Baghdad, 7 April 2020 - As Iraq and the world tackle the unprecedented challenges of COVID-19, this year’s World Health Day is like no other. Today, we pay tribute to all the health workers on the...
Tripoli, 6 April 2020 – At a moment when people in Libya needed nothing more than a safe home and functioning medical facilities, we received the news of yet another attack on a hospital. I am...
Geneva, 6 April 2020 “I strongly condemn the shelling on Sunday of the Central Prison in Taiz, resulting in the deaths of five women and a child, and leaving at least 11 other people injured. We...
Sana’a, 6 April 2020 – Initial reports indicate that on 5 April, 6 women including a child were killed and at least 11 others injured, when shells hit the women’s section of the Central Prison in Al...
February 2020 updates In February 2020, the humanitarian community tracked about 752,000 IDPs movements across Syria. Hostilities in northwest Syria that intensified throughout the month were the...
Baghdad, 7 April 2020 –The governments of Belgium, the Netherlands and Sweden have collectively committed US$5 million to support the Government of Iraq’s response to the COVID-19 crisis, in...
Report: Xenophobic bullying rages during coronavirus pandemic Geneva – Racism-based bullying is on the rise as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) rages across the globe, finds the Euro-Mediterranean...
The United Nations Country Team in Syria expressed sorrow over the tragic deaths of eight people in an accidental explosion at Newroz camp in Al-Hasakeh governorate, Syria. “The UN is deeply...
Damascus and Amman, 5 April 2020 The United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, Mr. Imran Riza, and the United Nations Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria...
As schools have closed due to COVID-19, the majority of children are learning remotely. Motivating your children during remote learning is central to their success. Motivation means ensuring they are...