Pós-desastres e pós-conflitos

International donors pledge billions for recovery of Darfur

Published in Tuesday April 9th, 2013 In In the media

The International Donor Conference for Reconstruction and Development in Darfur wrapped up today after two days of pledging which organizers had hoped would raise $7.2 billion to cover reconstruction and development of Darfur over a six-year period. According to reports, at least $3.7 billion was pledged.

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Mourning Argentina struggles with flood aftermath

Published in Thursday April 4th, 2013 In In the media

Argentina has been mourning the dead after heavy flash floods. Two days after the initial flooding, rescuers continued their search for missing people.

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Rural Zimbabweans struggle to cope with flooding

Published in Friday March 15th, 2013 In In the media

Local people expect rains in November and December. But this year, they experienced floods in late January and February – traditionally months when they prepare for harvest. And rural communities may not yet have seen an end to their losses. At the beginning of March, the country’s meteorological service warned that more heavy rains were expected late into the month.

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Assessing the effectiveness of World Bank investments – The Gender Dimension

Published in Thursday March 14th, 2013

Today it is widely acknowledged that increasing the gender sensitivity of development aid increases its effectiveness. The report “Assessing the effectiveness of World Bank investments – The Gender Dimension” evaluates the extent to which the World Bank integrates gender concerns into its policies and investments, pointing out structural, financial and policy gaps that risk negatively impacting women in countries with Bank investments.

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Reconstruction of damaged homes and farms in Abyan, Yemen, to cost YR21 billion

Published in Thursday March 14th, 2013 In In the media

The Abyan Reconstruction Fund (ARF) released the results of a survey assessing the extent and costs of damage to homes and farms in Abyan as a result of clashes that have taken place between government forces and the Al-Qaeda affiliated group Ansar Al-Shaira over the past two years.

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Expropriation, no title and no compensation in Haiti

Published in Thursday March 14th, 2013 In Social movement news

Tuesday, as part of the construction of the new administrative city in the heart of the Capital, Jean-Baptiste Clark Neptune, Director General of Taxes (DGI) announced that the compensation process of owners within the perimeter declared of public utility, will begin.

Japan commemorates 2011 great temblor amid slow reconstruction

Published in Tuesday March 12th, 2013 In In the media

Japan on Monday commemorated the second anniversary of 2011 devastated earthquake and tsunami which destroyed the country’s northeast region, while reconstruction programs in the disaster-hit regions are slow and face serious difficulties.
In the National Theatre in central Tokyo, the government held a memorial ceremony Monday afternoon, with attendance of Emperor Akihito, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and people who lost their families in the catastrophe.

Thousands protest in Japan on eve of Fukushima nuclear disaster anniversary

Published in Monday March 11th, 2013 In In the media

Thousands of anti-nuclear protesters have gathered across Japan. The rallies come on the eve of the two-year anniversary of an earthquake and tsunami that caused the Fukushima disaster.
Tens of thousands of people converged on central Tokyo’s Hibiya Park Sunday in opposition to nuclear power. Activists and scholars gave talks and musicians performed before sign-carrying crowds that marched through the government district of Kasumigaseki to parliament.

Some Fukushima evacuees won’t go home

Published in Monday March 11th, 2013 In In the media

Two years after the nuclear disaster in Fukushima, many of the inhabitants of affected areas are reluctant to return despite expensive decontamination efforts. An earthquake and tsunami triggered a nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, 20 kilometers away. There were explosions in several reactors and a blanket of radioactive particles settled over the region like an invisible cloak. After farming the land here for generations, the inhabitants of the valley were forced to evacuate the region.

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Japan marks second anniversary of tsunami

Published in Monday March 11th, 2013 In In the media

Japan has marked the second anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that claimed some 19,000 lives. Anti-nuclear activists protested to demand an end to atomic power in light of the Fukushima disaster.