27 11 2020 | Préparation aux catastrophes, Uncategorized
Tropical storm Alicia heralded the start of cyclone season in the south-west Indian Ocean. As in previous years, PIROI is again active in assisting local populations and the region’s Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies with disaster preparedness. This year...
24 11 2020 | Préparation aux catastrophes, Show, Uncategorized
Red Cross volunteers were at Piton St-Leu on 18 November for the Paré pas Paré project, raising children’s awareness about natural risks and COVID-19. Hot on the heels of the successful new outreach strategy that has been tailored to the current health crisis...
13 10 2020 | Mayotte, PIROI, Préparation aux catastrophes, Show
The United Nations General Assembly has designated October 13 as the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. The aim is to promote a global culture of prevention, mitigation and preparedness. The intensification and increasing complexity of disasters...
23 07 2020 | 2020, Comoros Red Crescent, Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Response, Disaster Risk Reduction, La Réunion, Madagascar, Malagasy Red Cross, Maurice, Mauritius, Mauritius Red Cross, PIROI, PIROI Center, Préparation aux catastrophes, Réponse aux catastrophes, Seychelles, Seychelles Red Cross, Show, Union of the Comoros
PIROI-member National Societies have received assistance with their disaster preparedness and response work for a number of years already. Until now most of this support has been provided at central level, with capacity-building focusing on Red Cross/Red Crescent head...
6 04 2020 | 2020, Formations, PIROI, PIROI Center, Préparation aux catastrophes, Risques sanitaires, Show
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that can cause various illnesses in humans. The new coronavirus is called SARS-CoV-2. It is a new type of coronavirus that can affect people and it was detected for the first time in December 2019, in the city of Wuhan,...
3 01 2020 | 2019, 2019, Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Response, Fédération Internationale des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge (FICR), Madagascar, Malagasy Red Cross, PIROI, PIROI Center, Préparation aux catastrophes, Réponse aux catastrophes, Show
After passing close to Mayotte, tropical cyclone Belna struck the west coast of Madagascar on 9 December 2019. Malagasy Red Cross (MRC) and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement quickly took action to meet the needs of communities affected by the...
