Full Coverage: Emergency relief

25.10.2007 A Food for Work initiative by the World Food Programme (WFP) has helped rebuild more than 1,300 kms of rural roads and almost 9,000 kms of bridle paths in quake-affected North Pakistan. Rural roads and pathways connecting the mountainous terrain were destroyed by the 2005 earthquake, cutting people off from relief supplies and medical aid.

21.10.2007 The UN International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction that falls on October 10 calls for strategies to prevent and mitigate natural disasters. Kathambi Kinoti says the role of women has been far less explored considering the huge impact that disasters have had on women’s lives. What lessons have we learnt from past disasters?

04.10.2007 India's first tsunami warning centre became operational on October 1st. Located at the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), at Hyderabad, the centre is now functioning 24/7. India’s southern coast was devastated by the Asian tsunami three years back.

02.10.2007 THE HAGUE, Oct 1 (IPS) - The urban poor are the worst affected by crime, natural disasters and insecurity, says the Global Report on Human Settlements published by UN-HABITAT on World Habitat Day Monday.