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Civil Protection and Civil Defence are the central pillar against natural disasters, catastrophes and emergencies. Volunteers and professionals involved in the resiliency systems need the information to perform better in big emergencies.
Innovation in first aid and rescue at the SAMARITAN Forum 2015
About 200 participants from ten countries convened at the SAMARITAN Forum in Bolzano from 28th to 29th of August 2015
This year’s international Samaritan Forum was focused on innovation in first aid and rescue. The participants also…
Effective tools for coordination, planning and monitoring actions for preventing gender-based…
The Inter-Agency Standing Committee has published an interesting guidelines for volunteers and rescuers, workers in humanitarians NGOs and communities affected by armed conflict.
Empowering women against natural disasters in Bangladesh
World Food Programme project engages 1,800 ultra-poor individuals under a two-year resilience programme where participants, mostly women, take part in food-and-assets for work-and-training activities aimed at disaster risk reduction.
UN seeks communities good at managing disaster risk
UNISDR today launched a search for communities that demonstrate excellence in managing disaster risk to draw attention to the importance of local knowledge in tackling emergencies.
Milipol Paris 2015: Worldwide internal State security exhibition
Paris, 5 May 2015 - From 17 to 20 November 2015, Milipol Paris will welcome decision makers, buyers, suppliers and experts in internal State security at the Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre.
Africa aims for substantial reductions in disaster losses
Africa is the first continent to meet specifically to discuss how to achieve the targets of the Sendai Framework, adopted in March at the World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction.
Africa aims for substantial reductions in disaster losses
Africa is the first continent to meet specifically to discuss how to achieve the targets of the Sendai Framework, adopted in March at the World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction.
Strategic Guidance for Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief
The Strategic Guidance is designed to provide high level guidance for both civil and military actors in the humanitarian assistance and disaster relief arena.
Africa launches global drive for new Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction
RELIEFWEB.INT - Source: UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
Country: World
By Jonathan Fowler
YAOUNDE, 20 July 2015 – Africa this week launches a global drive to apply the new Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, a…
Report says 19.3 million displaced by disasters but 'mother nature not to blame'
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
Country: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sudan, Tonga, World…