Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://en.unesco.org/NewZealandenhancetsunamimonitoringNew Zealand Government will deploy a network of DART buoys to monitor changes in sea level and reduce time needed to issue tsunami alerts. New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters and Civil Defence Minister Peeni Henare have announced the deployment of a network of DART (Deep-ocean....Fri, 03 Jan 2020 10:28:00 +0100unesco-d6826c0624f88dc8ff8871be32b719e2unescoen-9.193358668461 -171.853017696246NaturalDisastersUNbodiesNational Emergency Management AgencyUNESCOIntergovernmental Oceanographic CommissionWinston PetersMr PetersNational Emergency ManagementEmergencyWarning System20200103102800https://www.irishsun.com/news/263539640/quick-response-to-health-emergencies-protects-vulnerable-populationsGENEVA - The World Health Organization reports investigations into potential health threats and the quick response by WHO and partners to global emergencies has protected millions of the world's most vulnerable people this year from disease and death. In 2019, the World Health Organization and....Sat, 28 Dec 2019 16:02:00 +0100irishsun-ad25b78112a295fab6b85b8434401778irishsunen23.7099 90.4071NaturalDisastersCommunicableDiseasesMigrationMichael RyanWorld Health OrganizationWHO20191228160200https://www.voanews.com/science-health/quick-response-health-emergencies-protects-vulnerable-populationsGENEVA - The World Health Organization reports investigations into potential health threats and the quick response by WHO and partners to global emergencies has protected millions of the world’s most vulnerable people this year from disease and death. In 2019, the World Health Organization and....Sat, 28 Dec 2019 14:14:00 +0100voanews-f282fb2c2468fb4703b0ccb08d6881c7voanewsen23.7099 90.4071NaturalDisastersCommunicableDiseasesMigrationMichael RyanWorld Health OrganizationWHO20191228141400https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/solomon-islandsFrom 28 December 2019, to enter Solomon Islands you will need to show proof of vaccination against measles if you have travelled from or via Australia, New Zealand, American Samoa, Samoa, Fiji, Tonga and the Philippines. From 20 January 2020 proof of vaccination against measles will also be required....Fri, 27 Dec 2019 17:16:00 +0100gov-uk-074a1d97ac71852fc86dbe95bd39d9bfgov-uken-9.62239171888818 160.15841165124NaturalDisastersCommunicableDiseasesTerroristAttackUK government20191227171600https://reliefweb.int/report/philippines/asia-and-pacific-weekly-regional-humanitarian-snapshot-17-23-december-2019PHILIPPINES. Nearly 374,000 people have been affected by the 6.9-magnitude earthquake which struck Davao del Sur, on 15 December. About one third of these newly affected population – an estimated 108,000 people – were already struck by previous earthquakes in October.Tue, 24 Dec 2019 10:52:00 +0100reliefWeb-eef725e9df2caefccfc39fe289e494dbreliefWeben14.6096 121.006NaturalDisastersUNbodiesCommunicableDiseasesRakhine State GovernmentManagement CenterDisaster Management CenterShan StateLiberation ArmyArakan ArmyEmergencyArmed ForcesNational Liberation Army20191224105200https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/solomon-islandsFrom 28 December 2019, to enter Solomon Islands you will need to show proof of vaccination against measles if you have travelled from or via (including transiting); Australia, New Zealand, American Samoa, Samoa, Fiji, Tonga and the Philippines. You must be vaccinated at least 15 days prior to....Thu, 19 Dec 2019 10:51:00 +0100gov-uk-e803d070cff0077280d849206a7d9cf4gov-uken-9.62239171888818 160.15841165124TerroristAttackNaturalDisastersCommunicableDiseasesUK government20191219105100https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12301781&ref=rssIn the event of an earthquake, the ministry uses information from its GNS Science partners to issue advisories to regional Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups (CDEM Groups), media, and the public, including through text messages. The level of information will depend based on the distance of the earthquake from the coastline.Mon, 20 Jan 2020 03:17:00 +0100nzherald-bd4fd549ab3574274295601487c96521nzheralden-41.3348 174.807CivilProtectionNaturalDisastersNational Emergency Management AgencyWinston PetersNational Emergency ManagementEmergency20200120031700