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Raising the roof: Building resilience through conserving historic homes in the Philippines

·November 16, 2024·5 min read

In July 2022, a magnitude-7.0 earthquake shook the northwestern Philippines, killing 11 people and injuring nearly 600 others. The quake and its aftershocks caused an estimated 1.6 billion pesos ($27.3 million) in damage to infrastructure and agriculture. Among the hardest hit areas was the historic city of Vigan, a UNESCO World Heritage Site...

Cutting disaster risk will boost equality, improve resilience

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·October 16, 2023·2 min read

According to various estimates, up to 75 per cent of extreme weather events are currently connected to climate change, fuelled by carbon emissions. The countries experiencing the greatest losses from disasters are those who contribute the least to the problem. UN figures reveal that from 1970 through 2019, some 91...

Building resilience in Mozambique: A UN Resident Coordinator blog

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·July 9, 2023·5 min read

Leading efforts by 25 UN entities and several partners for the last four years, she has been reflecting on efforts to achieve national sustainable development priorities that tap into Mozambique’s immense resources and potential. © UNCDF/Arete/Lisa Murray Myrta Kaulard, United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Mozambique from July...

First Person: Journeys of resilience in Ukraine

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·April 1, 2023·5 min read

Manfred Profazi, who is based in Vienna, Austria, has been touring some of the regions in Ukraine which have been most seriously affected by over 13 months of conflict following Russia’s full-scale invasion. He has told UN News what he’s been seeing across the devastated country and how IOM has...

LDC5: World leaders back ‘blueprint for recovery, renewal, resilience’ in least developed countries

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·March 10, 2023·5 min read

The Doha Political Declaration was adopted to a round of applause in the plenary hall of the Qatar National Convention Centre, where LDC5 has been under way since 5 March. Ushering in new era of solidarity, and enormous socio-economic benefits for world’s 46 least developed countries, today’s action comes nearly...

After the storm: what an environmental tragedy can teach us about climate resilience and ecosystem restoration |

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·August 12, 2022·19 min read

The mountainous Colombian island of Providencia – which lies midway in the extension of the Caribbean Sea that separates Costa Rica and Jamaica – is home to stunning colours of the sea, lush underwater landscapes, extensive mangrove forests, and even tropical dry forests. The diversity of marine ecosystems and surrounding...

Nigeria: New UN resilience project paves ‘pathway to peace and sustainable development’ |

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·July 15, 2022·2 min read

The Resilience and Social Cohesion project, launched by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and World Food Programme (WFP), will enhance peace, increase livelihood opportunities, and provide education, health, nutrition, child protection, and sanitation support to vulnerable populations in Borno and Yobe states. “This is a pathway to peace and sustainable...