Survivors of traumatic experiences in Sierra Leone are being failed by the severe lack of available mental health services years after the country’s brutal civil war and Ebola epidemic, said Amnesty.
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How to reach the poorest children when schools reopen - lessons from Ebola
Many children will face difficult and demanding circumstances that work against their re-entry to school. Targeted back-to-school interventions help ensure children return to school.
World + 4 more
COVID-19: Human development on course to decline this year for the first time since 1990
Declines in fundamental areas of human development are being felt across most countries - rich and poor - in every region. The global per capita income this year is expected to fall by four per cent.
Yemen + 22 more
Secondary impacts of COVID-19 threaten more children's lives than disease itself
World Vision’s Aftershocks report considers what would happen if the secondary impacts of the 2014-16 Ebola outbreak on children were replicated in the 24 most fragile countries covered by the UN appeal.
World + 47 more
CERF announces new findings in latest Results Report
CERF funding enabled 12 UN agencies together with 589 partners to provide life-saving assistance in 2016 and 2017 to 22.5 million people in humanitarian emergencies in 47 countries.
DR Congo + 1 more
As DRC grapples with Ebola, Guinea keeps up its guard
Guinea is more prepared now. Health workers have learned to recognize the symptoms. The general public is more aware of it, too. And Conakry's Donka Hospital is being expanded.
World + 11 more
EU to increase spending and improve delivery of education in emergencies and protracted crises
The Commission has adopted a new policy framework that aims to increase humanitarian funding for education in emergencies and crises to 10% of its overall humanitarian aid budget as of 2019.
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Huge rise in use of cash in humanitarian aid
In 2016, CaLP estimates that $2.8bn in humanitarian assistance was disbursed through cash and vouchers, up 40% from 2015 and approximately 100% from 2014.
Ebola survivors sue Sierra Leone government over missing millions
The first international court case intends to throw light on what happened to some of the millions of dollars siphoned off from funding to help fight the disease.
Colombia + 2 more
Más de 320 mil personas afectadas por desastres naturales en Colombia en 2017
OCHA activa Fondo de Reserva para emergencias súbitas para financiar tres proyectos para atender zonas afectadas por el conflicto, emergencia por inundaciones y restricción de movilidad.
After Ebola, Liberia’s health system on path to recovery
The development of a triage and isolation facility in a hospital in Sinoe county by the World bank helped contain a meningococcal outbreak in May 2017.
Haiti + 3 more
La UE anuncia 14.3 millones de euros en ayuda para enfrentar los desastres naturales en América Latina y el Caribe
Los nuevos fondos se utilizarán para fortalecer la resiliencia de las comunidades locales y apoyar las necesidades de seguridad alimentaria de las poblaciones afectadas por desastres naturales.
Célébration en Guinée du succès du vaccin anti-Ebola
L’essai de vaccination en anneau, mené par l’OMS en Guinée en 2016, montre que le premier vaccin au monde contre le virus Ebola confère une protection substantielle.
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How to reduce risk from extreme weather events
Events such as the Colombia mudslide, the recent Peru floods, and last October’s Hurricane Matthew in Haiti, highlight the need to address the underlying social and economic forces that place human settlements at risk.
ACT Alliance issues preliminary appeal for floods and mudslides in Colombia
The US$ 179,493 appeal targets priority needs in Mocoa identified as food security, WASH, community-based psychosocial support, protection, livelihood and early recovery.
More than 1,500 people affected by mudslides in Colombia
In total, 200 tents with the capacity of 1,000 people were set up in Mocoa. However, many of the affected families are staying with relatives and friends, which makes it difficult for them to access humanitarian aid.
La Guinée se bat contre une importante épidémie de rougeole
Moins d’un an après la fin officielle de l’épidémie Ebola, le système de santé guinéen continue de lutter. MSF lance une large campagne de vaccination contre la rougeole en collaboration avec le gouvernement.
Colombia + 1 more
Colombia, Peru disasters show growing risk from ‘coastal El Niño’
South America is in the grip of an unprecedented climate phenomenon that has unleashed unusually heavy rains and taken a destructive toll and could be several weeks away from abating.
Flooding, landslides kill more than 250 people in Colombia
Several rivers burst their banks near the city of Mocoa in the early hours of Saturday, sending water, mud and debris crashing into houses as people slept.
Liberia + 2 more
How West African communities beat the Ebola epidemic
“People's Science” helped to cut the numbers of infected as people in the affected areas used their experience and common sense to work out what was happening and changed their behaviour accordingly.