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The number of Haitians who have tried to migrate by unofficial channels to neighbouring countries by boat has increased dramatically in 2021.

Teams are intensifying their efforts across the globe to tackle COVID-19 and the latest variant: Omicron. They are also helping countries as they face multidimensional challenges like an increase in gender-based violence and political unrest.

Floods are responsible for about two-thirds of the total human casualties incurred by natural disasters in the past 40 years. That’s why flood risk management is now part of disaster risk reduction strategies so critical, especially in the Middle East and North Africa.