As a result of the lack of livelihoods opportunities in Zaatari camp, UNHCR and partners have focused their efforts on providing a significant number of services through IncentiveBased Volunteering...
In over half a year since COVID‑19 began to take hold, the fault lines of our world's disparities have been laid bare. For women across the world in particular, the pandemic's negative impacts on...
Managing Risk through Economic Development (MRED) program phase 2 was a 4-year $5.6 million USD disaster risk reduction program funded through Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies to support vulnerable...
Timor-Leste is one of the most food insecure countries in the world with more than 80% of the population relying on agriculture for both food and income. The hilly topography and increasing...
Severe hazards and disasters are common in Far-Western Nepal, including floods, river bank degradation, landslides and soil erosion—each resulting in loss of life and property. Agriculture is the...
Background Given the increased evidences showing the effectiveness of cash programming to strengthen sectorial and multi-sectorial strategies response to multiple needs of affected population, the...
When disaster strikes, the basics become critical — food, water, shelter, hygiene. We all do what we can to survive. But what happens if, when you're still in survival mode, you experience a second...
Executive Summary Building resilience requires a long-term commitment and an integrated approach to strengthen the capacities of individuals, households, and communities to respond to, recover from,...
Energy is a universal right, affecting how people light and power their homes, cook nutritious meals, and operate hospitals and businesses. But safe and reliable access to energy is far from...
Executive Summary Globally, humanitarian agencies are using cash based intervention as a modality to transfer assistance to vulnerable households. Cash and voucher assistance (CVA) has the potential...