As climate change makes disasters such as cyclones, floods and droughts more intense, more frequent and striking more places, fewer people are dying from those catastrophes globally because of better ...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has urged governments worldwide to step up investment in disaster resilience, saying it is essential to reduce the impact of future earthquakes and to ...

27 May 2025 — As countries face increasingly steep bills from natural hazards, the true cost of disasters is actually 10 times higher than previously estimated, with far-reaching effects across ...

MANILA, Philippines — Disasters, including those wrought by fiercer storms, are threatening more people and could derail economic progress in the Asia Pacific region if governments don't invest more ...

The defining climate story of 2025 was that they unfolded across regions with very different income levels, governance structures and climate readiness, yet produced strikingly similar failures.

During a press conference Tuesday, the UN World Food Program (WFP) raised concerns about the humanitarian situation worsening in Haiti with the coming hurricane season. The WFP said that political ...

The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction is urging countries to embed ecosystem protection into disaster risk strategies, citing its importance for climate resilience and human well-being. The policy ...

In 2026, 239 million people need urgent humanitarian assistance following a 2025 marked by severe cuts to humanitarian operations and a record number of deadly attacks against aid workers. Wars, ...