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Scoping early action in Timor-Leste
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Scoping early action in Timor-Leste

The Government of Timor-Leste is strengthening its early warning systems and forecasting capacity with support from the Green Climate Fund, and now a new report jointly compiled by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (also available as a policy brief) recommends that the country’s Civil Protection Authority creates a contingency fund to finance Anticipatory Action alongside, but separate from, the CPA’s annual budget. (Library photo, Timor-Leste Red Cross rescue people affected by Cyclone Seroja in April 2021.)

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With @theGCF & @UNEP support, @FAO & @RCClimate publish report examining potential for new financing mechanism for Anticipatory Action in Timor-Leste; April 2021 file pic, @cvtl_tl volunteers rescue people cut off by Cyclone Seroja; Florence Pichon blog - http://bit.ly/436BrqS

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On the side of HUMANITY.

Today is World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, a day that we recognize the unique role of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, IFRC and ICRC, which together form the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and the unwavering commitment of…

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A handbook for navigating fragility, conflict and violence

Communities beset by fragility, conflict and violence are disproportionately affected by disasters, and specially framed risk reduction in these settings is pivotal to saving lives. But how? A new handbook helps to navigate the challenges and uncertainties of FCV settings. Funded by the German Federal Foreign Office and jointly developed by the IFRC, the ICRC, the German Red Cross and the Climate Centre, it is also available in summary form in French and Spanish.

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A handbook for navigating fragility, conflict and violence

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