiscriminate shelling of residential areas, including medical facilities and...
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Yemen: Yemen Humanitarian Response, March to July 2015
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: YemenSTATEMENT BY THE HUMANITARIAN COORDINATORWe are witness to a humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen. Civilians have experienced...
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World: Communities Deliver: The critical role of communities in reaching...
Source: UNAIDSCountry: Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Uganda, World, Zambia, ZimbabweEXECUTIVE SUMMARYCommunities were the first responders to HIV three decades...
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Yemen: Yemen: Childhood Under Threat
Source: UN Children's FundCountry: Djibouti, YemenYemen Conflict: Over a thousand child casualties so far – UNICEFSANAA, 19 August 2015 – An average of eight children are being killed or maimed every...
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Nepal: District profile: Dolakha, 19 August 2015
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Assessment Capacities ProjectCountry: NepalKEY FIGURES280,874 total population 87% houses fully or partially damaged 50,284 houses fully...
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Nepal: District profile: Okhaldhunga, 19 August 2015
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Assessment Capacities ProjectCountry: NepalKEY FIGURES33,245 households in the district 80% houses fully or partially damaged 19,510...
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World: A process for improving community awareness and preparedness for...
Source: UN Environment ProgrammeCountry: WorldBangkok, 19 August 2015 - With industrialization progressing rapidly and climate change making extreme weather the new normal, more and more communities...
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Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso: Floods - Briefing Note – 19 August 2015
Source: Assessment Capacities ProjectCountry: Burkina FasoCrisis Overview24,354 people (3,080 households) have been affected by heavy winds and floods in seven regions of Burkina Faso. Eight have been...
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Myanmar: Preliminary Findings of The Carter Center Expert Mission to Myanmar...
Source: Carter CenterCountry: MyanmarATLANTA — A number of important steps have been taken in the election process since March 2015, according to a Carter Center monitoring mission report released...
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