YMCA of Lebanon appeal for support for internally displaced Lebanese families, 6 November 2023 APPEAL YMCA Lebanon urgently needs to raise USD 260,000 to deliver humanitarian aid. 11,000 internally...
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YMCA leadership witnesses refugee support programmes on Romania/Ukraine border
‘We are on our journey, building bridges of peace’, said World YMCA Secretary-General Carlos Sanvee at the start of a 2-day visit to witness the work of YMCA Romania in supporting refugees fleeing...
Powering change: Young people leading the COVID-19 response and recovery - Interim Report, February 2022
FOREWORD Youth-led solutions to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted us all. An unparalleled disruption, it has affected every part of our society – every family,...
Las mayores organizaciones juveniles del mundo, con más de 250 millones de miembros, y la OMS ponen en marcha una movilización mundial para responder a la conmoción causada por la COVID-19 en los jóvenes
La financiación de programas comunitarios, la participación de la juventud en las soluciones para luchar contra la COVID-19 y la convocatoria de la Cumbre Mundial de la Juventud son los principales...
Les plus grandes organisations de jeunes au monde – qui réunissent 250 millions de membres – et l’OMS lancent une mobilisation mondiale pour réagir face aux incidences néfastes de la COVID-19 sur les jeunes
Le financement de programmes exécutés à l’échelon local, la participation des jeunes à la recherche de solutions pour faire face à la COVID-19 et l’organisation d’un Sommet mondial de la jeunesse...
World’s largest youth organizations, representing 250 million members, and WHO launch global mobilization to respond to disruptive impacts of COVID-19 on young people
Funding for community programmes, engaging youth in solutions to address COVID-19, and convening Global Youth Summit are key features of this new mobilization A new ground-breaking global youth...
Community, hope and the power to do good – A message from the big 6 youth organizations worldwide
Young people understand the potential of, and have the power to do good. As the Big 6 Youth Organizations worldwide, we know that when the compassion of youth is lit, it is young people that make a...
ASEAN urged to heed UN Sec-Gen call for ceasefire, ensure human rights amid COVID19
We, the undersigned civil society organisations and individuals, strongly urge the Member-States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to heed the call of the UN Secretary-General...
YMCA Kosovo support Albanian families after deadly earthquake
On 26 November, an earthquake severely hit Durres in Albania. Around 50 people died and more than 900 were injured. Many families have lost their homes. As a result, many people are crossing the...
Unidos por Ecuador
Un devastador terremoto de magnitud de 7.8 en la escala de Richter sacudió la zona costera de Ecuador y Colombia el pasado sábado 16 de abril. Al menos 413 personas perdieron la vida y más de 2,600...
Together for Ecuador
After the tragedy occurred in the Andean country, the YMCA of Ecuador was immediately present by organizing an emergency response team and turning the YMCA centers in the towns of Santo Domingo and...
Sierra Leone YMCA Ebola Outbreak Emergency Response - Evaluation report, February 2016
Executive Summary The world's worst Ebola outbreak began in Guinea in December 2013 and by late 2015 had led to more than 11,000 deaths in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. The first cases of Ebola...
Liberia YMCA Ebola Outbreak Emergency Response - Evaluation report, May 2015
Executive Summary The start of the world’s worst Ebola outbreak at the end of December 2013 in Guinea led to more than 11,000 deaths in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia by mid-2015. The first cases...
The Ebola outbreak in Liberia: Young people’s needs in the West Point slum
The deadly Ebola virus has claimed more than 2,400 lives throughout five affected West African countries. More than half of Ebola-related deaths have been in Liberia. The West Point community in the...
World leaders must stop Israeli forced transfer of Palestinian Bedouins
44 Palestinian, Israeli, and international organizations are urgently calling on world leaders to stop Israeli plans to forcibly transfer thousands of Palestinian Bedouins out of their communities in...
Children’s rights and aid organisations call for immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip as violence escalates
Thursday night, on July 17, the Israeli government approved the expansion of its military operation in the Gaza Strip and launched a ground incursion. This follows 10 days of heavy airstrikes and...
Japan + 1 more
Displacement and older people: The case of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami of 2011
Executive summary The earthquake that occurred off the Sanriku coast of northern Japan on 11 March 2011 caused one of the most destructive tsunamis ever recorded. Aside from the devastating loss of...
Floods in Sri Lanka 328,000 People Affected! YMCAs Badly Affected!
11 January 2013 Latest Update & Appeal for Assistance A serious situation created by floods and strong winds in Sri Lanka has still continuing and affected nearly 328,000 people in 10 out of 25...
YMCA continues Rehabilitation and Reconstruction in Haiti
Since the devastating earthquake that hit Port-au-Prince on 12 January, YMCA Haiti and its international partners have been responding to the urgent needs of affected communities and developing plans...
YMCA Launches Appeal for Chile Earthquake Victims
9 March 2010 - The World Alliance of YMCAs and Latin American and Caribbean Alliance (LACA) of YMCAs are launching an emergency appeal of 106,000 USD to support YMCA Chile's life-saving work with...