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Displaying 15 of about 85 resultsTACLOBAN, 9 December 2013 – Sunday marked thirty days since Typhoon Haiyan (known as Yolanda locally) tried to rip the heart out of the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines with winds from hell that sucked the sea along with them to take the lives of thousands and leave millions homeless.
The strength of the Philippine people in the wake of one of…
PARIS, 20 November 2012 - It's a scenario from hell which could rival the 2010 Haitian earthquake in terms of human losses.
Conservative estimates are that the next big earthquake could result in 100,000 dead, 200,000 injured and one to two million people displaced in the fabled Kathmandu Valley where memories live on of the 1934 earthquake which took…
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Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS) is an international emergency response and disaster management agency that provides relief and support services during and following natural and man-made disasters, primarily in the developing world. FOCUS aims to provide disaster mitigation and preparedness programme in vulnerable communities. It al…
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The British Red Cross helps vulnerable people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are.
The British Red Cross (BRC) seeks to respond to disasters and address humanitarian needs internationally as part of the wider Red Cross and Red Crescent movement. This is an exciting time for BRC as they embark on an expansion of our support to partners…
The goal of BCPR’s presence in UNDP Regional Service Centers (RSCs) is to ensure substantive advice on crisis prevention and recovery (CPR) issues to all UNDP work streams. Specifically, the BCPR/RSC component provides substantive partnerships support and performs cross-practice integration and coordination functions strengthening BCPR support to UNDP C…
The goal of BCPR’s presence in UNDP Regional Service Centers (RSCs) is to ensure substantive advice on crisis prevention and recovery (CPR) issues to all UNDP work streams. Specifically, the BCPR/RSC component provides substantive partnerships support and performs cross-practice integration and coordination functions strengthening BCPR support to UNDP C…
The British Red Cross helps people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are. We are part of a global voluntary network, responding to natural disasters and conflicts. We enable vulnerable people at home and overseas to prepare for and respond to emergencies in their own communities.
And when the crisis is over, we help people to reover and move on with…
Context of the position:
The humanitarian sector has developed and become increasingly more sophisticated in response to the complexities of disasters and the contexts in which they occur. Correspondingly, we seek to engage ourselves in higher levels of understanding around humanitarian issues affecting people. Disasters are the biggest threat to deve…
The conference motto for IDRC Davos 2008 is: Public-private partnership – key for integral risk management and climate change adaptation.
IDRC Davos 2008 will address global problems and attract participants from all over the globe. We expect more than 1300 participants from 130 countries.
The conference will take an integrated, multidisciplinary appro…
Responsibilities
Under the overall guidance of the Chief of Field Operations and Emergency the key responsibilities of the post will be as follows:
• Assessment of Data Collection and Information Management systems
- Assess the information management needs for UNICEF’s humanitarian, recovery and preparedness programmes.
- Identify gaps and opportuni…
Background
Eighteen months after the earthquake, the keynote of IFRC recovery programs is the implementation of an Integrated Neighbourhood Approach (INA). This is an holistic strategy which encourages integration of key programmes in targeted neighbourhoods. The goal is to increase access to sustained basic services and improved infrastructure through…
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Afghanaid is mandated to facilitate and support Afghan women, men and children in their fight against poverty, inequality and vulnerability through a range of interventions, most supporting grass-roots and local level capacity development, facilitating local development processes, and institution building with policy influencing and advocacy…
Purpose of Position
The successful candidate will play a key role, side by side with the regional programme coordinator, regional DM delegate, regional communications delegate and the regional finance and administration manager, as well as the heads of the IFRC delegations in Mongolia and DPRK, and the IFRC representative in Japan, in supporting the on…
Purpose of Position
The position aims to develop the IFRC's capacity in the Pacific to persuade decision makers and opinion leaders to act, at all times, in the interest of vulnerable people, and with respect for the Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement.
This position will require the successful candidate to develop strong rel…
IOM is partnering with the government of Haiti in an effort to strengthen the capacity of local authorities in disaster preparedness, camp management and communications.
Some 111 members of Haiti's Department of Civil Protection (DPC) are being seconded to IOM and will be trained as camp managers next week. In another project a further 15 to 20 members…