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Dubai [UAE], March 16 (ANI/NewsVoir): RAK Hospital, a premier healthcare facility in the UAE in association with ARISE UAE launched the Middle Easts first-ever comprehensive Online COVID-19 Rehabilitation Program, which will be offered to patients suffering from long COVID symptoms, completely free of cost. ARISE, the Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies is a network of private sector entities led by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). According to the World H...

Technical note: Linking Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) - Practical tools, approaches and case studies Format IMPORTANT OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS Recently, the approach to hazardous events has undergone a considerable shift, away from reactive activities focused on managing and responding to events and towards a more proactive process of emergency and disaster risk management (DRM). The ultimate goal of this shift in focus is to prevent new and re...

Women at the table: how women leaders are driving pandemic recovery to achieve an inclusive and equal future for all Format © UNDRR The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Women’s International Network for Disaster Risk Reduction (WIN DRR), UN Women and UNDRR’s Regional Office for Asia and Pacific hosted an online discussion with some of the Asia-Pacific regions most accomplished women in the field. The event distilled decades of experience in governance and resilienc...

Dubai: As COVID-19 patients recover from the virus, they struggle with long-term physical, mental and nutritional deficits that sap their strength and their ability to resume normal life remains suspended or limited for a fairly long time. About 30 per cent of all COVID-19 patients suffer from long-term physical and mental after-effects such as anxiety, fatigue, exhaustion, weakness, sense of isolation, anger apart from debilitating physical complaints. These have been identified by the World H...

Posting Title: INTERN - ENVIRONMENT AFFAIRS, I (Temporary Job Opening) Job Code Title: INTERN - ENVIRONMENT AFFAIRS Department/Office: United Nations Environment Programme Duty Station: PANAMA CITY Job Opening Number: 21-Environmental Affairs-UNEP-150774-J-Panama City (O) United Nations Core Values: Integrity, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity Organisational Setting and Reporting The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the glo...

Source: World Meteorological Organization The tenth anniversary of the earthquake, Tsunami and nuclear accident in Japan is being marked by ceremonies to mourn the victims and reflection on lessons learned, including stronger multi-hazard early warning systems and environmental emergency response coordination, to prevent a future tragedy. “Today is a solemn day of remembrance for the 18,400 people who died or are still missing as a result of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami ten yea...

Disaster preparedness is key, 10 years on from Japan quake and tsunami: UN Format The UN chief urged countries to make sure they invest the funds necessary to prevent and manage disasters, in a solemn message of remembrance on Wednesday for the 18,400 people who died or are unaccounted for, due to the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan exactly ten years ago. Known officially as the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, António Guterres expressed his condolences, “to those who contin...

English News and Press Release on World about Disaster Management, Gender and Epidemic; published on 08 Mar 2021 by UNDRR

How the integration of health and disaster risk reduction can set Asia-Pacific on a path towards resilience Format Author Omar H. Amach The COVID-19 pandemic was in many an unexpected event that caught the world off guard. The World Economic Forums 2020 Global Risks Report, for example, did not include pandemics in its list of 10 most likely risks. However, while the pandemic was unexpected, it was not unavoidable. A number of global framework and guidelines were developed in recent years to pr...

Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) hosts The International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (ICDRI) 2021 ANI | Updated: Mar 04, 2021 17:15 IST New Delhi [India], March 4 (ANI/PRNewswire): Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) in partnership with member countries, organizations and institutions host the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Inf...