Preamble: In an era marked by the increasingly palpable ramifications of climate change, the interplay between its impacts and humanitarian crises has intensified. Marginalised and vulnerable...
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Somalia + 2 more
Will global donors rise to the occasion and prevent starvation and death for millions in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya?
April 25, 2022 - As donors convene in Geneva, over 50 NGOs and NGO networks call for an urgent and substantial step-up in funding and leadership to respond to the humanitarian catastrophe facing...
Surge in Covid-19 plunges Myanmar into humanitarian catastrophe amidst political crisis and conflict
Six months since the military’s seizure of power, aid agencies are warning of a spiralling humanitarian catastrophe in Myanmar triggered by skyrocketing Covid-19 cases and widespread violence in the...
An Unequal Pandemic: Insights and Evidence from Communities and Civil Society Organisations
Executive summary People who have been marginalised have made critical contributions to the COVID-19 pandemic response: providing practical support to families, friends and peers (including food...
Bangladesh + 1 more
NGOs urge global community to support Rohingya refugees
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) joins other leading NGOs in calling for global community to support Rohingya refugees to live a safe and dignified life in the refugee camps in Bangladesh...
INGOs Call for an End to Violence Against Civilians Including Children and Warn of Imminent Humanitarian Crisis [EN/MY]
As INGOs working in Myanmar, we condemn the Myanmar military’s widespread use of deadly violence against civilians. We are deeply concerned that since 1 Feb 2021, 550 civilians have been killed,...
Bangladesh + 1 more
INGO Joint Statement on the Fires in the Rohingya Camps in Cox's Bazar
We stand in solidarity with the 10,000 Rohingya refugee families affected by the massive fires in Kutapalong Camp in Cox’s Bazar Bangladesh. The humanitarian community and the Government of...
VSO Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 13 - 28 December 2020
COVID-19 Situation Update Total PCR Tests done 1,909,654 Total RDT Tests done 312,402 Confirmed Positive Cases 258,181 People in Quarantine 369 People in Isolation 6,493 People Recovered 249,863 ...
VSO Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 12 - 21 December 2020
COVID-19 Situation Update Total PCR Tests done 1,870,830 Total RDT Tests done 312,402 Confirmed Positive Cases 253,772 People in Quarantine 421 People in Isolation 8,320 People Recovered 243,664 ...
VSO Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 11 - 14 December 2020
COVID-19 Situation Update Total PCR Tests done 1,831,041 Total RDT Tests done 312,402 Confirmed Positive Cases 248,423 People in Quarantine 516 People in Isolation 10,994 People Recovered 235,731 ...
VSO Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 10 - 7 December 2020
COVID-19 Situation Update Total PCR Tests done 1,784,519 Total RDT Tests done 312,402 Confirmed Positive Cases 240,981 People in Quarantine 536 People in Isolation 13,582 People Recovered 225,805 ...
World + 1 more
Nearly 200 charities call on PM not to do a u-turn by reducing UK spend on aid
Nearly 200 UK humanitarian, development and domestic charity leaders and leaders, including The National Federation of Women’s Institutes, Save the Children, Greenpeace UK, UNICEF UK and Friends of...
VSO Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 3 - 21th September 2020
COVID-19 Situation Update Total PCR Tests done 923,823 Total RDT Tests done 312,402 Confirmed Positive Cases 65,276 People in Quarantine 7,403 People in Isolation 17,611 People Recovered 47,238 Total...
VSO Weekly Bulletin, Vol. 1 - 7th September 2020
Total PCR Tests done 693,472 Total RDT Tests done 312,402 Confirmed Positive Cases 39,460 People in Quarantine 7,337 People in Isolation 17,822 People Recovered 21,410 Total Deaths 228
COVID-19 Situation Update As of 31st August, 2020
Total PCR Tests done 693,472
COVID-19 Situation Update As of 24th August, 2020
Total PCR Tests done 610,469
COVID-19 Situation Update As of 17th August, 2020
Total PCR Tests done 529,427
COVID-19 Situation Update As of 10th August, 2020
Total PCR Tests done 452,236
COVID-19 Situation Update As of 3rd August, 2020
Total PCR Tests done 398.906
COVID-19 Situation Update As of 27th July, 2020
Total PCR Tests done 347,275 Total RDT Tests done 312,402 Confirmed Positive Cases 18,752 People in Quarintine 16,371 People in Isolation 4,950 People Recovered 13,754 Total Deaths 48