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Typhoon Haiyan - Nov 2013
Nearly 12 million people have been affected by Typhoon Haiyan, one of the worst disasters to hit the Philippines in years. More than 900,000 people remain displaced, according to the UN. A national state of emergency has been declared, with Samar, Leyte, Cebu, Iloilo, Capiz, Aklan and Palawan...
Pakistan floods - July 2010
Heavy monsoon rains at the end of July triggered massive floods that rapidly moved southwards from Pakistan’s northwest, inundating hundreds of villages and claiming more than sixteen hundred lives. More than 14 million people have been affected, with countless others missing, whilst agriculture...
Japan: Earthquake and Tsunami
On Friday 11th March, a 9.0 earthquake occurred off the coast of Japan and caused a massive tsunami. The devastation that has occurred has caused Japan's Prime Minister to declare this the most severe crisis to hit Japan since World War II.
Brothers' Keepers? Media and Forgotten Disasters - February, 2008
Global Hand began this year by attending the International Aid and Trade event in Geneva. Sally Begbie spoke at the meeting on Media and Forgotten Disasters.
An ounce of prevention: The case for Disaster Risk Management - Oct 2008
One dollar spent in disaster prevention, the experts tell us, is worth four dollars spent in disaster response. Business companies have to find the math compelling...
Syrian refugee crisis – January 2014
More than 2 million Syrians have fled the nation's brutal conflict to neighbouring countries such as Jordan and Lebanon, with more streaming across borders daily. The crisis is so immediate that the UN has mounted its biggest ever campaign to give assistance to the hundreds of thousands...
Respond to Ecuador earthquake
Ecuador is urgently in need of help as it reconstructs following the disaster it met, mid-April.
Legacy of Chernobyl: Radiation’s long fingered reach
Two decades after the tragedy at Chernobyl, a tired eeriness still hovers over parts of the Ukraine, the shadow of the nuclear accident still blighting the lives of local people.
Raising the Bar: Media Social Responsibility
This article, originally published two years ago, has now been adapted to include more recent research.
Trade, Aid or Traid? Getting it right with the private sector - May, 2008
We are regularly being asked to broaden Global Hand's services. While retaining our traditional 'matching' activity, many have enquired if Global Hand can support the wider engagement between for-profit and non-profit entities in today's landscape of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and...
Customs Information for the Tsunami Affected Countries - March, 2005
Important changes to tax exemption laws.
Global Hand News - April, 2006
We are often asked what kind of activity we see on Global Hand. So we have drawn up a very brief overview which you, too, are welcome to use if it is helpful.
European Organisations - September, 2003
Are you based in Europe? Working in Europe? Needing European contacts?
Update from Sichuan, China - July, 2008
More than a month after the quake that struck Sichuan province, there is much that Global Hand members can do to help. Currently, there are a reported five million homeless, almost 70,000 dead, and thousands more missing.
South Asia Earthquake REACT Webpage - October, 2005
We have launched a new page in our REACT section, with information on the South Asia earthquake crisis.
Global Hand at DIHAD, Dubai - April, 2008
“Collaboration is not an option, it is a necessity. Only by working together can we further our ability to alleviate suffering, and help to restore a measure of hope and humanity to a world sorely in need of both.” – Sir John Holmes, Under-Secretary General for UNOCHA at the 2008 DIHAD: Dubai...
South Asia Earthquake: Product on Offer - October, 2005
Goods and shipping offered to registered Global Hand members.
New version of Global Hand - January, 2010
Following the launch of the new United Nations site (business.un.org), built by Global Hand, we have re-launched our own website at the end of January, 2010. This happens to fall in the immediate wake of the tragedy in Haiti which is necessitating rapid global response, given the breadth of...