Last updated: Tuesday, April 8th, 13:00 UTC Urgent appeal to continue MapAction’s mission in Myanmar MapAction needs to raise £150k to continue our Myanmar mission, at the heart of the UN response. As the only Humanitarian Information Management agency located in Myanmar with the vanguard UN Disaster Assessment and Coordination Team, it is imperative that […]
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Updates*: Recovery actions continue in Grenada and St Vincent and the Grenadines after Hurricane Beryl
Last updated: July 29th, 11:00 UTC Hurricane Beryl updates July 29th, 11:00 UTC: This Hurricane Beryl blog will no longer regularly be updated. Thank you so much for following this blog in the last couple of weeks. It’ll be reactivated with regular updates when the next hurricane in this ‘hurricane season’ occurs. We leave you with […]
UPDATES*: MapAction disaster mappers supporting UN on response to floods in Libya
Key facts (October 03 08:50 UTC) October 3. 08:50 UTC: OCHA delivers comprehensive assessment of Libya floods, supported by MapAction The latest update from UN OCHA, MapAction’s UN partner on the Libya flood response, outlines some key data points and highlights the devastation and damage caused by Storm Daniel. 250,000: people affected 40,000: people displaced […]
MapAction conducts simulated volcanic eruption response exercise on Isle of Cumbrae
Every year, MapAction brings together its staff, its cohort of volunteers, partners and other stakeholders to hold a three-day exercise to simulate an emergency response to a given disaster. The objective is to strengthen the whole organisation’s disaster preparedness; to ensure MapAction is as ready as it can be for the next emergency response. This […]
UPDATES: MapAction humanitarian mappers supporting UN response to heavy floods in Peru
Key facts (April 26, 2023): April 26. 09:30 UTC. MapAction’s mappers have set up temporary office in Lima, Peru, in the last week and maps are already reaching UNDAC and partners. Cue a new MapAction Wall. April 14. 12:00 UTC. Experienced humanitarian mappers from MapAction have travelled to Peru to support the United Nations and […]
UPDATES*: MapAction team in Turkiye working on disaster landscape maps and supporting earthquake response at UNDAC’s request
(This work is funded by USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance) Key facts (March 15, 10:00 UTC): March 15: 10:00 UTC. More than 9 million people have been affected by the earthquakes in Turkiye, according to the latest data and situation report from UN OCHA. Nearly 3 million people have been displaced: 3.5 million people have […]