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31 May 2013 - 11:02amWhen Typhoon Bopha (known locally as Pablo) hit the southern Philippines in late 2012, many communities were caught off guard. Post-disaster assessments carried out by OCHA found that a lack of accessible information and unfamiliarity with disaster warning systems may have contributed to the loss of lives... -
30 May 2013 - 8:45amThe Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has released its Annual Report for 2012. Established by the UN General Assembly in 2006, the Fund is designed to support UN agencies and their partners deliver assistance to people affected by natural and man-made disasters in a timely, equitable and predictable... -
29 May 2013 - 12:32pmIn the grounds of their temporary accommodation in Juba, two young boys tend to a clutch of seedlings. They clear any weeds, and water the plants when there is no rain. Each day, 8-year-old Majuang and his 6-year-old brother Gum spend hours working on their fragile crops, imagining the lives they hope to... -
28 May 2013 - 4:57pmThe United Nation’s new Deputy Humanitarian Chief, Kyung-wha Kang, has called on government and rebel forces to end the “immense suffering” of civilians in North Kivu, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Ms Kang was speaking at the end of a visit to Goma, the capital of... -
28 May 2013 - 9:31amThe Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan’s far north is known for its beauty, its mountains and its isolation. It is home to five of the 14 mountains in the world that reach higher than 8,000 metres. Its first road link to the rest of the country was only established in 1978, and access can still be...
