
Saving lives is the goal
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.
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.
The Volcano de Fuego located southwest of Guatemala City erupted on Sunday, June 3. The lava opened a path of destruction on the hillsides. Since then, the volcano has been repeatedly throwing huge pillars of ash and large amounts of pyroclastic material.
A total of 24 highly vulnerable communities located in the Jaltepeque estuary, Jiquilisco bay and the lower Lempa river will have early warning systems to reduce the impact of flooding.
On February 21 and 22, 2018, the "National Workshop for the revision of Warning Thresholds in the main rivers of Honduras" was held. In order to review and calibrate the current warning protocols that will be used in the upcoming 2018 rain and hurricane season.
Didactic materials of the Central American project "Inclusion of people with disabilities and older adults in Disaster Risk Reduction
ASB rapid assessment on the inclusion of people with disabilities and older adults in the humanitarian response to the Rohingya refugee crisis
The play, whose cast is composed of actresses and actors with or without disabilities, presents an issue to which, until now, little to no attention has been paid to, but whose necessity and representation in the media
During the IV Consultative Forum, held on August 24 and 25, 2017 in Panama, the updated version of the PCGIR was presented.