25
Mar
Continued violence and political unrest in countries including Syria and Afghanistan have forced many thousands of people to flee their homes. After long and often dangerous journey, people are now...
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Author: Focus Europe
25
Mar
“We are protected now, we feel safe, we realize that we are not alone with our fight with natural cataclysms” Zarrina Noyobova, an inhabitant of Qozideh village in Tajikistan suffers...
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25
Mar
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO), a region highly vulnerable to natural hazards, has a long history of being negatively impacted by the effects of disasters. Avalanche is among many other hazards...
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12
Mar
The Khurdopin Glacier is among the four threating glaciers of Shimshal valley in Pakistan. The glacier is surrounded by high mountains and wide glaciers, making it a natural beauty, a...
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12
Mar
The India Search And Rescue Team (SART) held a refresher training for its members in September 2018. Prior to this training, the SART team had screened and trained nine new...
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12
Mar
Amrapur, Bhalchel and Virpur, three villages in the coastal region in southern Gujarat, have been a part of Aga Khan Agency for Habitat India’s (AKAH India’s) community-based disaster risk reduction...
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07
Mar
The serene landscapes of Tajikistan are prone to natural disasters, both as a result of climate change and its location along a seismic rift. Following a 7.6 magnitude earthquake in...
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07
Mar
In August, the biggest storm to hit the US mainland in 13 years arrived on the Texas coast. Hurricane Harvey caused unprecedented flooding in Houston, USA, the nations forth largest...
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07
Mar
In June 2016, Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS) delivered vital food supplies provided by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to 327 households, or 1,547 individuals in the Wakhan Corridor...
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07
Mar
Afghanistan has been devastated by both natural and man-made disasters, affecting thousands of people across the country. In June 2016, the remote region of Badakhshan suffered a severe food shortage as...
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