To better prepare and support vulnerable people and governments during disasters, @WFP Southern Africa is training its staff to fly drones to improve ground assessments
...ggling communities.
The Government of Malawi has declared a state of natural disaster in the 10 most-affected districts.
In response, WFP is providing immediate lifesaving fo...
A few days after the cyclone, WFP visited Chigwirigwidi village in Traditional Authority Nazombe in the district of Phalombe, one of the most affected districts. The village sits at the bottom of a...
Devastation caused by cyclone Freddy is a ‘wake-up call on the climate crisis’. Sure to deepen hunger in the region, Freddy reflects the dangers of intense weather events that are likely to become ...
الألغام الأرضية لا تزال تحصد الأرواح في شمال شرق سوريا
يكشف تقرير جديد لأطباء بلا حدود واقع الإصابات الناجمة عن الألغام الأرضية والذخائر غير المنفجرة والمتفجرات المهملة في شمال شرق سوريا.
وخلال عام واحد فقط، تلقّى أكثر من 215 مصابًا العلاج في مستشفى د...
...role can postal networks play in helping communities prepare for and respond to disasters?
In this interview, Bino Gofhaone Merafhe from BotswanaPost shares how the organization i...
Desminado Humanitario en Cajibío, Cauca
• 1.005 personas beneficiadas directamente del proyecto.
• 29.897 m² despejados por sospecha de contaminación de Artefactos Explosivos.
• 34 artefactos explosivos neutralizados.
• 552 kilómetros ...
Caribbean: When the Next Storm Comes, the Money Is Already in Place
...redit from the World Bank. The idea is simple: the financing is arranged before disaster strikes, so that the moment a government declares a national emergency, pre-approved funds ...
Fire safety is not just about extinguishers—it’s about planning, design, and governance. During the recent World Habitat Day 2025 event, Former Joint Secretary of MoUD, Dwarika Shrestha, shared cri...
Partnership is central to long-term adaptation in atoll nations.
Through the Accelerating Atoll Adaptation (Triple-A) Initiative, ADB is working with Kiribati, Maldives, Marshall Islands, and Tuva...
Along Bangladesh’s climate-vulnerable coast, women are turning resilience into opportunity. Through safe water, rainwater harvesting and climate-resilient livelihoods, the GCA Project by UNDP and M...
Children in Nepal are learning to survive floods in virtual reality | UNDRR
...nts are stepping into virtual reality to learn how to prepare for floods before disaster strikes.
Inside a digital version of their own school, they explore:
🏫 School grounds
🚪 Ev...
El video compila una serie de acciones emprendidas por el proyecto "Anticípate Ante Desastres Alausí", para la preparación de comunidades más resilientes en zonas altamente vulnerables a desastres ...
Remembering disasters, strengthening resilience.
From Typhoon Haiyan and the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami to flood...
Albay is one of the Philipinnes’s most disaster-prone provinces endangered by by volcanic activity or typhoons. Local government frontliner...
...tributed to the following areas: Housing, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Livelihoods. Through the construction of resilient houses to withs...