The devastating earthquakes which struck Nepal on 25 April and 12 May affected the lives of 8 million people i.e. almost one-third of the country’s population. In the direct aftermath of the first earthquake, REACH was deployed to Nepal in partnership with the Global Shelter Cluster to coordinate an inter-agency assessment which would enable the […]
On 29th May 2015, in response to the flooding of the Middle Shabelle region in Somalia, REACH, in coordination with the Inter-Cluster Coordination Group (ICCG) and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), triggered a Somalia Initial Rapid Needs Assessment (SIRNA). Funded by the EU Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Department (ECHO) and […]
As part of the Shelter Cluster assessment conducted by REACH in Nepal, in partnership with the IFRC, REACH teams have been on the ground over the past weeks to assist humanitarian actors in responding to the post-earthquakes situation. In this framework, REACH teams examined high relief and very difficult to access terrain, such as the Langtang Mountain […]
Following the devastating earthquake that struck Nepal on Saturday 25 April 2015, REACH teams are on the ground in Kathmandu and affected rural areas to assist actors in the humanitarian response. Initial maps have been produced to show the location of the earthquake, the population of affected areas prior to the disaster and the estimated extents of the damage. REACH has […]
