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June 30, 2014
Peace Boat is proud to announce its new partnership with the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR). We are now an official Campaign Partner of the UNISDR's “Making Cities Resilient” campaign, an initiative aiming to make cities around the world more disaster resilient.
May 12, 2014
Peace Boat has become an Organizing Partner of the NGO Major Group for the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (3rd WCDRR).
April 10, 2014
Three years after the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, PBV organized a walking tour of Ishinomaki as an opportunity for volunteers to return to the seaside fishing town and observe the progress made as well as learn about the challenges that remain.
March 11, 2014
On March 11th 2014, Japan commemorates the third anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. Peace Boat and Peace Boat Disaster Relief Volunteer Center would like to pay its deepest respects to those were lost on that day and to all of those who continue to be affected by the disaster today.
March 7, 2014
Three years on from the disaster, PBV will conduct an English-language guided tour of Ishinomaki in order to explore the change that the city has undergone and examine the surface-level and deeper effects of the disaster.
February 17, 2014
With the active participation of local stakeholders, PBV and partner PDRRN are distributing emergency shelter repair kits and kitchen starter kits to 1,010 households in 15 barangays (towns) on Biliran Island.
January 4, 2014
Here is an update from PBV's team on Biliran Island, where we continue to assist affected communities in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan.
December 21, 2013
PBV is currently working in Biliran Island, Philippines, assisting families who have been affected by Typhoon Haiyan. The typhoon passed through the southern part of the island, leaving behind wide-spread devastation. Here is a brief situation report on Biliran Island and the activities of various NGOs and the UN.