Fragility and conflict

This article covers how Libya and other flood-hit countries, especially in conflict zones, could learn a lot from Pakistan, where the plans for recovery from similar floods in 2022 differ in some significant ways.

For the first time, the world faces simultaneous disruptions in two major global maritime trade waterways, with far-reaching implications for inflation and food and energy security.

Disruptions that affect international shipping have the potential to reshape global maritime networks and reconfigure the world trading map. This UNCTAD rapid assessment looks into the situation of global maritime networks and shipping amid crisis.

Tackling these compounding crises and strengthening healthcare could stop the ancient killer spreading into new territories.

Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol urges game-changing solutions to break the vicious loop between climate crisis, conflict, and hunger.

Drawing on emerging best practices, a team provided in-depth training to regional and municipal officials in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao on how to design conflict-sensitive disaster recovery frameworks.

Refugees are both highly exposed and highly vulnerable to climate shocks. Despite this, over 15 million refugees and other persons in need of international protection are in countries whose NAPs do not account for their adaptation needs.

This report investigates the potential differences in preparedness and participation levels of forcibly displaced and stateless persons with disabilities in disaster risk reduction (DRR) compared with host communities.