UN Launches Web Site on Humanitarian Early Warning

United Nations humanitarian agencies and partners of the Inter Agency Standing
Committee (IASC) has launched a new humanitarian early warning service Web site, HEWSweb. The Web site displays the latest forecasts, reports and alerts on drought, floods, tropical storms, locust infestation, El Nino, earthquakes and volcanic activity. It has dedicated pages for each of these natural hazards, including additional references and resources. In the near future, HEWSweb will also offer the opportunity to access and share information on sociopolitical crises.
HEWSweb represents a humanitarian partnership project developed by the
IASC to foster enhanced humanitarian preparedness, and it is supported by a
variety of partners including the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),
the UN World Food Programme (WFP), the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the UN
refugee organization (UNHCR), UN Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Office
for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the World Health
Organization (WHO), the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), as well as a consortium of international non-governmental organizations.
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