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This report addresses drought, which is considered the major disaster occurring in the Arab region. The report focuses on Syria, considered one of the most economically affected countries by...
This case study highlights the key role of Mozambique’s National Institute of Meteorology in Disaster Risk Management and the capabilities of the early warning system during the 2000 flood event...
This paper discusses the advantages of micro and small enterprises and their environmental benefits.
In humanitarian crises, older people are among the most vulnerable, but their needs and contributions receive little recognition when compared with, for example, children. The United Nations High...
The theme for OCHA's annual plan for 2011 is œResponding in a Changing World? and it is based on its 2010-2013 Strategic Framework. The pages lay out our financial plan, strategic plan and...
Children in Pakistan remain among the most vulnerable part of the population.” So reads the first line of the National Plan of Action for Children that the Government of Pakistan adopted in 2006...
This report presents internationally comparable global, regional and country-level estimates and trends for maternal mortality between 2000 and 2017.
On 5 August 2000 more than 1800 women met in Hiroshima to call for the abolition of nuclear weapons. They heard testimonies from women around the world on the implications of the use and testing...
This housing report looks at housing typologies in Nepal, with a focus on traditional Nawari houses in the Kathmandu Valley.
The traditional newari house is usually of rectangular plan...