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21 March 2013 - 11:03amWhat is Humanitarian Kiosk? One of the challenges faced by humanitarian workers is access to timely, relevant and accurate information. New technology provides an opportunity for humanitarian workers to develop better ways to access and share this information, and get aid to those who need it... -
15 March 2013 - 6:42pmWhen one of the most technologically sophisticated countries in the world is hit by a triple emergency, should we count on web platforms and social media to deliver lifesaving information? Not necessarily, according to a new report by Internews into the communications aspects of the 2011 earthquake,... -
8 March 2013 - 4:44pmOn 11 March 2011, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake followed by a series of massive tsunamis killed more than 15,000 people in Japan’s Tohoku region, and left some 2,600 people missing. Two years later, approximately 315,000 people remain displaced across the country. As the country commemorates the second... -
6 September 2012 - 2:23pmThe World Humanitarian Day (WHD) 2012 campaign is being hailed as the most successful yet due to its massive social outreach, which resonated in the world’s most disaster-prone region: Asia and the Pacific. This year’s campaign, which was launched in advance of WHD (19 August), made social... -
20 March 2012 - 7:51pmOn 11 March 2011, Japan experienced one of the worst natural disasters in its history. The Great East Japan Earthquake claimed nearly 16,000 lives and destroyed some 128,000 homes and buildings. More than 3,200 people are still missing. Prior to the one-year anniversary commemorations, the Head of the OCHA...
