Disasters and emergency response

Disasters

Viet Nam: Children at risk of malnutrition in aftermath of Typhoon Damrey, reports UNICEF

16 November 2017
United Nations
Access to education and health care / Child rights / Disaster and emergency response NGOs / Disaster preparedness and emergency response policy and administration / Disasters and emergency response funding / families, children and youth development NGOs / Families, children and youth funding / Floods / Food security / Poverty reduction and food securities assistance funding / Poverty reduction and food securities assistance NGOs
children / malnutrition / typhoon

More than a week after Typhoon Damrey battered south-central Viet Nam, assessments by United Nations aid agencies have revealed that vulnerable populations – including children, and pregnant and nursing mothers – in poor and remote areas are still underserved by relief efforts. An estimated 150,000 children ...

 United Nations

UNICEF Issues Statement on Impact of Typhoon Damrey on Children in Viet Nam

9 November 2017
UNICEF Viet Nam
Child rights / Disaster preparedness and emergency response policy and administration / families, children and youth development NGOs / Floods
children / Damrey / storm

Typhoon Damrey that has battered Viet Nam is likely to be one of the worst storms to strike the country’s central southern coastal region in years. According to the latest report from Vietnamese authorities, at least 4 children died and 2 are still missing.Keep reading ...

 UNICEF Viet Nam

Landslides in Mekong Delta could lead to serious flooding

8 November 2017
Vietnamnet
Disaster preparedness and emergency response policy and administration / Floods / Irrigation and water management / Marine and coastal areas / Rivers and lakes / Storms
flood / landslide / Mekong Delta

There are 562 landslide spots in Mekong Delta with total length of over 786 kilometers, according to the General Department of Disaster Prevention and Control.Keep reading ...

 VietNamNet Reporter

Vietnam releases water from brimming reservoirs as APEC summit nears

8 November 2017
Reuters
Disaster preparedness and emergency response policy and administration / Irrigation and water management / Rivers and lakes / Storms
APEC / flood / reservoirs / water

Vietnam released water from seven dangerously full reservoirs on Tuesday to avoid further flooding, after a weekend typhoon killed nearly 90 people. Authorities said particular effort was being made to avoid flooding around the city of Danang, which will host U.S. President Donald Trump, China’s Xi ...

 Mai Nguyen

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