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Urgent Action Needed to Prevent Humanitarian Catastrophe in Sudan as the Lean Season Begins
12th April 2024, Nairobi, Kenya: As Sudan faces one of the most severe humanitarian crises in recent history, urgent action is needed to prevent a looming humanitarian tragedy. This is as the...
DR Congo + 2 more
Minister Hussen announces over $142 million in funding to support health systems and women’s health and rights and provide humanitarian assistance in Democratic Republic of Congo and in Benin
The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, today met with members of the Congolese-Canadian community in Ottawa, where he announced funding for projects in Benin and the...
Algeria + 16 more
Empress Shôken Fund announces 103rd funding distribution to support projects in 17 countries
The Joint Commission of the Empress Shoken Fund (ESF ) has announced a new funding distribution that totals CHF 485,597 and supports projects administered by Red Cross and Red Crescent National...
Iraq + 2 more
UN Agencies Launch Joint Programme to Support Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon in Climate Change Response [EN/AR]
4 April 2024, Cairo, Egypt – The International Organization for Migration (IOM), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) today launched a...
Heatwaves pose health risks, disrupt students’ learning says save the children Philippines
Save the Children Philippines calls for the government to address climate change, as heatwaves surpassed 42ºC in five places this week, resulting in the suspension of hundreds of classes across the...
2024 Regional Human Development Report: A Complex Landscape of Progress and Challenges - Pacific Island Countries
To strengthen the future outlook for our Blue Pacific, human development must be mainstreamed across the region 5 April 2024 Suva, Fiji: Pacific Island Countries continue to grapple with a complex...
World + 1 more
Half of out-of-school children live in countries most vulnerable to climate change, with Philippines latest to shut schools due to extreme weather
New analysis by Save the Children shows impact of climate crisis on children’s education LONDON/GENEVA, 5 April 2024 – Around one in two out-of-school children and adolescents live in countries at...
Iraq + 2 more
UN agencies launch joint programme to support Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon in climate change response [EN/AR]
4 April 2024, Cairo, Egypt – The International Organization for Migration (IOM), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) today launched a...
Philippines: Heatwave forces hundreds of schools to shut with classes moved online to beat the heat
MANILA, 3 April - Extreme heat in the Philippines has forced hundreds[1] of schools to shut as the Southeast Asian nation’s government warns temperatures could soar further this week in more than...
UNSOM Quarterly Newsletter Issue 30, March 2024
HIGHLIGHTS UN Special Representative briefs Security Council Raisedon Zenenga appointed as Deputy UN Special Representative University for Peace graduates encouraged to work together to solve...
Uganda + 5 more
South Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan, January - December 2024 (At a glance)
The South Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRP) is an annual multiagency, multisectoral costed plan to respond to the ongoing South Sudanese refugee crisis in the five main countries of asylum:...
Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator Mr. Adam Abdelmoula Press Briefing on the humanitarian situation in Syria 22 March 2024, 09:45-10:15 (CET) Geneva / Damascus
The urgency of the humanitarian situation in Syria today cannot be overstated. Recently, we marked a very grim anniversary of the Syria crisis – 13 years since its beginning. Since then, the needs of...
Belize + 4 more
Five newly approved climate projects ready for delivery on the ground
Five project agreements were signed at the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) 38th Board meeting, which took place on 4-7 March in Kigali, Rwanda. Eleven projects were approved at the first Board meeting of...
INFUSE 2024 : GAVI et Seedstars lancent un appel mondial à l'innovation pour renforcer la résilience des systèmes de santé face au changement climatique
**Genève, le 18 mars 2024 **– Gavi, l'Alliance du Vaccin, annonce le lancement d’INFUSE 2024 en partenariat avec Seedstars : cet appel mondial à candidatures porte sur les innovations visant à...
World + 3 more
Global: Widening impact of climate change on air pollution in South Asia requires urgent international cooperation and assistance
Responding to the new report naming three South Asian countries – Bangladesh, Pakistan and India – having the worst air quality globally at a time when the World Meteorological Organization has...
Viet Nam + 1 more
Viet Nam treasures Japan’s peace and humanitarian funds
VGP - Viet Nam appreciates valuable support provided by the Nippon Foundation and the Sasakawa Peace Foundation since 1980, said Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang. KHANH PHUONG The Government...
WHO launches directory of resources for planning healthy environments
In an effort to address the pressing global challenges from environmental risks, the World Health Organization (WHO) has unveiled a comprehensive directory of resources aimed at guiding urban...
Ethiopia + 1 more
Ethiopia: The Melkadida Refugee Compact 2024-2027
Executive summary Ethiopia has been a generous host to refugees and asylum seekers since the 7th century, following the arrival of persecuted Muslims from Mecca seeking refuge in the then Abyssinian...
Venezuela + 5 more
UNHCR Venezuela Fact Sheet March 2024
Almost one in four Venezuelans, 7 million people, are in need of humanitarian assistance, according to the 2024-2025 Humanitarian Response Plan. As leader of the Protection and the Shelter, Energy...