UNHCR and partners rush to help thousands of Ethiopian refugees in Benishangul Gumuz region
More than 20,000 refugees have left the fighting in Ethiopia’s Benishangul Gumuz area, which borders Sudan and South Sudan, and the UNHCR and partners are sending life-saving relief to them. […]
Hunger in the Sahel Leads to Violence and Instability
In the months to come, one out of every eight individuals in the Sahel region might suffer a severe food insecurity catastrophe. In light of the European Commission High-Level Meeting […]
Common Terminologies (A-Z) of Disaster Risk Reduction & Management
In our previous article, we aimed at understanding Disaster Risk Reduction and Management and got to know the basic concepts that are Hazards, Exposure, and Vulnerability, and how they manifest […]
Setting the Stage for Enhanced Global Cooperation in Aid – DIHAD 2022
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 26 January 2022 – Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of United Arab Emirates and Ruler […]
Worsening drought in Somalia threatens to displace over 1 million people
Deteriorating drought conditions in Somalia could displace over 1 million people by April if urgent action is not taken, according to the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) latest Displacement Tracking […]
Monitoring of a General Food-Distribution Program in Emergencies
Estimating a population’s food needs and creating a ration are insufficient measures in and of itself to ensure that demands are met in an emergency. First and foremost, a monitoring […]
1.5 million children in Eastern and Southern Africa are without life-saving treatment for severe wasting
UNICEF has issued a warning that at least 1.5 million children in Eastern and Southern Africa are not receiving life-saving treatment for severe wasting. This figure reflects nearly half of […]
International Education Day 2022
Education is a human right, as well as a public good and obligation. On 3rd December 2018, the United Nations General Assembly passed Resolution 73/25, declaring January 24th as International […]
Meeting the Special Nutritional Needs of the Most Vulnerable Persons in Emergencies
Infants and young children During emergencies, newborn and child morbidity and mortality rates have been observed to rise drastically. Malnutrition has a deleterious impact on cognitive, motor-skill, physical, social, and […]
Thousands of people in perilous situations as violence erupts in Ituri.
Since 2017, inhabitants in Djugu’s region, Ituri’s province, in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), have been plagued by overwhelming violence as communal conflicts fueled the return […]