Vital role of children and youth in disasters
Earlier this month, I led ChildFund’s delegation to the United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai, Japan. I was lucky enough to make a presentation on the “Ignite!”…
Families left homeless after Cyclone Pam
“I was in a community shelter with my parents. When the strong wind came it was very noisy, I was afraid. Then my sisters and I fell asleep. Next morning we came to our house and it was destroyed. My…
Update: Cyclone Pam emergency response
Sixty per cent of Vanuatu`s entire population has been affected by Cyclone Pam, one of the strongest cyclones ever to hit the South Pacific. Pam has destroyed thousands of homes, devastated…
Ebola one year on: Hope is returning
23 March marks one year since the World Health Organisation (WHO) officially declared an Ebola outbreak in the West African country of Guinea. A week later, neighbouring Liberia confirmed its first…