INTRODUCTION At the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) in Istanbul in May 2016, global leaders came together to express their commitment to place people at the centre of decision-making and action. In...
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INTRODUCTION At the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) in Istanbul in May 2016, global leaders came together to express their commitment to place people at the centre of decision-making and action. In...
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NEW YORK, 1 September 2016 – In the top 10 countries with the highest rates of children missing out on primary education, nearly 2 in every 5 children – 18 million - are out of school, UNICEF said...
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Summary The present report, submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 70/292, reviews progress made in the implementation of the recommendations contained in the report of the...
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HIGHLIGHTS Commitments made at the World Humanitarian Summit are being transformed into an Action Plan. Some 3.8 million people in the Lake Chad Basin are facing severe food insecurity in the...
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Urgent action needed for 80m children whose education has been hit by emergencies The number of children whose education has been disrupted by conflicts and natural disasters has increased to 80...
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YOKOHAMA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a US$120.7 million cash contribution from the Government of Japan to provide vital food and nutrition assistance to the most...
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY As of July 2015, an estimated 114 million people in assessed countries were in need of humanitarian assistance, compared to 40 million just over ten years ago.1 Needs are not only...
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Introduction VOICE (Voluntary Organisations in Cooperation in Emergencies) is the main NGO interlocutor on EU humanitarian affairs and brings together 84 NGOs. One of the main priorities of the...
Highlights: · As of 28 October 2015, Liberia has reached day 55 of the 90 days of active surveillance and has been free of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) since 3 September 2015. · The third round of the...
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The first World Humanitarian Summit, which will take place in Istanbul, Turkey, in May 2016, will bring together governments, humanitarian organisations, and people affected by humanitarian crises to...
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Christian and Muslim leaders played “essential role” in tackling the Ebola virus Faith leaders in Sierra Leone and Liberia played an “essential role” in stemming the spread of the Ebola virus,...
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Executive Summary A one-day regional business dialogue for West Africa was held on 4 June 2015 in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire attracting some 75 representatives from the private sector (including...
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In a context of unprecedented humanitarian needs, the UN Secretary General has called for a World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) to take place in Istanbul in 2016 and European preparations for the summit...
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CAMEROON MORE THAN 15,00 REGISTERED NIGERIAN REFUGEES UNHCR registrations in the Far North region carried out in June have brought the number of registered Nigerian refuges from 7,32 up to 15,262...