Media Alert: Red Cross deploys to at-risk communities as Cyclone Dineo nears Mozambique: The Mozambique Red Cross has activated preparedness plans in anticipation of Cyclone Dineo, dispatching 350 volunteers and emergency supplies to communities in the its path. Dineo is expected to make landfall later today with hurricane-force winds and heavy rain. The volunteers have been … [Read more...] about Media Alert: Red Cross deploys to at-risk communities as Cyclone Dineo nears Mozambique
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Unique EU programme to benefit refugees and host communities in Kalobeyei
Unique EU programme to benefit refugees and host communities in Kalobeyei: The European Union, The Netherlands, UN partners and Turkana County and national government representatives have launched a ground breaking programme that aims to improve the living conditions of refugees and host communities in Turkana County. The Support to the Kalobeyei Integrated Social and … [Read more...] about Unique EU programme to benefit refugees and host communities in Kalobeyei
Sisters want to showcase the positive side of local communities with online platform
Sisters want to showcase the positive side of local communities with online platform: Tired of the relentlessly negative portrayal of areas like Mitchell’s Plain and Khayelitsha in the media, sisters Michelle and Natasha Talliard have – for starters – launched an online platform through which they want to start rebranding and promoting the positive side of these communities. … [Read more...] about Sisters want to showcase the positive side of local communities with online platform
Humanitarian partners require US$ 310 million to assist crisis-affected communities in Cameroon
Humanitarian partners require US$ 310 million to assist crisis-affected communities in Cameroon: The Government of Cameroon with the United Nations and non-governmental partner organizations launched on 3 January in Yaounde a US$ 310 million response plan to provide life-saving assistance to 1.2 million people in Cameroon’s northern and eastern regions. "Cameroon … [Read more...] about Humanitarian partners require US$ 310 million to assist crisis-affected communities in Cameroon
How the pursuit of carbon and fossil fuels harms vulnerable communities | The Conversation
How the pursuit of carbon and fossil fuels harms vulnerable communities: The Niger Delta, where the rights of humans have been violated in the pursuit of oil. Flickr/Sosialistisk Ungdom (SU)2016 is set to be the hottest year on record. Global temperatures are already 1,2°C above pre-industrial levels, and total reductions in emissions, committed by individual countries, far … [Read more...] about How the pursuit of carbon and fossil fuels harms vulnerable communities | The Conversation
