Disaster relief
New “forecast-based financing” helps most vulnerable before a crisis
The Bangladeshi government and humanitarian agencies trialled a new form of aid for...
Horn of Africa drought puts 15 million in severe danger
More than 15 million people are in need of aid as drought hits parts of Ethiopia,...
WHO declares Ebola outbreak in DRC a Public Health Emergency
On Wednesday July 17th, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared the...
EU to provide €7 million for disaster preparedness in Southern Africa and Indian Ocean region
The EU is supplying €7 million to strengthen the capacity of vulnerable communities...
World Refugee Day is celebrated across the globe amid record displacement of 70 million people
On June 20th, World Refugee Day is celebrated around the world to honour the...
Iran improve early warning systems after floods cause US$2.5 billion in losses
For the past month, Iran has seen flooding destroy infrastructure, farms, and displace...
WHO rolls out an early warning alert and response system across Mozambique
In a joint effort, the Mozambican Ministry of Health and WHO is rolling out an early...
Cambodia developing new climate-based disaster risk reduction strategy
Cambodia currently sits as one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to the...
African Development Bank to lead US$100 million relief campaign following Cyclone Idai
On the 5th April, the African Development Bank announced their ‘multi-pronged’...
Over one thousand cholera cases reported following Cyclone Idai
The number of cholera cases continues to rise in Mozambique, following Cyclone Idai....
New survey finds a quarter of refugees in Libyan detention centre are malnourished
Almost a quarter of 300 refugees, migrants and asylum seekers held in a Libyan detention...
Cyclone Idai leaves over 1.5 million people in urgent need of humanitarian relief
Over the weekend, Cyclone Idai tore a path of destruction through Mozambique and Zimbabwe,...