Earthquakes, hurricanes, volcanic activity and other natural disasters regularly cause destruction and the loss of life in parts of the Caribbean. On the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction marked annually on 13 October, UN Resident Coordinator for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Didier Trebucq and Nahuel Arenas, regional chief of the UN Office for…
That figure translates to an alarming average of 20,000 children uprooted every day. The findings are contained in UNICEF’s latest report, Children Displaced in a Changing Climate, the first ever global analysis of child displacements caused by floods, storms, droughts and wildfires. It also projects future trends for the next three decades. Catherine Russell, UNICEF…
Muhammad Mutahir Khan Singhanvi Pakistan’s worst floods in recent history put more than three million children at increased risk of water-borne diseases, drowning and malnutrition. Heavy rains, floods and landslides have affected many people in Pakistan this year. As soon as the monsoon starts, the flood season also comes in our country and these floods…
