UN urged to help countries devastated by recent natural disasters to 'build back better'
Oct 25, 2017, at 09:48 am
New York, Oct 25(Just Earth News): Hurricanes Irma, Harvey and Maria may be over, but the devastating impact they had on the countries in their path continues, likewise the effects of successive earthquakes in Mexico, said senior United Nations officials Tuesday, calling for more action at all levels to manage disaster and climate risk and to prepare for future extreme weather events.
Sep 28, 2017, at 04:13 pm
New York, Sept 28(Just Earth News): To help children and families affected by the series of natural disasters that have devastated countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday said it has scaled up its humanitarian response the region.
Sep 21, 2017, at 09:26 pm
New York, Sept 21(Just Earth News): Amid a “devastating season of natural disasters†in the region – widespread catastrophe that extends to Mexico, hit by two destructive earthquakes, and to the southern United States, viciously punished by Hurricane Harvey – the Foreign Minister of the Dominican Republic on Thursday called on the United Nations to consider “new actions we must take, urgently, to counteract extreme climatic phenomena.â€
FAO helps Pakistan cope with natural disasters such as floods, quakes, droughts
Jan 25, 2016, at 02:18 pm
New York, Jan 25 (Just Earth News/IBNS): With Pakistan suffering a multitude of natural disasters each year, including floods, earthquakes, droughts, landslides and avalanches, a United Nations development agency is teaming up with State and provincial authorities to shore up the country's agriculture, among the sectors most affected.
UN seeks support for Colombians affected by conflict
Jun 05, 2014, at 05:14 pm
New York, Jun 5 (IBNS): Thousands of people are forcibly displaced and hundreds killed every month in Colombia, a senior United Nations humanitarian official on Wednesday said, calling for more support for people affected by five decades of armed conflict and natural disasters in the country.
UN wraps up Pakistan visit with calls to support for insecurity
May 09, 2014, at 05:24 pm
New York, May 9 (IBNS): Wrapping up a mission to Pakistan that included time in the country's tribal region, where the protracted suffering of the displaced is "heart-wrenching," a senior United Nations humanitarian official on Thursday stressed the need for more support to millions of people affected by insecurity, natural disasters and chronic malnutrition in the country.
Afghanistan: UN officials visit landslide-hit north-eastern province
May 06, 2014, at 06:19 pm
New York, May 6 (IBNS): Following a visit on Monday to the site of the massive landslide which killed hundreds in north-eastern Afghanistan late last week, two senior United Nations humanitarian officials highlighted the longer-term needs of people displaced by natural disasters in the country, as well as the need for long-term preventive measures.
Ban pushes for 2015 global agreement on disaster risk
Apr 17, 2014, at 05:24 pm
New York, Apr 17 (IBNS): Disaster risk reduction and climate change are closely linked, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday stressed, reiterating to the world community his key priorities through the next year as preparations continue for the 2015 world conference on reducing risk from natural disasters.