Pós-desastres e pós-conflitos

Syrian Families Living Outside Turkish Refugee Camps Face Tough Conditions

Today, Ali lives with his extended family in a cramped, one-story building in this remote suburb of Antakya, where he struggles to find enough money to feed his family, and often fails to make rent.

Ivoirian Refugees Return to Homelessness

Tens of thousands of western Côte d’Ivoire residents who fled deadly election turmoil three years ago have returned home, where survival is a daily struggle as more than half of them remain homeless.

1,000 families homeless in Caloocan fire in Manila

A person died and at least 1,000 families were rendered homeless after a massive fire hit a residential area in Caloocan City on Sunday afternoon.

Slum fire leaves 200 homeless

Red Cross official Issa Premji said those who lost their homes had been temporarily sheltered at a nearby school and church. “We administered first aid to about 20 people with minor injuries and found shelter for families without a place to spend the night,” he said.

Human Rights Standards on Housing, Land and Property rights of populations affected by Typhoon Yolanda

On March 20, 2014, the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing Raquel Rolnik and the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines, made public a joint Human Rights Advisory on Human Rights Standards on Housing, Land and Property rights of populations affected by Typhoon Yolanda.

Villages Flooded As Heavy Rains Weaken Zimbabwe Dam

The Zimbabwean government has appealed to the international community for nearly US$20 million to help evacuate and assist 60,000 people at risk of being swept away by rapidly rising water in a partially constructed dam, following heavy rainfall in the normally drought-prone Masvingo province in the southeast.

Indonesia volcano eruption prompts mass evacuation

A major volcanic eruption in Indonesia has shrouded a large swath of the most heavily populated island in ash, triggering the evacuation of more than 100,000 people and the closure of three international airports.

100,000 evacuated as Indonesia’s Mount Kelud erupts

More than 100,000 people were evacuated from areas where volcanic dust and rocks lay up to eight inches thick after Mount Kelud on Java island exploded.

“Deprival of food, water, shelter and medical care – a method of war in Syria, and a crime against humanity”

A group of United Nations independent experts urged all parties to the Syrian conflict to stop the use of civilian suffering as a method of war.

Four Years After Haiti’s Earthquake, Still Waiting for a Roof

Collecting bottles to recycle is the livelihood of at least a dozen people in this camp that about 800 families call home, located in Carrefour, on the southern edge of Port-au-Prince. Four years after the earthquake, there are still about 300 internally displaced person (IDP) camps mostly scattered around the capital region, and in a large new slum on desertic slopes outside the city.