Inclusion

JICA has underscored the importance of including disaster risk reduction in the basic education curriculum, reports Manila Bulletin. 'The new generation is exposed to many disaster risks and experiences, particularly during typhoon Yolanda. It’s crucially important to help shape their thinking and preparedness towards natural disasters so they will be responsible and ready during emergencies,' JICA senior representative Takahiro Morita said...

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Esta guía ha sido desarrollada como parte de la iniciativa DIPECHO IX “Proyecto regional: Protegiendo a grupos vulnerables de Centroamérica a través de la incorporación de principios humanitarios de protección en preparativos y respuesta”

Humanitarian groups in West Africa must focus more on helping vulnerable communities boost their resilience to cope with disasters and crises, the head of the Red Cross, amid rising food insecurity in the Sahel and relentless Boko Haram violence. Building resilience would save lives and reduce the cost of disaster recovery...

'Children and their communities need our help to recover from the impact of El Niño and to prepare for the further damage it could unleash, said UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake. 'At the same time, its intensity and potential destructiveness should be a wake-up call as world leaders gather in Paris. The future of today’s children and of planet they will inherit is at stake'...

This briefing note presents a general overview of El Niño phenomenon and its main impacts on children's physical and mental health, and education. It also provides a summary of the situation in some of the affected countries in Africa, Asia-Pacific and

On November 8, 2013, Super Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest tropical cyclones ever recorded, disrupted the lives of nearly six million children and destroyed the homes of 1.4 million children and their families. Two years on, UNICEF continues to help children, families and communities rebuild their lives...

'This report sends a clear message that ending poverty will not be possible unless we take strong action to reduce the threat of climate change on poor people,' said World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim. 'Climate change hits the poorest the hardest, and our challenge now is to protect tens of millions of people from falling into extreme poverty because of a changing climate'...

Haiyan shattered the health system of the Eastern Visayas, destroying or damaging hundreds of hospitals, clinics and health centres. The Philippine Red Cross and its partners are gradually rebuilding or rehabilitating 64 of these facilities, reinforcing them against future typhoons and installing new medical equipment...