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Asistente Administrativo de la Oficina Regional para América Latina y el Caribe
RET International es una organización internacional, independiente, imparcial, de carácter no gubernamental, sin filiación partidista o religiosa, con sede en Ginebra – Suiza y Panamá para América Latina y El Caribe. Fundada a finales del año 20…
Published as Humanitarian Practice Network Paper Number 57, December, 2006.
This paper presents the case for education as an essential humanitarian intervention, and the INEE Minimum standards as a tool for quality and accountability within those interventions. It sets out the preliminary implementation experience of the INEE Minimum standards, highligh…
This legal brief recognizes the potential consequences of climate change on human rights recognized in international law and the obligation of States to take all appropriate means to avoid and mitigate harmful climate change as well as to assist vulnerable communities in adapting to its consequences. It analyses the developments in the treatment accorde…
Job purpose:
Key member of Disaster Risk Reduction and climate change team whose purpose is to drive the integration of disaster risk reduction as a priority, in close linkage with new initiatives on vulnerable livelihoods, climate change adaptation and public health growth. Focus on systematization, communication, developing training strategies, tools…
Event Description
The Understanding Risk Global Forum (UR22) will be a hybrid event with the main location in Florianopolis, Brazil (in person for 500-700 people), plus smaller “satellite hubs” in other continents and a virtual participation option for all. The location offers an exceptional opportunity for the world to learn from Brazil and vice versa…
This report investigates the potential differences in preparedness and participation levels of forcibly displaced and stateless persons with disabilities in disaster risk reduction (DRR) compared with host communities. The study leveraged existing data collected through the 2023 Global Survey on Persons with Disabilities and Disasters,9 which involved a…
"The senior people might have life insurance and pension schemes, but they are more vulnerable to natural disasters than any other group", Monique Barbut, the UNCCD Executive Secretary told Xinhua News Agency in an article ahead of the International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR), which falls today 13 October. As the world is increasingly ageing, thi…
Head of world humanitarian summit urges greater role for local groups and warns against any politicisation of aid, reports the Guardian. Speaking in November, Stephen O’Brien, the UN under-secretary general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, said no single country or organisation could deal with the protracted crises, urban need…
Britain's Prince Charles has pointed to the world's failure to tackle climate change as a root cause of the civil war in Syria, terrorism and the consequent refugee crisis engulfing Europe, reports Reuters.
"Some of us were saying 20 something years ago that if we didn't tackle these issues, you would see ever greater conflict over scarce resources and…
Numerous complex risks, such as climate change, environmental degradation, population growth, conflict, and food price volatility, are making the lives of vulnerable communities more difficult. The poor should be enabled to adapt to change and build robust, adaptable and richer livelihoods, so that they can avoid hunger and poverty, according to a Huff…
Bangkok - Electrical engineers and hazardous waste experts join emergency rosters. Power mapping becomes as important as hazard mapping in emergency prevention and response. #fragilecities shows up as often as #fragilestates in Twitter searches. Humanitarian science fiction? No, welcome to what demographers call the new urban millennium and the challeng…
This report explores how environmental shocks and stresses, especially those related to climate change, can push people to leave their homes in search of “greener pastures” … or just to survive. In order to make informed decisions, policymakers and development actors need a better understanding of the linkages between environmental change, displacement…
This publication examines the implications of impending urban growth and discusses what needs to be done, with specific attention to poverty reduction and sustainability, including vulnerability to natural disasters, adaptation to climate change and sea level rise impacts.
A fully illustrated book Real Risk offers perspectives, case studies and analysis on disaster risk reduction and mitigation in the light of major natural disasters that have occurred since the publication of Know Risk in early 2005. It brings together the knowledge and experiences of public and private organisations working toward disaster preparedness…
This book offers comprehensive yet succinct guidance on the preparation, assessment, and management of a full range of disasters, both natural and man-made. More than 200 contributors carefully outline the basics of disaster management and provide guidance on more than 100 specific disaster situations. Part 1 offers an A to Z source for information on e…