News & Updates
06 December 2018
European Union provides assistance to 17,500 affected by cyclone Gaja
The European Union (EU) has allocated €105,000 to help victims affected by cyclone Gaja which hit parts of Tamil-Nadu, India in November this year. About 17,500 people will directly benefit from aid in the worst-affected areas of Thiruvarur, Thanjavur and Nagapattinam. In collaboration with the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS),...
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04 December 2018
Four countries pledge more than $215 million to strengthen healthcare systems in Myanmar
The United States, Switzerland, Sweden and the United Kingdom have collectively committed more than $215 million to improving the health of the most vulnerable in Myanmar through the UNOPS-managed Access to Health Fund. In Myanmar, people in hard to reach places and conflict zones are more likely to experience poor...
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21 November 2018
Dengue fever cases have tripled in Dhaka, the most deadly year to date
Dhaka, Bangladesh is currently experiencing an explosion of dengue fever cases, making it the deadliest year since records began in 2000. In Dhaka, dengue season typically begins in June during the monsoon season and ends by September. However, the number of recorded cases has tripled this year and the dengue...
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20 November 2018
22.5 million children out of school, with girls worst affected
According to the 2015 Oslo Summit on Education and Development, Pakistan was considered “among the world’s worst performing countries in education.” The government highlighted that approximately 22.5 million children are out of school. Statistics have shown that 32 percent of school aged girls are out of school, compared to 21...
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08 November 2018
Chennai’s residents suffer extreme water crisis
Last month, Chennai’s water delivery system went on strike to protest their restricted access to groundwater. This worsened the existing water crisis effecting the city and country. A report earlier this year by the government policy think tank, NITI Aayog, warned that India was suffering its worst water crisis in...
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29 October 2018
one month after fatal earthquake and tsunami Sulawesi is inundated with rain
A month after an earthquake and tsunami devastated Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island, heavy rainfall has ravaged the area while 220,000 remain homeless, according to a report by Save the Children. The heavy rains have sparked fears of a potential outbreak of disease while also complicating relief efforts, warns Save the Children’s...
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24 October 2018
New solutions needed in Mekong Delta flooding
In the Mekong Delta, local authorities are currently taking action to prevent flooding caused by high tides during the annual flood season. Within the last few years, Cần Thơ City and the delta’s provinces have been negatively affected by the high tides. It is estimated that peak tide is forecasted...
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10 October 2018
Mobile teachers trained by Save the Children to improve education in Myanmar
Due to civil war and political tension, 75,000 children of the Karen people in Myanmar have missed out on an education, Theirworld report shows. But a new project, created by Save the Children, has been training people to become mobile teachers to educate children in their homes in the hopes...
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03 October 2018
Devastating sequence of natural disasters in Indonesia brings death toll to 1,407
The confirmed death toll from the earthquake and tsunami that struck Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island has risen to 1,407, the Disaster Mitigation Agency said on Wednesday. Over 2,500 people were injured and officials worry the death toll will rise when the full scale of destruction is determined and the missing are...
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01 October 2018
Death toll rises to over 800 in Indonesia
On Friday, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck north of Palu, Indonesia, leaving hundreds dead and causing deadly tsunami waves that reached heights of up to 10 metres in the following hours. As the death toll rises to over 840 people, officials and international organisations are rushing to provide aid to...
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24 September 2018
Philippines hit with deadly landslides after super typhoon
Landslides caused by the severe rains of super Typhoon Mangkhut have killed dozens of people in the Philippines. This weekend, a steep slope in a quarrying community in Naga City, Cebu, collapsed and buried 60 houses in at least eight feet of mud. The death toll from Typhoon Mangkhut reached...
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17 September 2018
Architects in Delhi get creative in addressing air pollution
Dubai-based architecture firm Znera proposed a plan to address the rampant air pollution and smog in Delhi that continues to characterise the Indian capital. Although still just a concept, Najmus Chowdhry, principal architect at Znera, is hopeful about the potential of initiatives like The Smog Project: “It’s easy to think...
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17 September 2018
Typhoon Mangkhut makes landfall in Southeast Asia as largest storm this year
Over the weekend, Typhoon Mangkhut made its way through the Philippines to mainland China, killing dozens along the way. The storm reached Hong Kong on Sunday and is expected to weaken and move inland of western Guangdong on Monday. The storm first made landfall in Cagayan province on northeast Luzon...
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12 September 2018
Typhoon Mangkhut makes it way towards Southeast Asia
After rain inundated India and Typhoon Jebi ravaged Japan, millions of people in Southeast Asia are now bracing for Typhoon Mangkhut. The storm, known locally in the Philippines as Ompong, is expected to make landfall Saturday morning. The strength of Typhoon Mangkhut is being compared to that of a Category...
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05 September 2018
Japan hit with strongest typhoon in 25 years
With heavy rains and reported wind speeds of up to 172km/h, Typhoon Jebi is the strongest typhoon Japan has seen in 25 years. The storm made landfall around noon on Tuesday local time and continued its path of destruction across Japan’s main island of Honshu. Local media reported that the...
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03 September 2018
Kerala threatened with epidemic of ‘rat fever’ after severe flooding
Torrential rains have led to the worst flood Kerala, India has seen in a century. Over one million people were evacuated from their homes during this national crisis, and officials believe that more than 360 people were killed as a result of the floods. In addition to recovering from the...
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22 August 2018
Strong aftershock hits Lombok 2 weeks on
Over the last 24 hours over ten magnitude 5 aftershocks have hit the Indonesian Island of Lombok, which has been experiencing a heightened level of seismic activity since a magnitude 7 earthquake struck on August 5th. To date, 550 people have been killed by the earthquakes and a significant area...
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21 August 2018
One year on, conditions in Cox’s Bazar are “grossly inadequate”
This August marks the one year anniversary of the start of the Rakhine crisis which forced around 1 million Rohingya Muslims to flee their homes in Myanmar, over 700,000 of which now live in Cox’s Bazar refugee camp. The Cox’s Bazar camp stretches across 6,000 acres and has a population...
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20 August 2018
Rohingya women and girls in Bangladesh urgently need more funding, urges Oxfam
Oxfam has found that Rohingya women living in refugee camps in Bangladesh miss out on aid, are developing health problems and are at a greater risk of abuse due to unsuitable or unsafe camp facilities. As a result, Oxfam is calling for 15% of new funding to be designated to...
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20 August 2018
Thousands displaced by flooding in Kerala, India
Flooding in the Indian state of Kerala has killed 324 people with the death toll expected to rise. Torrential rains and strong winds have been affecting the country for three weeks and the region has 30% more rain than its annual average. As Kerala’s rainy season typically lasts till November...
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