Militant attacks have affected some 25,000 Malian refugees, who lived in remote camps near the border with Burkina Faso. Most have now chosen to return home despite facing insecurity there as well,
One year since the launch of a military offensive in Tripoli, Libya, fighting is further worsening with COVID-19 now bringing new threats, warns UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
In 2019 alone, MSF treated more than 10,000 patients for malnutrition in Borno and more than 33,000 confirmed cases of malaria. Humanitarian needs in Borno would still be huge even without COVID-19.
El titular de la ONU informó que un número considerable de partes en conflicto aceptaron su petición a bajar las armas, entre ellos el Ejército de Liberación Nacional en Colombia.
The unprecedented fund was set up by the UN Foundation. It is the only way for individuals and organizations to contribute directly to WHO’s global efforts to tackle the pandemic.
For the past few months, many people in Paletwa Township have been living with food shortages and price hikes. Intensified fighting has resulted in trade and supply disruptions and fresh displacement of people
More than five million people face severe food insecurity across the region, according to a new joint food security assessment released today by food security partners including WFP.
With more than 6000 COVID-19 cases reported in the region and case numbers increasing exponentially, the virus is threatening fragile health systems on the continent.
The plan targets 5.6 million people with food assistance and support in the areas of health, water-sanitation-hygiene, education, protection, nutrition, shelter, and camp coordination and management.
"Ten days ago, I issued an appeal for an immediate ceasefire in all corners of the globe... There should be only one fight in our world today: our shared battle against COVID-19." - UN Chief