Natural Disasters

Natural Disasters http://www.casques-rouges.org/en/category/cat%C3%A9gories-tagen/natural-disasters The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en New technologies in to serve humanitarian action http://www.casques-rouges.org/en/espace-presse/revues/new-technologies-serve-humanitarian-action <p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves /> <w:TrackFormatting /> <w:DoNotShowRevisions /> <w:DoNotPrintRevisions /> <w:DoNotShowMarkup /> <w:DoNotShowComments /> <w:DoNotShowInsertionsAndDeletions /> <w:DoNotShowPropertyChanges /> <w:HyphenationZone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:PunctuationKerning /> <p><a href="http://www.casques-rouges.org/en/espace-presse/revues/new-technologies-serve-humanitarian-action">read more</a></p> Haiti IT Missing Natural Disasters Red Helmets Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:36:25 +0200 sarah 1526 at http://www.casques-rouges.org Natural disasters cost 380 billion dollars to the world economy in 2011 http://www.casques-rouges.org/en/news/natural-disasters-cost-380-billion-dollars-world-economy-2011 <p>This total amount is the "minimum" evaluated and overtakes the 2005 last record of 75%, the year when the hurricane Katrina laid waste to the United States, specified the UN representative, <a href="http://www.lemonde.fr/sujet/b2e8/margareta-wahlstrom.html" target="_blank">Margareta Wahlström</a>.</p> <p> </p><p><a href="http://www.casques-rouges.org/en/news/natural-disasters-cost-380-billion-dollars-world-economy-2011">read more</a></p> http://www.casques-rouges.org/en/news/natural-disasters-cost-380-billion-dollars-world-economy-2011#comments Global Warming Natural Disasters Red Helmets Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:50:18 +0100 sarah 1533 at http://www.casques-rouges.org The tropical tempest Washi caused more than 1.000 deaths in Philippines http://www.casques-rouges.org/en/news/tropical-tempest-washi-caused-more-1000-deaths-philippines <p> </p> <p>The poorest layers of the population, living in flimsy housing at the water's edge, were particularly touched by the catastrophe. Millions of people are, as a consequence, homeless and lack food or clothes. At the same time, more than 280.000 people would be displaced, 40.000 could be sheltered in temporary housing centers.</p> <p> </p><p><a href="http://www.casques-rouges.org/en/news/tropical-tempest-washi-caused-more-1000-deaths-philippines">read more</a></p> http://www.casques-rouges.org/en/news/tropical-tempest-washi-caused-more-1000-deaths-philippines#comments Natural Disasters Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100 sarah 1536 at http://www.casques-rouges.org After Sunday's violent quake, Turkey goes on trying to save lives, while the death toll rises and rises http://www.casques-rouges.org/en/news/after-sundays-violent-quake-turkey-goes-trying-save-lives-while-death-toll-rises-and-rises <p> </p> <p>The quake, measuring 7.2, hit the eastern part of Turkey on Sunday. It devastated Van’s area, and the death and material tolls don’t stop rising. Already 459 people are reported dead, 1.350 injured. And it is still impossible to measure how many are missing.</p> <p> </p><p><a href="http://www.casques-rouges.org/en/news/after-sundays-violent-quake-turkey-goes-trying-save-lives-while-death-toll-rises-and-rises">read more</a></p> http://www.casques-rouges.org/en/news/after-sundays-violent-quake-turkey-goes-trying-save-lives-while-death-toll-rises-and-rises#comments Natural Disasters Red Helmets Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:31:17 +0200 sarah 1444 at http://www.casques-rouges.org TV5 Monde invites Nicole Guedj to the show "Francophonie & Solidarité" http://www.casques-rouges.org/en/espace-presse/revues/tv5-monde-invites-nicole-guedj-show-francophonie-solidarit%C3%A9 <div class="gmail_quote"><a href="http://www.tv5.org/cms/chaine-francophone/info/Les-dossiers-de-la-redaction/sommet-francophonie-montreux-octobre-2010/p-13461-Francophonie-En-direct-du-sommet-de-Montreux.htm?page=2">Accéder à la vidéo de l'émission.</a></div> <p><a href="http://www.casques-rouges.org/en/espace-presse/revues/tv5-monde-invites-nicole-guedj-show-francophonie-solidarit%C3%A9">read more</a></p> In the Press Natural Disasters Red Helmets Mon, 08 Nov 2010 15:24:24 +0100 sarah 1122 at http://www.casques-rouges.org After Haiti, the creation of Red Helmets at the UN is a compulsory step to a new humanitarian governance http://www.casques-rouges.org/en/news/after-haiti-creation-red-helmets-un-compulsory-step-new-humanitarian-governance <p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves /> <w:TrackFormatting /> <w:PunctuationKerning /> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas /> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF /> <p><a href="http://www.casques-rouges.org/en/news/after-haiti-creation-red-helmets-un-compulsory-step-new-humanitarian-governance">read more</a></p> http://www.casques-rouges.org/en/news/after-haiti-creation-red-helmets-un-compulsory-step-new-humanitarian-governance#comments Conference Haiti In the Press Natural Disasters Red Helmets the Manifesto Thu, 28 Oct 2010 10:42:55 +0200 sarah 1116 at http://www.casques-rouges.org The Red Helmets Foundation attended the Open World Forum in Paris http://www.casques-rouges.org/en/news/red-helmets-foundation-attended-open-world-forum-paris <div> <div id="magicdomid10"> <p><a href="http://www.casques-rouges.org/en/news/red-helmets-foundation-attended-open-world-forum-paris">read more</a></p> http://www.casques-rouges.org/en/news/red-helmets-foundation-attended-open-world-forum-paris#comments Missing Natural Disasters Wed, 06 Oct 2010 10:36:41 +0200 sarah 1076 at http://www.casques-rouges.org The Red Helmets Foundation shares the sorrow of Mexican flood victims families http://www.casques-rouges.org/en/news/red-helmets-foundation-shares-sorrow-mexican-flood-victims-families <p> <meta charset="utf-8"> </meta> </p><p><a href="http://www.casques-rouges.org/en/news/red-helmets-foundation-shares-sorrow-mexican-flood-victims-families">read more</a></p> http://www.casques-rouges.org/en/news/red-helmets-foundation-shares-sorrow-mexican-flood-victims-families#comments Natural Disasters Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:07:37 +0200 sarah 1080 at http://www.casques-rouges.org International Day of the Disappeared http://www.casques-rouges.org/en/news/international-day-disappeared <p><span class="author-g-gobwr9vup8nje7b8">The causes of disappearances are numerous; they go from armed conflicts to natural catastrophes. During the last decade, floods, earthquakes and hurricanes are responsible for the major part of disappearances.</span></p><p><a href="http://www.casques-rouges.org/en/news/international-day-disappeared">read more</a></p> http://www.casques-rouges.org/en/news/international-day-disappeared#comments Missing Natural Disasters Red Helmets Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:04:16 +0200 sarah 1049 at http://www.casques-rouges.org Floods in Pakistan: Report and Perspectives http://www.casques-rouges.org/en/news/floods-pakistan-report-and-perspectives <p><span class="author-g-j0w0n62d136whd8h">T</span><span class="author-g-gobwr9vup8nje7b8">he Pakistani government</span><span class="author-g-j0w0n62d136whd8h"> stated that</span><span class="author-g-gobwr9vup8nje7b8"> the toll is already heavy</span><span class="author-g-j0w0n62d136whd8h">:</span><span class="author-g-gobwr9vup8nje7b8"> at least 1600 </span><span class="author-g-j0w0n62d136whd8<p><a href="http://www.casques-rouges.org/en/news/floods-pakistan-report-and-perspectives">read more</a></p> http://www.casques-rouges.org/en/news/floods-pakistan-report-and-perspectives#comments Natural Disasters ONU Red Helmets Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:17:32 +0200 sarah 1046 at http://www.casques-rouges.org