Around the world, people are finding new ways to remove the barriers to fundamental rights. UNFPA is partnering with innovators to accelerate progress for women and girls. More in this collection of stories. Dune-fixing in Madagascar: A line in the sand for extreme weather. Since , WFP has helped fix 36, hectares of sand dunes in southern Madagascar.
This involves planting three kinds of flora whose roots sink into the sand and stop dunes from moving. But sand and wind movements are not the only symptoms of extreme weather, worsened by climate change. The sea is changing and fishing conditions have deteriorated. WFP is considering extending this project to other coastal areas in the country. Skip to main content. Toggle navigation Welcome to the United Nations. A Bangladeshi garment worker wearing a face mask while producing clothing to be sold on major overseas markets.
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FAO will buy the majority of the seeds and so the hard work of one farming community will benefit others, and especially vulnerable communities. This approach is building resilience and helps farmers to recover when a natural disaster like an earthquake strikes. I love working with farmers; they are always committed to their land. They work hard and fight on despite many setbacks. They believe in the future of Haiti and I am proud to support them as they continue to develop.
Faces of Recovery: A step forward with cacao. Personally, I lost some livestock and part of my garden. The walls of my house were also cracked.
I was able to survive on my meagre reserves. Four months after the earthquake, we can say that our lives have improved, as we are able to sell our cocoa easily to Kaleos, a Haitian company. However, more training would allow us to improve our production and to add value to the product.
This will bring more jobs and additional income for all small producers in the area. Faces of Recovery: Opportunities after the earthquake. We're still assessing to what extent sanitation blocks in our schools were damaged by the earthquake. The school that we are at today was not affected, however it did receive around 10 to 15 new pupils whose houses were destroyed in the center of town whose parents relocated to where we are now.
It is a big problem when a lot of students relocate to new schools because there are increased needs and so more pressure is put on the sanitation facilities; there's less soap, toilet paper and disinfectant for each pupil and we need more water so they can wash their hands. We can teach more students about the importance of healthy hygiene practices. Waves of Haitians risk perilous sea journey to seek better life. They are being driven by economic hardship, insecurity and a recent earthquake to seek what they believe will be a better life.
If there were opportunities to start up my own business, I would stay in Haiti. Many travel on overloaded and unseaworthy boats hoping to make it to neighboring countries like the Turks and Caicos Islands and The Bahamas. From there, some attempt to continue on to the United States. And in October some 1, migrants, mainly men who were trying to reach Miami in the US state of Florida were repatriated to Haiti.
They had come ashore after their boat ran out of fuel and experienced engine problems in the south of Cuba, where they were arrested by the authorities. In some cases, people have left because their property or livelihood was destroyed by the earthquake which hit the south-west of the country in August. The migrants who are intercepted at sea or who are repatriated from other countries are the lucky ones. Support back home Once they are back in Haiti, the IOM, with the support of its partners, provides migrants with a series of services to ease them back into life at home.
Migrants are given food and water upon arrival and medical, psychological and legal assistance is available. They also receive a small amount of money to cover their safe journey home and can access information using a dedicated IOM telephone hotline if needed. Many migrants do not fully understand the risks they face when they attempt a sea-crossing, so the IOM has focused on building awareness amongst those tempted to migrate. In Balan and other key departure points for boats, IOM created mural paintings with quotes from migrants warning of the dangers.
Many migrants say that they do not intend to leave Haiti forever, but will return once they have been able to save money or send it home as remittances to improve the living conditions of their families.
UN agencies in Haiti are working alongside the IOM to provide a whole range of services including education , health and social protection as well as creating the decent jobs that will encourage people to remain at home. Back in Limonade Jacques is still recovering after his attempted migration in January. View all. The world is changing at an unprecedented speed. Never has there been a more critical moment to come together to stand up in the face of climate change and ensure communities across the world have what they need to thrive.
Meet Faryal - one of more than , children in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province who now have a better learning environment thanks to solar-powered fans and lights in classrooms. Greater support for farmers in Niger is helping to improve food security, boost local economies and make communities more resilient. This website makes use of cookies to enhance browser experience and provide additional functionality.
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