Emergency management
Dealing with all humanitarian aspects of emergencies
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| May 25 2025 |
Gaza humanitarian crisis
UN World Food Programme Executive Director Cindy McCain noted only about 100 aid trucks were getting through daily, compared to 600 during the ceasefire.
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| May 2025 |
Pandemic prevention
World Health Organization (WHO) Member States formally adopted the world's first Pandemic Agreement, establishing a global framework for preventing and responding to potential pandemic threats.
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| May 2025 |
Gaza humanitarian crisis
The Knesset held a discussion on the humanitarian crisis's impact on Israeli public relations, featuring controversial statements by MPs Amit Halevi and Limor Son Har-Melech about Palestinian suffering and humanitarian aid.
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| May 2025 |
Gaza humanitarian crisis
Gaza Humanitarian Foundation begins limited distribution of supplies, ending the complete blockade.
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| April 2025 |
Gaza humanitarian crisis
12 CEOs of humanitarian organizations sign a statement that aid systems are in danger of collapsing.
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| March 2025 |
Gaza humanitarian crisis
Israel begins a complete blockade of all food and supplies going into Gaza.
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| March 2025 |
Tiger team
Michael Waltz mentioned the term 'tiger team' in a leaked Signal chat regarding an anticipated strike against the Houthis.
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| February 16 2025 |
State of emergency
Governor Patrick Morrisey of West Virginia declared a state of emergency in response to severe flooding affecting southern regions of the state.
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| 2024 |
Drones in wildfire management
FireSwarm was selected as one of the 29 qualified teams in the XPRIZE Wildfire competition, advancing in the Autonomous Wildfire Response track.
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| 2024 |
Wildfire
Approximately 60 to 80,000 goats were employed in Northern California as part of wildfire prevention efforts, using goat grazing programs to reduce fire fuels around communities.
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| 2024 |
Emergency Response Guidebook
New edition of the Emergency Response Guidebook is published, with a significant change of removing chemical/biological warfare agents from the blue section.
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| 2024 |
Emergency
EmerGa, a French first aid association, begins developing a mobile application to provide quick global access to emergency services, originally created under the name FABA by Hervé Yvis.
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| 2024 |
Public health emergency of international concern
Second PHEIC declaration for mpox outbreak.
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| December 30 2024 |
State of emergency
President of Trinidad and Tobago Christine Kangaloo issued a state of emergency on the advice of Prime Minister Keith Rowley over surging violence and weapons from the United States fueling a Caribbean crime wave.
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| December 30 2024 |
State of emergency
A state of emergency was declared following a spike in gang violence that resulted in 6 deaths in the previous two days.
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| August 2024 |
Gaza humanitarian crisis
UNRWA warns Gaza's water crisis has worsened, with people receiving only about half the required daily water, and children reported drinking from puddles.
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| August 2024 |
Public health emergency of international concern
WHO declared the mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), marking the second time in three years the organization has classified an mpox outbreak as a global emergency.
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| August 2024 |
Public health emergency of international concern
Mpox was re-classified as a PHEIC.
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| August 23 2024 |
State of emergency
Governor Jim Justice extended the West Virginia drought state of emergency for an additional 30 days.
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| August 14 2024 |
Public health emergency of international concern
World Health Organization (WHO) held an International Health Regulations (IHR) meeting to discuss a new mpox variant outbreak in parts of Africa.
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| July 2024 |
Gaza humanitarian crisis
Israeli military allows power to be restored to a desalination plant in Gaza.
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| July 29 2024 |
Gaza humanitarian crisis
Gaza Health Ministry officially declared a polio epidemic in the Gaza Strip after poliovirus was detected in sewage water.
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| July 26 2024 |
State of emergency
The Governor of West Virginia, Jim Justice, declared a state of emergency due to drought, initially for 30 days.
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| June 2024 |
Gaza humanitarian crisis
UNICEF makes a deal with Israel to restore a desalination plant.
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| May 2024 |
Gaza humanitarian crisis
Coastal Municipalities Water Utility reported the entire water supply and sewage management systems were nearing total collapse.
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| May 2024 |
Gaza humanitarian crisis
Al-Aqsa Hospital again runs out of fuel, threatening its ability to provide medical care in central Gaza.
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| May 2024 |
Gaza humanitarian crisis
USAID head Samantha Power states that conditions in Gaza are 'worse than ever before'.
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| May 2024 |
Gaza humanitarian crisis
UN Development Programme warned that the conflict could reduce health levels in Gaza back to 1980 levels.
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| May 25 2024 |
Gaza humanitarian crisis
Internet disruption occurred.
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| May 15 2024 |
State of emergency
France declares a state of emergency in New Caledonia following deadly riots.
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| May 6 2024 |
Pandemic prevention
The White House released an official policy to more safely manage medical research projects involving potentially hazardous pathogens that may pose a pandemic risk.
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| April 2024 |
Gaza humanitarian crisis
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg declared the situation in Gaza a 'humanitarian catastrophe' during a press conference, highlighting the severe humanitarian conditions.
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| April 2024 |
Mass grave
Over 300 bodies were unearthed at the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, Gaza after Israeli forces withdrew. The bodies showed signs of being bound and potentially executed in the field. Two additional mass graves were identified but not yet excavated.
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| March 26 2024 |
State of emergency
The Governor of Maryland, Wes Moore, declared a state of emergency due to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
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| March 26 2024 |
Gaza humanitarian crisis
German foreign minister Anna Baerbock described the humanitarian situation in Gaza as 'hell'.
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| March 26 2024 |
Gaza humanitarian crisis
US Secretary of Defense calls the situation in Gaza a 'human catastrophe'.
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| March 25 2024 |
Gaza humanitarian crisis
US abstains on UN Security Council ceasefire resolution, allowing it to pass.
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| March 22 2024 |
Gaza humanitarian crisis
US draft UN Security Council resolution calling for immediate ceasefire is vetoed by Russia and China.
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| March 8 2024 |
Gaza humanitarian crisis
US begins airdrops of humanitarian aid into Gaza, with US Central Command rejecting reports of causing civilian casualties during an aid drop.
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| March 5 2024 |
Gaza humanitarian crisis
NetBlocks reported a 'high impact' internet outage.
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| March 5 2024 |
Gaza humanitarian crisis
UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini warns that 'the worst might be yet to come' for Gaza.
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| March 4 2024 |
Gaza humanitarian crisis
Gaza Health Ministry reported approximately one million cases of infectious diseases.
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| March 4 2024 |
Gaza humanitarian crisis
US Vice-President Kamala Harris calls for an immediate ceasefire, criticizing Israel's restrictions on aid delivery to Gaza.
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| March 3 2024 |
Gaza humanitarian crisis
France's Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné stated the humanitarian situation in Gaza has been 'catastrophic for several weeks' and held Israel accountable.
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| February 2024 |
Gaza humanitarian crisis
Gaza's information office alleges the IDF is deliberately burning homes.
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| February 2024 |
Gaza humanitarian crisis
Food and Agriculture Organization reports water is at only 7 percent of pre-October levels.
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| February 24 2024 |
Gaza humanitarian crisis
The United States asked Israel to cease killing police in Gaza, warning that the actions were exacerbating the crisis and leading to a 'total breakdown of law and order'.
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| February 19 2024 |
Gaza humanitarian crisis
A German government spokesperson commented on the Rafah crisis, acknowledging the situation as 'catastrophic'.
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