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UNAIDS report on the global AIDS epidemic shows that 2020 targets will not be met because of deeply unequal success; COVID-19 risks blowing HIV progress way off course Missed targets have resulted in...

Ché L Reddy1,2, Alexander W Peters1,3, Desmond Tanko Jumbam1,2, Luke Caddell1, Blake C Alkire1,4,5, John G Meara1,2, Rifat Atun6,7 Abstract Strong surgical systems are necessary to prevent premature...

New York, 9 December 2019 As delivered Secretary-General António Guterres, Excellencies and Ministers, distinguished guests, Welcome to the 2019 High-level Pledging Event for the United Nations...

A common ‘blockchain for good’ would help the humanitarian sector build more trust and efficiency, according to authors of a new report. COPENHAGEN – A new, cross-sector blockchain could help aid...

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER’S PROGRAMME STANDING COMMITTEE 79th Meeting 16-17 September 2020 Dear Chair, This statement is prepared in an effort to facilitate consulting with NGOs...

By Megan O'Donnell, Alex Farley-Kiwanuka and Jamie Holton As the COVID-19 pandemic and global recession exacerbate resource constraints with outsized consequences for women and girls, there is an...

Question Who are the key donors in the climate change space in the Middle East and North Africa? Focus on ODA eligible countries include bilateral as well as multilateral finance, and single country...

Prior to Covid-19, concerns were being raised that funding for climate and disaster resilience was insufficient to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement and Sendai Framework. Since the pandemic,...

In 2019, UNDP’s partners invested $4.8 billion into the results for advancing poverty eradication, structural transformations for sustainable development, and strengthening resilience to shocks and...

1. Executive summary 1. The year 2019 marked a time of growth and renewed commitments for FAO’s FMM, the main pooled-funding mechanism for resource partners willing to contribute flexible, voluntary,...

Introduction Almost six months after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared an international public health emergency, COVID-19 cases globally total more than 13 million. The epicenter has...

This product aims to provide insights into humanitarian funding gaps as projected over the next four months – July to October 2020 – based on programmatic priorities and current funding levels by...

Introduction In 2018, the Central Emergency Relief Fund (CERF), the financing arm of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) explored anticipatory action funding to...

SITUATION OVERVIEW Military operations led by the Ethiopian Federal Defence against forces linked to the Tigray Regional Security Forces (TRSF) have been underway since November 4th, 2020 following a...

At a Glance PEOPLE IN NEED - 235 M PEOPLE TARGETED - 160 M REQUIREMENTS (US$) - $ 35 B APPEALS - 34 Section one: Global trends COVID-19 has triggered the deepest global recession since the 1930s...