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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...
From pre-boarding to landing back home, we take care of your safety
Employers have a responsibility to keep their employees safe. Our Travel Security...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
British Virgin Islands launches disaster notification app
The British Virgin Islands has launched a new Disaster Emergency Notification App,...
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...
UN World Day against Trafficking in Persons
Today, 30th July 2018, marks the UN World Day against Trafficking in Persons. Human...