The massive earthquake that has struck Nepal on Saturday 25th April 2015 has resulted in thousands of people affected and over 3,000 deaths. Humanitarian needs are increasing by the hour, with an immediate reported need for shelter solutions and medicines. To support the humanitarian response, an emergency REACH team (with staff coming from Geneva, South Sudan and […]
In the aftermath of Severe Tropical Cyclone Pam that has struck Vanuatu on the evening of March 13, 2015, two members of the REACH team have been deployed to support the Global Shelter Cluster response. Data collection has focused on three main areas. At the pre-emergency level, REACH team has been recording shelter and settlements situation […]
In the framework of REACH partnership with the Global Shelter Cluster (GSC), two members of the REACH team have been deployed to Vanuatu to support the Shelter Cluster response in the aftermath of Severe Tropical Cyclone Pam. Vanuatu consists of 83 main islands (63 of them are permanently inhabited) that are divided in 6 provinces (Torba, […]
Voices from the Field : Featured Report Bangladesh : This report is the culmination of an interagency assessment conducted in areas of Bangladesh affected by Tropical Storm Mahasen in May 2013. The assessment was coordinated by the Government of Bangladesh and the Shelter, WASH and Early Recovery Clusters with technical support from IFRC and REACH. The […]
