Start Network Pioneers Innovative Insurance Mechanism to Protect More People from Climate Crises with Aon
Start Network, in collaboration with professional services firm, Aon, has launched an innovative insurance product that reinsures Start Ready.
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Start Network introduces Solidarity Fund for organisations in response to global aid cuts
Start Network is launching the Solidarity Fund, an initiative to help offset the impact of widespread funding gaps and protect essential humanitarian efforts.
7 Country Missions Completed Successfully as Part of Phase 1 Programme for Anticipatory Action and Disaster Risk Reduction
As the climate emergency continues to pose worldwide challenges, millions in communities vulnerable to hazards will be increasingly impacted in the aftermath of disasters unless further tangible disaster risk reduction steps are taken.
Anticipatory humanitarian financing arrives two days before Tropical Cyclone Freddy hits Madagascar
Tropical Cyclone (TC) Freddy made landfall on Tuesday evening, 21 February in the coastal town of Mananjary in Madagascar.
HUMANITARIAN AGENCIES ACT IN ANTICIPATION OF COVID-19 OUTBREAK IN CAMEROON
Work is beginning to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 to almost 140,000 refugees and nearby communities in Cameroon. The projects have been enabled by the Migration Emergency Response Fund (MERF), which has released funding, following a crisis alert on 20 March.
New COVID-19 fund launched to help vulnerable communities in low-income countries
Start Network has launched a new COVID-19 aid fund to anticipate and respond to critical virus-related humanitarian needs in low-income countries. The fund is being kickstarted with a donation from IKEA Foundation for €1.5M, other donors are being sought.
Davos call to global leaders: Partner now to save the world
The Sustainable Impact Hub (SIH) is bringing together stakeholders from international development and humanitarian organisations in Davos from 21–24 January 2020 to showcase the power of cross-sector collaboration. For the third consecutive year, 17 organisations have come together under Sustainable Development Goal 17 to ‘Accelerate cross-sector collaboration for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)’.
Global civil society network commits to mitigating the effects of climate change through early humanitarian action
Start Network, a global network of more than 40 aid charities, has today signalled its commitment to help millions of people become more resilient to climate-related crises by strengthening early humanitarian financing and action.
$10m insurance payout announced for aid charities to act early to mitigate drought in Senegal
A global network of aid agencies has today confirmed that the biggest ever funding allocation to civil society for early humanitarian action has been announced. The money will enable aid agencies to offer life-saving support to people before an oncoming drought in Senegal leads to a famine, which threatens people’s lives.