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Children are most vulnerable to the health risks associated with climate related disasters
A new report published in PLoS One Medicine has revealed that infants and children are far more vulnerable to the health effects of climate related disasters than adults. The research, conducted by...
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Employers have a responsibility to keep their employees safe. Our Travel Security Services make it simple to fulfill your duty of care obligations by managing your staff’s travel security in real...
Elections in Mali elevate the kidnap threat to foreign nationals
By Georgina Turner On 29 July Malians went to the polls to cast their vote in the country’s presidential election. The vote took place amidst a turbulent period of ethnic violence and an increasing...
FAO has only received 30% of its 2018 funding requirements and is urgently appealing for support
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has released its mid-year funding update report, revealing the world’s most underfunded crises which require urgent support. Without...
The number of deaths caused by extreme heat could increase dramatically by the end of the century
A new study has found that the death toll from heatwaves could rise by 2,000% in some parts of the world by 2080, with poorer countries disproportionately affected. The study was published in the PLOS Medicine...
Attacks on aid workers are increasing in CAR, reports OCHA
There has been an alarming rise in attacks on aid workers in the Central African Republic (CAR), according to the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The attackers are also...
UNHCR urges international support for Costa Rica as increasing numbers flee Nicaragua
The UNHCR has called for international support for Costa Rica and other Central American countries offering refuge to those fleeing political tension, violence and human rights violations in Nicaragua....
Floods in Myanmar forced more than 100,000 people to flee their homes
Government officials in Myanmar said on Monday that the monsoon flood killed at least 11 people and forced over 100,000 people to flee their homes. Rescuers have taken stranded residents to safe areas by...
Lao DPR damn collapse: fears that death toll could rise
Last week, on 23 July, the Saddle dam D, one of five dams in the XePian Xe-Nam Noy Hydropower project in Lao DPR failed and flooded eight villages along the Xe-Pian River, a tributary of the Se Kong River...
British Virgin Islands launches disaster notification app
The British Virgin Islands has launched a new Disaster Emergency Notification App, developed exclusively for the island. The app called ‘BVI DDM Alert’ was launched by the Department of Disaster...
Over 180,000 people need urgent humanitarian aid in southwestern Syria, says UN
According to Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), there are particular concerns for 55,000 civilians who have been restricted by the extremist group...
UN World Day against Trafficking in Persons
Today, 30th July 2018, marks the UN World Day against Trafficking in Persons. Human trafficking is a crime that exploits people for purposes including forced labour and sex. The International Labour Organisation...
