Early on we worked out that beating this new health threat would require three things: Science. Solutions. Solidarity. While there were 1.8 million recorded deaths in 2020, there were 3.5 million in...
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Most humanitarian organisations, intervene in a combination of sectors, such as shelter, food security, nutrition, education and water, sanitation and hygiene. People affected by crisis or exclusion...
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GA/12395 GENERAL ASSEMBLYPLENARY SEVENTY-SIXTH SESSION, 50TH & 51ST MEETINGS (AM & PM) The General Assembly adopted five resolutions concerning humanitarian assistance today, as delegates wrestled...
PREFACE Setting the scene Human use of land and water for agriculture has not yet peaked, but all evidence points to slowing growth in agricultural productivity, rapid exhaustion of productive...
FAO calls for more funding, more technical innovation and more capacity development for farmers Rome - The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU...
Two leading international banks have teamed up with Save the Children to create a new Financial Technology company that will use digital solutions to help deliver rising amounts of humanitarian...
(Geneva, 19 November 2021) -- The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) voiced serious concern this week at the 19th Meeting of States Parties to the Mine Ban Treaty, over new landmine use,...
As world leaders meet at COP26 to make commitments for climate action, displacement associated with disasters and the impacts of climate change continues to threaten homes, livelihoods and lives,...
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"The backbone of every health system is its workforce--the people who deliver the services on which we all rely. COVID-19 is has demonstrated just how much we rely on our health workers, and how...
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NEW YORK / NAIROBI,1 November 2021– Airtel Africa and UNICEF announced today a five-year pan-African partnership to help accelerate the roll-out of digital learning through connecting schools to the...
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Executive summary Agricultural value chain (AVC) financing innovations and lessons: Case studies in Africa presents a series of different case studies and examples of agricultural value chain finance...
GA/L/3641 GENERAL ASSEMBLYSIXTH COMMITTEE SEVENTY-SIXTH SESSION, 13TH & 14TH MEETINGS (AM & PM) Delegates Conclude Debate on Protecting Persons in Event of Disasters, Take Up Universal Jurisdiction...
When schools shut: New UNESCO study exposes failure to factor gender in COVID-19 education responses Paris, 11 October – When schools shut, a global study exposing the gendered impact of COVID-19...
Foreword Ever since I established digital transformation as a priority for WFP four years ago, we have led the way in harnessing the power of cutting-edge technologies to meet the needs of the people...
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By Giriraj Amarnath, Research Group Leader – Water Risk to Development and Resilience and Principal Researcher – Disaster Risk Management and Climate Resilience, IWMI and Rachael Mcdonnell, Deputy...
A new report, Digital Foundations, tells the story of how WFP’s organizational mission and values drive our embrace of digital innovation. Here, WFP Assistant Executive Director Manoj Juneja explains...
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Thank you, Prime Minister Hamdok for the warm introduction and hospitality. Ladies and gentlemen, it’s a great pleasure for me to be speaking today from Africa, particularly in these challenging...
Dr. Camino Kavanagh On 18 August 2021, the United Nations Secretary-General outlined to the Security Council his Strategy for the Digital Transformation of UN Peacekeeping. Echoing what experts...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The ability to prove one’s identity is an increasingly important aspect of contemporary society. Indeed, the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals include Target 16.9, “By 2030,...
Sharing Knowledge, Technology Critical to Curb Virus Leaders at a virtual Covid-19 summit on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on September 22, 2021, pledged to mobilize millions...