Iran + 12 more
The coronavirus disease COVID-19 continues to spread at the regional and global levels. As of 28 November 2020, the global cumulative incidence reached 61 036 793 reported cases and 1 433 316...
Nutritional Risk in Infants under 6 months: literature review A review of existing literature and data on the risks of undernutrition in infants under 6 months (u6m) was conducted. Searches were made...
Bangladesh + 1 more
"I provide psychosocial support for survivors of gender-based violence”, says Nusrat, a case worker for Women’s Protection and Empowerment in one of the UNFPA-supported health facilities in the...
Darkhan-Uul, Mongolia -- As the chief social worker and administrator of the Darkhan-Uul One Stop Service Center, a shelter and service center for survivors of gender-based violence, J. Tsetsegmaa...
GAROWE, 29th November 2020 - A new report jointly launched today by the Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation Honourable Abdiqafar Elmi Hange and the Minister of...
Introduction Global public health indicators continue to show significant improvements on average in the health and wellbeing of our communities. People are living longer than ever before; the...
The Food Security and Nutrition Programme in Kyrgyzstan for 2019-2023 is a nationwide cross-sectoral policy, aimed at ensuring food security and high-quality nutrition for every Kyrgyz citizen. With...
Bangladesh + 3 more
Nguyen Toan Tran, Alison Greer, Brigitte Kini, Hassan Abdi, Kariman Rajeh, Hilde Cortier & Mohira Boboeva Conflict and Health volume 14, Article number: 81 (2020) Cite this article Abstract ...
This report is issued on behalf of the UN Resident Coordinator in Viet Nam in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It covers the period up to 26 November 2020. The next update will be issued...
World + 4 more
Gender-based violence (GBV) remains one of the most critical issues impacting women around the world, with 35% of women globally having experienced some form of physical or sexual violence. Many more...
320,000 children and adolescents newly infected with HIV in 2019, 1 every 100 seconds – UNICEF UNICEF warns of COVID-19 disruptions to HIV service delivery in one third of high burden countries NEW...
Bangladesh + 1 more
HIGHLIGHTS This month, IOM’s MHPSS team celebrated World Mental Health Day (WMHD) through several activities for community leaders, pregnant women, children, adolescent boys and girls, elderly...
JOINT STATEMENT By COTLA, the Council of Traditional Leaders of Africa, in association with UN Women and UNFPA 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence On the occasion of the commencement of...
Bangladesh + 1 more
712,152 Rohingya arrivals since 25 August 2017 861,545 Rohingya in Cox’s Bazar 1.2 million People in need IOM AND THE GOVERNMENT OF BANGLADESH INAUGURATE NEW MATERNITY WARD FOR ROHINGYA AND HOST...
SC/14362 Prime Minister Stresses Embargo’s Impact on Anti-Terror Efforts, as Delegates Note ‘Trifecta’ of Pandemic, Floods, Locusts The recent consensus among Somalia’s leaders on a plan to hold...
Ministry of Health, UNFPA launch the National Family Planning Strategy 22 November 2020; Baghdad, Iraq - The Minister of Health, Dr Hasan Al-Tamimi, launched today the National Family Planning...
HIGHLIGHTS Eritrea is vulnerable to extreme weather patterns, which can affect water resources, food production, hygiene, sanitation and health, particularly child and maternal nutrition. Measures to...
Kenya + 1 more
HIGHLIGHTS The humanitarian situation in Kenya has deteriorated rapidly due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, desert locusts, recurrent waterborne disease outbreaks, flooding and...
19 November 2020; Kurdistan Region of Iraq - During disease outbreaks, women face a variety of risks, yet they are too often absent in the design of pandemic responses. This has been true in the...
UNICEF calls for averting a lost generation as COVID-19 threatens to cause irreversible harm to children’s education, nutrition and well-being Children and adolescents account for 1 in 9 of reported...