Natural Disaster Relief

Millennium Development Goal Drinking Water Target Met in Advance of Deadline

The world has met the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target of halving the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water, well in advance of the MDG 2015 deadline, according to a report issued on March 6, 2012 by UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO). Between 1990 and 2010, over two billion people gained access to improved drinking water sources, such as piped supplies and protected wells.

Fri, 03/09/2012 - 16:56 — admin

Food Force: The First Humanitarian Video Game Updated and Free to Download

The World Food Program’s (WPG’s) video game Food Force invites children, and people of all ages, to complete six virtual missions that reflect real-life obstacles faced by WFP in its emergency responses both to the tsunami and other hunger crises around the world.

Sat, 03/03/2012 - 11:36 — admin

Artificial 'Islands' to Protect Cattle from Annual Floods in Bolivia

Small-scale dairy farmers in this remote area of Bolivia's northeastern Amazon region of Beni have a new hope for protecting their livestock from the fierce annual floods that start in December. The answer: artificial hills complete with grass and a feed storage shed, where the cattle can wait out the floods.

Mon, 01/09/2012 - 12:22 — admin

Somalia: MSF Fighting Against Cholera, Measles, and Malnutrition

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is currently battling outbreaks of cholera and measles in and around the town of Marere in southern Somalia.

Tue, 11/08/2011 - 17:57 — admin

UNEP Launches New Online Resource Centre to Reduce Environmental Impact of Relief Work

Humanitarian action and relief efforts save lives and provide essential aid in the aftermath of natural disasters, conflicts and other crises. But despite this critical role, humanitarian actions can result in damage to the environment, which is not often prioritized as a life-saving issue.

Tue, 11/08/2011 - 16:42 — admin

Pakistan: Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and Others Working to Avoid Disease Outbreaks

In the aftermath of a disaster that arrives as suddenly as the flooding in Pakistan did, the immediate impact—the deaths and the injuries—is usually followed by additional health risks caused by the difficult living conditions, the lack of hygiene, and the restricted access to clean water and basic health care services the disaster leaves in its wake.

Tue, 11/08/2011 - 16:41 — admin

Relief Efforts for Flood Victims in Pakistan

A list of humanitarian organizations that are accepting cash donations for flood response efforts in Pakistan can be found at www.interaction.org.

Tue, 11/08/2011 - 16:36 — admin

Billions Pledged for Wholesale Rebuilding of Haiti

Dozens of nations and organizations today pledged almost $10 billion in immediate and long-term aid to help Haiti recover from the recent devastating earthquake, just hours after Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon opened a day-long donors’ conference by calling for the wholesale rebuilding of the country.

Tue, 11/08/2011 - 15:44 — admin

Haitians in UN’s cash-for-work scheme earn income as they help their country

Thousands of Haitians are gaining a semblance of normalcy following the recent devastating earthquake in their homeland by gaining employment and rebuilding their neighborhoods through a cash-for-work scheme run by the United Nations.

Tue, 11/08/2011 - 15:41 — admin

Help for Haiti: Remarks by President Obama on Rescue Efforts in Haiti

At 4:53 p.m. local time on January 12, 2010, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Hispaniola Island, just 15 kilometers (10 miles) southwest of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince.

Tue, 11/08/2011 - 15:39 — admin

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