Covers responses to crises and emergencies, detailing efforts to provide relief and support to affected populations in times of need.
Major floods have hit central and southern Chad since mid-August, with the latest floods affecting the capital, N’Djamena, where rivers have burst their banks and whole neighbourhoods have been left underwater. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has launched an emergency response to address the most acute needs of people left with minimal access to basic services and exposed […]
Half the population of South Sudanese estimated at 6.6 million people are severely hungry, including 2.2 million people at risk of starvation. Yet the humanitarian response remains woefully underfunded, and without an urgent increase in aid now, 7.7 million people or two-thirds of the population will face severe food shortages next year, In a statement […]
9.4 million people will need humanitarian assistance and protection services in 2023 (Juba, 25 November 2022) “Something has to change in South Sudan because the number of people in need continues to rise every year and the resources continue to decrease.” This stated the Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, Ms. Sara Beysolow Nyanti, alarming over the […]
his is a summary of what was said by UNHCR Representative in Burkina Faso, Abdouraouf Gnon-Konde – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is warning of escalating humanitarian needs for displaced people in Burkina Faso leading to […]
This is a summary of what was said by Joung-ah Ghedini-Williams, UNHCR’s Head of Global Communications – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for urgent support and responsibility-sharing from the international community to preserve and […]
People with disabilities are most often excluded particularly children, from participating in opportunities in their respective communities. More than two decades of socioeconomic challenges in Zimbabwe, children with disabilities are among the most marginalized and under-represented groups of children. This has been largely due to current status quo and environmental barriers including stigma and discrimination, […]
LONDON/NEW YORK, 25 October, 2022 – 559 million children are currently exposed to high heatwave frequency*, according to new research from UNICEF. Further, 624 million children are exposed to one of three other high heat measures – high heatwave duration, high heatwave severity or extreme high temperatures. During a year in which heatwaves in both the […]
30 years of child rights: Historic gains and undeniable achievements, but little progress for the world’s poorest children – UNICEF Urgent action and a recommitment to child rights needed to address age-old and emerging threats NEW YORK, 18 November 2019 – There have been historic gains overall for the world’s children since the Convention on the […]
New York, 15 November 2022- The children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continue to endure a disturbingly high number of grave violations as a result of conflict, including an intensification of armed activities by a growing number of armed groups, particularly in Ituri and North Kivu. The realities of children in the DRC […]
By Hélène Caux in Corrane and Maratane, Nampula province, Mozambique I had never experienced such strong winds and rains in my life!” whispers 56-year-old Patrício Alberto Mponda, recalling the event that still traumatizes him and his family. On 11 March 2022, Cyclone Gombe made landfall on Mozambique’s coast, before moving inland and blazing a trail […]
