The Non Government Organisation (NGO) Disaster Relief Forum (NDRF)is an open forum for New Zealand-based NGOs that have an interest and involvement in humanitarian response and emergency management issues. Find out more
Current EMERGENCY
Food crisis in the Sahel
Aissata Abdoul Diop shows how maize ears have dried in her drought-stricken field in Mauritania. Photo: Pablo Tosco/Oxfam
Dozens killed in China hailstorm
17 May 2012Forty people have been killed after a brief but violent hailstorm and torrential rain swept through a mountainous region of northwest China, the... More..
Sub-Saharan Africa cannot sustain growth without ending hunger – UN report
17 May 2012Sub-Saharan Africa cannot sustain its present economic growth unless it eliminates the hunger that is affecting almost a quarter of its people,... More..
Cities connect climate change with rise in disasters
17 May 2012Over the last five years economic losses due to disasters reached over $800 billion worldwide and a new report, published this week,... More..
UNICEF: Learning how to reach out to urban children on disaster reduction
17 May 2012Half of the urban population are children – below the age of 18 – and therefore will be some of the... More..
Latest alerts from the Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS)
Green alert for tropical cyclone ALBERTO-12. Population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0. with wind speeds Tropical Storm (maximum wind speed of 83 km/h) of hurricane strength or stronger. 20 05 12 | 3:00 From 19/05/2012 to 20/05/2012, a Tropical Storm (maximum wind speed of 83 km/h) ALBERTO-12 was active in Atlantic. The cyclone affects these countries: United States (vulnerability Low). Estimated population affected by category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0.
Green earthquake alert (magnitude 6.1M and depth 10km) in Italy 20/05/2012 02:03 UTC, 6880000 people within 100km. 20 05 12 | 2:03 On 5/20/2012 2:03:53 AM, an earthquake occurred in Italy potentially affecting 6880000 people within 100km. The earthquake had magnitude 6.1M and depth 10km.
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NDRF Member Updates
ADRA responds to the Fiji Floods: A place of refuge – Nabau, Fiji
3 May 2012An aroma of coconut and taro wafted from the dining room. The men had just finished eating and I was invited... More..
Major earthquakes hit Indonesia and set off tsunami alerts
16 April 2012Two major earthquakes struck in the ocean off Sumatra yesterday setting off tsunami alerts and causing widespread panic. The first quake, at 3.38pm,... More..
UNICEF: A young leader works to confront the effects of climate change in the Philippines
19 December 2011MANILA, Philippines, December 2011 – “We cannot really change the world, but we can change ourselves for the world,” said Arnel Alipao,... More..
The Non-Govt Organisation Disaster Relief Forum (NDRF) is facilitated by the Council for International Development