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EU to provide €7 million for disaster preparedness in Southern Africa and Indian Ocean region
The EU is supplying €7 million to strengthen the capacity of vulnerable communities...
Over one thousand cholera cases reported following Cyclone Idai
The number of cholera cases continues to rise in Mozambique, following Cyclone Idai....
Housing in Sub Saharan Africa has doubled in quality since 2000, new report finds
A new study has revealed accurate estimates of urban and rural housing quality in...
UN-Habitat provide 79 houses and a community centre to displaced people in Somalia
79 houses and a community centre, funded by the Innovative Solutions for Displacement...
UN DESA warns that thousands of cities worldwide are at high risk of disaster
According to a report by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) titled...
World Bank highlights new ways to measure and address poverty
The World Bank’s 2018 Poverty and Shared Prosperity Report explores how poverty...
World Habitat Day - 1 October 2018
Today, 1st October, marks World Habitat Day. World Habitat Day is celebrated on the...
Largest EU humanitarian programme provides aid to 1.4 million refugees in Turkey
Two years after the launch of the largest humanitarian relief programme in European...
85% of people affected by Fuego’s eruption have lost their livelihood
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has revealed that 85% of people...
Press Release: Florida Man Solo Canoes the Mississippi River to raise $255,200 for ShelterBox
Sarasota, Fla., July 12, 2018 –To provide emergency shelter and supplies to...
Humanitarian situation worsens in Ethiopia
More than 800,000 internally displaced people face extreme weather in Ethiopia. ...
25% of Indian urban population lives in informal homes despite ongoing housing schemes
Although Indian officials intend to meet the deadline to provide housing for every...