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This map presents the Afghani natural hazards risk analyzis by province. The hazards analyzed are extreme winter hazards, earthquake hazards and river gradient.
The bar charts show the degree of exposure to natural hazards and the percentage of area affected (per country). Tsunami and storm suges are a threat to coastal regions, particularly gulfs, bays,...
Madagascar is prone to natural disasters, including endemic drought, flooding and recurrent cyclones, regularly causing damage to local communities and setbacks to economic growth. The...
A humanitarian action plan for Yemen, where widespread flooding frequently sweep over eatern Yemen after tropical storm. It provides response plans regarding food, water sanitation and hygiene,...
The Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) is a humanitarian fund established by the General Assembly in 2006 to enable more timely and reliable humanitarian assistance to those affected by...
The General Assembly upgraded CERF in December 2005 from a revolving loan mechanism of US$50million to a Fund composed of the existing loan mechanism and an additional grant element with afunding...
Measuring and mitigating risk: preventing protracted emergencies from becoming the new norm. On 4 December 2018, Humanitarian Chief Mark Lowcock jointly launched the Global Humanitarian Overview (...
This document can also be found on the official website of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) at: https://www.unocha.org...
In 2013, the humanitarian community‘s strategic objectives will continue to address the immediate life-saving needs of refugees, IDPs, returnees, expelled migrants, host communities, and people...
The perception that humanitarian response does not always meet the basic requirements of affected populations in a timely fashion and that the response provided can vary considerably from crisis...