Europe, Central Asia and the Americas have the highest rates of coverage while the Arab States cover only 40 per cent and Africa 17 per cent. Globally 53 per cent obtain no income security at all.
International community must ensure the response to the earthquake is adequately funded, including the care of survivors of GBV, and support the safe and unhindered access to hardest-hit communities.
El Salvador + 3 more
As the number of refugees, internally displaced people and returnees with protection needs rises, UNHCR continues to support governments to bolster asylum and protection systems.
Forty-two of Africa’s 54 nations — nearly 80% — are set to miss the target if the current pace of vaccine deliveries and vaccinations holds, new data from the World Health Organization shows.
A disaster related to a weather, climate or water hazard occurred every day on average over the past 50 years - killing 115 people and causing $202 million in losses daily, according to the WMO.
Over the past decade, thousands of refugees have been transiting to and through Sudan, which hosts millions of displaced people, many of whom are at increased risk of exploitation, including trafficking.
With only about 23% of the region vaccinated, the platform will coordinate across sectors – health, science and technology, and industry – to strengthen their capacity to produce vaccines and technologies.
With alarming reports of human rights violations, two UN officials call on the Taliban and other parties to respect and protect human rights for all. At least 45% of the population is below age 15.
ReliefWeb is now 25 years old. In a series of posts, we’ll be looking back over those years from the perspective of some of the people who helped make it what it is today. Craig Duncan, one of the first people to work on the project, remembers how it developed from a list of links – and how it found its name. Inevitably there are some technical details involved!
The ReliefWeb project had a few...