Covers responses to crises and emergencies, detailing efforts to provide relief and support to affected populations in times of need.
Without urgent investment in climate mitigation and adaptation, countries in the Sahel risk decades of armed conflict and displacement exacerbated by rising temperatures, resource scarcity and food insecurity, the UN Special Coordinator for Development in the Sahel and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warned today. According to a report published today, “Moving from Reaction to […]
Zanzibar & Mainland: Each year, we commemorate the “International Day of Older Persons” on 1 October to raise public awareness about the opportunities and challenges presented to the ageing populations and to mobilize the families, community groups and stakeholders to address the difficulties faced by older people. This year, the United Republic of Tanzania joined the […]
The Government and its partners have made strides to improve the quality of education for all children through the implementation of a solarisation project that seeks to power rural schools and give learners relevant, inclusive and sustainable education. The project is being implemented by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education in partnership with Unicef […]
Just before boarding their flights to France, Claudine Niyonkuru and Dernel Mpundu were beaming with excitement and eagerness. Starting this September, the two Burundian refugees living in the Nyarugusu and Nduta camps in northern Tanzania have joined universities in France to pursue their master’s education. They are the two finalists in Tanzania out of the […]
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Matthew Saltmarsh – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. This week marks five years since extreme violence erupted in northern Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province, forcing nearly 1 million people to flee […]
Rising conflict, climate extremes, and economic instability aggravated by the lingering impacts of COVID-19 and the ripple effects of the war in Ukraine are among the key drivers ROME – The number of people facing acute food insecurity worldwide is expected to continue to rise precipitously, as the food crisis tightens its grip on 19 […]
(Geneva/New York, 16 September 2022): United Nations humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths today released US$100 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to boost underfunded humanitarian operations in 11 countries in Africa, Asia, the Americas and the Middle East. As people’s lives and livelihoods are threatened by conflict, climate emergencies, hunger and forced displacement, we […]
JUBA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is today calling for the safe and secure passage of food and other humanitarian assistance into conflict-affected areas of Upper Nile and Jonglei states, amidst renewed conflict which has displaced thousands of families and left an unknown number of civilians dead or injured. WFP depends on […]
Mogadishu, 12 September 2022 –More than half of children aged under five in Somalia are facing acute malnutrition with one in six suffering from the most deadly form as time to fend off famine starts to run out, Save the Children said today following the release of new hunger figures. New IPC figures said the […]
DAKAR, 15 September 2022 – More than 150,000 people, of which about half are children, have been severely affected by floods in Niger and Nigeria in recent weeks, Save the Children said today. The torrential rain is expected to continue in southern Niger and northern Nigeria until end of September, which could lead to further […]
