Prioritizing environmental sustainability crucial to Iraq’s recovery from COVID-19: New report Baghdad, 28 February 2021 -- Effective recovery from COVID-19 requires Iraq to mainstream environmental...
In January 2021, Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) recorded 1,555 deaths and injuries from 233 incidents of explosive violence around the world, as reported in English-language media. Civilians...
IN BRIEF Civil documentation serves as proof of one’s legal identity and civil status. Due to the lack of civil documentation, many internally displaced persons (IDPs) and returnees are unable to...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY As displacement within Iraq becomes increasingly protracted for internally displaced persons (IDPs), further research is needed to understand its causes and put forward potential...
Syria ‑ Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #4, Fiscal Year (FY) 2021
SITUATION AT A GLANCE 13.4 MILLION Estimated Population in Need of Humanitarian Assistance in Syria UN – February 2021 12.4 MILLION Estimated Food-Insecure Population in Syria UN – December 2020...
Zena Khalid, 13, is enjoying a novelty — being back at her newly-renovated school in Mosul, Iraq. The Al-Haj Secondary School for Girls is open again after being closed because of the COVID-19...
Population movement As of 22 February, 2,515 refugees and migrants have been registered as rescued/intercepted at sea by the Libyan Coast Guard and disembarked in Libya. On 20 February, some 280...
As delivered 46th session of the Human Rights Council Item 2 - High Commissioner's Oral Update Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 26 February 2021 Distinguished...
Key Regional Updates As of 25 February 2021, a total of 3,965,322 COVID-19 cases COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, out of which 68,982 fatalities...