Geopolitics
New York : The world is not only facing “a global health pandemic but also a global humanitarian catastrophe”, the UN food relief agency chief told the Security Council on Tuesday via video link. more
Yemen: UN chief hails ‘signs of hope’ in world’s worst man-made humanitarian disaster
New York, Welcoming recent indications that peace talks could resume soon to end Yemen’s brutal civil conflict, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said o ...
Weekly migration of 1.4m to cities can contribute to ‘disasters’
New York, The migration of some 1.4 million people every week to cities around the world “can strain local capacities, contributing to increased risk from natural and human ma ...
Disasters in Americas show challenge of meeting global risk reduction targets – senior UN Official
New York, Mar 8 (Just Earth News): Disasters in the Americas over the past year such as Hurricane Matthew show the challenge the world faces meeting the risk reduction targets established by ...
Opening of UN regional meeting highlights people-centred approach to disaster risk reduction
New York, June 9 (Just Earth News):Disaster risk reduction is everyone's business, a top United Nations official said on Wednesday at the opening of a first-ever high-level meeting on streng ...
