Category: Africa
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Read MoreBuilding Climate-Smart Disaster Law Frameworks for Sustainable Development
Saturday 24 August 2019 Disaster Management Building climate-smart disaster law frameworks for...
Read MoreWomen are the agents of change for climate change in southern Africa
Today South Africa marks Women’s Day. Much like the women being commemorated for the march to the Union Buildings on 9 August 1956, women in southern Africa today may well hold the same flint that lights a “new movement” – climate change. Southern Africa is one of the regions projected to experience the most serious consequences of global warning and the El Niño effect. In 2019, we experienced one of the worst disasters the region has ever seen – Cyclone Idai ravaged communities in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe and continue to rebuild their lives.
Read More“Our homes are shaken” – two weeks on from Cyclone Kenneth
“Our homes are shaken” – two weeks on from Cyclone Kenneth Written and photos by: Matthew Carter...
Read MoreStakeholders Convene Synergy on Effective Disaster Management Aid Localisation
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 A two-day high-level gathering on localisation of effective disaster...
Read MoreLight at the end of the tunnel: displaced persons in Zamai Camp (Cameroon) find a reason to smile
By Mirabelle Enaka Kima, IFRC The long-awaited day has finally arrived: The lives of internally...
Read MoreOpen wounds: Hadja Bintou has never been able to find stability in her new environment after she fled from her village because of violence
By Mirabelle Kima, IFRC It is in the neighbourhood of Sararé Lougueo—in the Far North capital city...
Read MoreCyclone Idai: Giving back to Buzi
Stranded on rooftops for three days as floodwaters rose around their hometown of Buzi, Ismail and...
Read MoreFrom a football fan to a Red Cross first aid trainer
By Mirabelle Enaka Kima, IFRC Guided by his passion for football, Martin Domwa joined Cameroon Red...
Read MoreEarly detection, early action: preventing DRC’s Ebola outbreak from spreading into nearby Uganda
Communities living along the porous borders of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remain at high risk of the spread of Ebola. Thousands cross each day to sell and buy goods, tend to their farm and visit family and friends. With the epicenter of DRC’s largest Ebola outbreak only 100 kilometers away from the Ugandan border, it is crucial to contain and stop the virus from spreading.
Read MoreDelivering health and dignity for mothers and babies in the world’s third-largest refugee camp
Life can be frightening and stressful for pregnant women, new mothers, and families with young...
Read MoreThe five biggest emergencies in Africa we’ve responded to in 2018
In 2018, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent responded to 34 emergencies in...
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