Tuesday, October 12, 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for African governments to strengthen social protection systems and fulfill people’s rights to social security and an adequate standard of living. Many African governments introduced measures like cash...
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Africa, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda
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Saturday, September 25, 2021
Today, at the Global Citizen Live event, Administrator Samantha Power announced nearly $297 million in humanitarian assistance to provide urgently needed food assistance, health care, water, and psychosocial support to address urgent humanitarian needs...
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
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There can be no excuse for the fact that child labour has increased for the first time in two...
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Global, Africa, Zambia, America, Brazil
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Monday, February 1, 2021
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he COVID-19 pandemic is testing global food and social protection systems at an unprecedented scale. The...
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
The Government of Saint Lucia and UNICEF have partnered to provide hygiene and care kits to children with disabilities and their families, as well as children in foster care. Recognizing that access to hygiene items better equips children to protect...
Thursday, May 14, 2020
For many households, the urgent need is basic sustenance. The World Food Programme anticipates that without action the number of people suffering acute hunger will almost double to 265 million. Meanwhile, millions of children are missing out on school...
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Africa, Ethiopia, Liberia, Asia, Lebanon, Pakistan
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Monday, May 11, 2020
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is seeking US$745 million as it races to prepare for and prevent outbreaks of COVID-19 among refugees and other displaced populations around the globe. This is UNHCR’s portion of the revised UN Global Humanitarian Response...
Saturday, April 18, 2020
All of us in the international development space – in Australia, the region and worldwide – have had our work disrupted. What do we do now? We need to debate the big picture issues but we also need to trial and share practical solutions. We propose...
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America, Canada, Peru, United States, Asia, China, India, Laos, Nepal, Philippines, South Korea, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam, Europe, Germany, Oceania, Australia, Fiji, Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu
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Sunday, March 29, 2020
As more and more parts of the world declare lockdown measures in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the damage to economies and livelihoods is rapidly escalating and giving rise to additional forms of distress during this healthcare crisis. The...
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc chaired a meeting in Hà Nội on Tuesday to review the implementation of several social policies for the 2012-20 period adopted by the fifth plenum of the 11th Party Central Committee. According to a report delivered by the...