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Types: Language maps and data

Cyclone Kenneth in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique – Crisis language map

Cyclone Kenneth in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique: Crisis language map

Cyclone Kenneth hit the northern part of the country on 25 April 2019, the strongest storm in Mozambique’s recorded history and the second in five weeks. Strong winds, rainfall, landslides, and flooding are expected at the time of writing, endangering lives and livelihoods. In the wake of Cyclone Kenneth, people affected need to obtain critical […]

Ebola outbreak DRC — Crisis language map

Ebola outbreak in DRC – Crisis language map

Carte linguistique en français On 8 May 2018, the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared an outbreak of Ebola virus in Bikoro, Équateur Province. Preceding the declaration, two cases of Ebola had been confirmed by laboratory testing, and seventeen people had died in the past five weeks of suspected viral hemorrhagic fever. […]

Fuego volcano eruption Guatemala – Crisis language map

Fuego volcano eruption Guatemala – Crisis language map

Erupción del Volcán de Fuego, Guatemala – Mapa lingüístico de la crisis en español On 3 June 2018, the Fuego volcano, 40 km from Guatemala City, erupted. Preliminary reports from CONRED, the national disaster authority, recorded 65 people killed and close to 2,000 people in shelters. More than 1.7 million people have been indirectly affected by the […]

Ebola outbreak in Beni Territory, DRC – Crisis language map

Ebola outbreak in Beni Territory, DRC — Crisis language map

Carte linguistique en français On 1 August 2018, the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared an outbreak of Ebola virus in Mangina, North Kivu Province. Four cases of Ebola had been confirmed by laboratory testing, and 20 people had died of hemorrhagic fever in the area. Ongoing insecurity in the area may […]

Communications dashboard: Internally displaced people in Northeast Nigeria

Communications dashboard Internally displaced people in Northeast Nigeria

This dashboard is an interactive tool to help humanitarian organizations better plan their communication strategies and language support. Developed by Translators without Borders, in cooperation with the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) team in Maiduguri, the dashboard can help aid workers make data-informed decisions to communicate with and support the crisis-affected […]

Papua New Guinea earthquake – Crisis language map

Papua New Guinea earthquake – Crisis language map

On 25 February 2018, a M7.5 earthquake struck the island of Papua New Guinea, displacing over 26,000 residents and leaving 270,000 people in need of assistance. At least 53 people have died as a result of landslides and structural collapse. Women, men, and children who have had to leave their homes speak a variety of […]

Language data for Bolivia

The 2012 census of Bolivia records 37 languages. The main language of Bolivia is Spanish, spoken by 70% of the population. Many other Indigenous languages are also used, most prominently Quechua (18%) and Aymara (10%). Indigenous languages and Spanish are official languages of the state according to the 2009 Constitution. Spanish and Quechua are spoken […]