The sixth session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GP2019) took place in Geneva, Switzerland, from 13 to 17 May 2019, convened and organized by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and hosted by the Government of Switzerland.
From recipients of aid, to agents of change
This week, a team of nine disaster relief volunteers will travel to Mozambique.
If we all, at whatever level, contribute our skills and knowledge, better decisions will be made during an emergency and with the necessary speed. As a result, we can save more lives.
ASB Germany has donated equipment to the Honduran National Civil Protection Authorities (COPECO) for flood early warning.
As part of the Aktion Deutschland Hilft project aimed to reduce the effects of the El Niño phenomenon in Chiquimula, Guatemala, ASB distributed water filters to families, rural schools and a health post.
ASB donated supplies, equipment and processing technology to community seed banks in order to strengthen their processing cycle.
On World Humanitarian Day we introduce you to Sophia Buller, our 26-year-old German partner who tells us why she has decided to take the humanitarian route.
The project, which is implemented by the Chortí Regional Farmers' Association (ASORECH) will immediately benefit 112 indigenous farming families in eastern Guatemala severely affected by the drought, while a broader humanitarian aid program is being prepared.
The VI Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in the Americas, held in Cartagena, Colombia from June 20-22, 2018 highlights the importance of applying an equity, inclusive and participatory approach to disaster risk reduction.
Fundada en 1888, el Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB) es una organización sin fines de lucro, no gubernamental, apolítica y aconfesional. Es una de las principales organizaciones de protección civil y beneficiencia de Alemania. En América Latina, ASB cuenta con una oficina regional ubicada en Managua, Nicaragua, desde la que se apoyan proyectos de desarrollo y ayuda humanitaria en la región.
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