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The New Humanitarian

TNH
Switzerland
News and Media

Mission

The New Humanitarian (formerly IRIN News) strives to put quality, independent journalism at the service of the millions of people affected by humanitarian crises around the world. It reports from the heart of conflicts and disasters to inform prevention and response, and works with on-the-ground correspondents in dozens of countries, as well as with analysts and editors who have intimate knowledge of the sector.

As the trusted news source on humanitarian crises, The New Humanitarian delivers the authentic inside story. Its reporting gives insight to policymakers, practitioners and others who want to make the world more humane. The publication is one of only a handful of newsrooms worldwide specialized in covering crises and disasters — and in holding the aid industry accountable.

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http://www.irinnews.org/
http://www.irinnews.org/fr/
http://arabic.irinnews.org/

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11 May 2015
Noul hits, but Philippines learns the lessons of Haiyan
'Hopefully, the timely preparations and warnings by the state forecasters contributed to the fact that minimal damage was sustained,' presidential spokeswoman Abigail Valte told IRIN. 'The government’s performance in past typhoons shows that we have the capability to keep doing better in terms of disaster risk management and reduction'...
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Published on
12 November 2014
Philippines: What slows Haiyan recovery - Politics or practicality?
President Aquino signed a US$3.73 billion, 8,000-page, eight-volume rehabilitation and recovery master plan in late October, nearly one week before the one year anniversary. The plan, among others, is to build nearly 200,000 homes that can resist storms with 250km per hour winds, and rehabilitate damaged irrigation systems, roads, bridges and sea- and airports...

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The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.

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