The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.

The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.

The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.

The Global Overview collates information from a wide range of sources and displays this information in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.

Syria aid is ‘woefully inadequate’ and UN action is needed

Syria aid is ‘woefully inadequate’ and UN action is needed to negotiate safe cross-border routes, says Islamic Relief

• Outspoken report ‘Syria: Two years, too long’ published on second anniversary of the conflict
• Accompanying video shows pitiful conditions facing families in makeshift camps
• Charity encourages supporters to write to UN Secretary-General to call for urgent action

In Central African Republic, an armed faction of the Seleka rebel coalition attacked the northern town of Sido in an apparent breach of the recent peace accord; 1,100,000 people estimated affected.

Disability policy

UNRWA’s Disability Policy incorporates and builds upon the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and associated international standards. As requested by the General Assembly, the Agency aims to address the needs of persons with disabilities, in accordance with the Convention, in and through its programmes and activities.

The Global Overview collates information from a wide range of sources and displays this information in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises. Its primary objective is to rapidly inform humanitarian decision makers by presenting a summary of major humanitarian crises, both recent and protracted.

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