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First Person: Voices of the forgotten in Haiti, ‘crying out in the silence of distress’

·March 4, 2025·3 min read

Armed groups now control much of the capital, Port-au-Prince, including key roads leading in and out of the city, making it nearly impossible for people to find safety. For the past 14 years, Rose, a humanitarian worker with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), has been on the ground, helping...

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·October 12, 2023·3 min read

Destructive droughts and heavy rains are causing harm, while melting snow and glaciers heighten flood risks and endanger long-term water security. The UN weather agency’s State of Global Water Resources 2022 report emphasizes the need to better understand freshwater resources and urges a fundamental policy shift. It calls for enhanced...

First Person: Voices of the forgotten in Haiti, ‘crying out in the silence of distress’

WMO: Stocktake of water resources needed as global hydrological cycle is in distress