Nearly a million Rohingya remain stuck in Bangladesh, with little hope of going home soon, as violence rises in the camps and international agencies trim their assistance.
Bangladesh + 4 more
Bangladesh + 4 more
Nearly a million Rohingya remain stuck in Bangladesh, with little hope of going home soon, as violence rises in the camps and international agencies trim their assistance.
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According to the Projected Global Resettlement Needs Assessment for 2024 released today, more than 2.4 million refugees will need resettlement, marking a 20 per cent increase compared to 2023.
Cambodia + 14 more
Children in the region face six times more climate related shocks compared to their grandparents eroding their coping capacity and exacerbating inequality.
Ukraine + 70 more
According to the report, explosive weapons used in cities, towns and villages caused at least 20,793 civilian deaths and injuries around the world in 2022, compared with 11,343 in 2021.
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The human and economic impact of disasters was relatively higher in Africa, which accounted for 16.4 per cent of the share of deaths compared to 3.8 per cent in the previous two decades.
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From Pakistan to the Philippines, Asia and Pacific is the region most affected by disaster displacement worldwide, according to a new report by IDMC and Asian Development Bank.
Ukraine + 16 more
WFP is working to minimize the knock-on effects of rising food and energy prices, triggered by the Ukraine conflict, on global hunger, while it looks to scale up operations to reach 3.1 million people in Ukraine.
Bangladesh + 4 more
Save the Children reveals that some of the world’s most persecuted children are denied safety, citizenship and education in Myanmar, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia.
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A new report features achievements and actions for children’s rights in ASEAN, and looks at what the next 30 years might look like for children in the region.
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In a region that is home to more than four-fifths of the people affected by disasters globally, governments should integrate disaster risk reduction into national development plans.
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Armed conflict, namely in Afghanistan and Syria, contributed to last year’s exceptionally high casualties, with 2,300 and more than 1,900 recorded in these States alone, respectively.
Myanmar + 5 more
A report highlights the importance of understanding the key sociocultural aspects of mental, health and wellbeing to assist humanitarian actors in providing effective culturally informed services to the Rohingya refugees.
World + 25 more
The MRG report describes the distinct experiences of migrants, refugees and internally displaced belonging to minorities and indigenous peoples, and how their identities shape their journeys.
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Deliberate and indiscriminate attacks on schools and universities, their students, and staff have become more widespread over the last five years, reveals the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA) in its latest report.
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A new report “Resilience in the Face of Adversity: A Comparative Study of Migrants in Crisis Situations” is based on six case studies conducted across the globe on crisis situations in migrant host countries.
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A new UNICEF report includes practical examples of governments, civil society partners and host communities working to support and integrate uprooted children and their families.
World + 16 more
Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2017 shows that the greatest impacts of disasters are in countries which have the least capacity to prepare or respond to these events.
Myanmar + 8 more
A new UNHCR report analyses patterns of Rohingya displacement and examines movement circumstances and vulnerability concerns of 85 Rohingya women and girls in India, Indonesia and Malaysia.
Malaysia + 3 more
Rohingya asylum-seekers in both countries, including women and children who survived the 2015 boat crisis, continue to face possible detention and restricted access to basic human rights.
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Because tsunamis are the deadliest type of major natural disaster in terms of the proportion of victims killed, World Tsunami Awareness Day is being inaugurated on November 5, 2016.