13 Jan 2017
The World Risk Report 2016 analyses the role that infrastructure plays in shaping a country’s disaster risk. The World Risk Index, calculated by the University of Stuttgart, is an integral part of the report as it ranks 171 countries according to ...
Tags: Research, Risk Assessment, Risk Transfer and Disaster Management
25 Nov 2014
UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman is in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for a five-day visit to assess the situation of women and children amidst what is widely seen as Africa’s worst humanitarian crisis. Here is the first in a seri...
Tags: Video
02 Jan 2019
After a massive influx of refugees from Myanmar into Cox’s Bazar district, Bangladesh, an Environmental Field Advisor (EFA) has been deployed to help cope with the environmental impact and ensure emergency response activities do not further exa...
Tags: Case Study, Post-Disaster Recovery, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)