If we have learned anything from past crises, it is that we must act fast
and then sustain our response to minimize potentially devastating
consequences.
The necessary decisive response to this crisis will be possible only if we
have an equally decisive understanding of who has been affected and how.
Knowledge is power, and we must leverage that knowledge to secure the
welfare of our peoples.
BAN Ki-moon
Secretary-General of the United Nations
Roadmap to GIVAS
GIVAS stands for Global Impact and Vulnerability Alert System. Why do we need another
new system, for what purpose and what will it look like once operational?
Why another system ...?
The rationale for this initiative is based on two realizations:
global crises have been changing, becoming more complex and interconnected.
But we are not adequately equipped to respond, operating with 20th century
tools and thinking in the new Millennium. [ read more ]
VOICES OF THE VULNERABLE THE ECONOMIC CRISIS FROM THE GROUND UP
GIVAS stands for Global Impact and Vulnerability Alert System. Why do we need another
new system, for what purpose and what will it look like once operational?
