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22 Nov 2020 GLASGOW, United Kingdom

Increased "Green Economy" Funding Required For Climate Change Resilience, Access To Water

The World's 450 multilateral development banks have jointly pledged to “support the transformation of the global economy and societies towards sustainable and resilient development”. At a first "Finance in Common" Summit, the banks reaffirmed the need to respond to the impacts of COVID-19 and work cooperatively in order to deliver provide the support in each and every country, across the globe...

1 Sep 2020 SANA'A, Yemen

Rain And Flash Floods Leave 300,000 Homeless In Yemen

Three months of torrential rain and flash floods have left an estimated 300,000 people homeless in war-torn Yemen, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said 28 August.Many of those people newly displaced by the floods had already been forced to flee their homes because of the ongoing conflict in the country...

5 Nov 2019 MOGADISHU, Somalia

Flooding Escalates Human Displacement, Disease Risk In Somalia

Over 275,000 people in Somalia have been displaced by heavy rains in October, bringing the number to 575,000 since January following devastating flodds. Insecurity in many regions is making access for humanitarians virtually impossible according to new estimates from the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), and the crisis in rural areas is causing migration to urban areas...

5 Jun 2019 HARARE, Zimbabwe

Drought Forces Zimbabwe To Seek Relief On Power Payments To South Africa

The Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) announced plans June 3 to approach power supplier Eskom of South Africa for relief on a payment plan for power imports as drought hits hydro power production capacity in Zimbabwe.Zimbabwe has had power shortages since 2007 and has relied on imports of over 350 MW from Eskom and about 50 MW from HCB of Mozambique...

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5 Sep 2017 ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia

UN Food Agency Heads Call for Investment to Address Root Causes of Hunger. Trump-Nominated WFP Chief Beasley Slams Saudi Role in Yemen Crisis

The heads of the three food agencies of the United Nations (UN) this week made a joint call for greater investment in long-term activities that strengthen people’s resilience to drought and the impacts of climate shocks.Speaking at the conclusion of a four-day visit to Ethiopia, including to the drought-stricken Somali region, José Graziano da Silva, Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Gilbert F...

11 Nov 2016 NEW YORK, NY, United States

UN Agencies Launch Cholera Vaccination Campaign in Matthew-Hit Parts of Haiti

UN agencies including the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) this week launched a cholera vaccination campaign in areas of Haiti hit hard by Hurricane Matthew last month.“The target population is estimated at 820,000 people over one year of age,” Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN Secretary General, told reporters in New York...

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21 Oct 2016 NEW YORK NY, United States

Haiti Cholera “Underreported”

The extent of the cholera problem in Haiti in the aftermath of this month’s Hurricane Matthew may be underreported, according to David Nabarro, special advisor to the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, in an appeal for more assistance from donor nations.Remote areas of the country remain inaccessible, and political protests over slow aid delivery are exacerbating delivery challenges, Nabarro said October 18th, adding that the agency is concerned that sick people are not being treated...

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12 Oct 2016 NEW YORK NY, United States

United Nations Launches Haiti Emergency Appeal

Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced on 10th October a $120 million USD appeal to fund United Nations aid activities in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti.Ban’s appeal follows United Nations International Childrens Fund (UNICEF) alerts last week about the threat of waterborne diseases to children as the country’s rainy season hits simultaneously with the extreme weather event...

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28 Sep 2016 NEW YORK, NY, United States

UNGA: More on Climate and Disease

Government representatives from a number of developing and least developed countries have spoken at the General Assembly of the United Nations about challenges related to water.A number of speakers expressed concern about the impact of climate change and the lack of sustainable climate financing. Prime Minister Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini of Swaziland said: “The negative impact of climate change has become a thorn in our economy...

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27 Jul 2016 MASERU, Lesotho

Metolong Authority Sets Social and Environmental Plan for Dam

The Metolong Authority (MA), administrators of Lesotho’s newly commissioned Metolong Dam and Water Supply Program, say they have implemented a fully integrated environmental and social protection plan to address the project's effects on people, flora and fauna in the dam’s catchment area.Metolong Dam was commissioned by Lesotho head of state King Letsie III in December 2015...

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8 Jan 2016 OXFORD, United Kingdom

El Niño Puts Unprecedented Strain on Humanitarian Aid System: Oxfam

This year’s unusually strong El Niño will put unprecedented pressure on the global humanitarian system, relief organization Oxfam warned last week. The group said in a statement that according to its estimates, the weather phenomenon could leave tens of millions of people facing hunger, water shortages and disease if action is not taken now to prepare vulnerable people for its effects...

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29 Sep 2015 SAN JOSE, Costa Rica

700,000 Costa Ricans Could Face Water Cuts: Utility

Some 700,000 Costa Ricans should expect daily water cuts of up to 12 hours over the next nine months, as drought drags on in the region, the country’s Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA) announced last week.Forty percent of AyA customers -- nearly 150,000 people in the San Jose metro area, 100,000 in Guanacaste and 60,000 in Atenas and Puriscal, as well as hundreds of thousands more spread throughout the country -- will face water rationing...

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