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Bans on women on the rise in Afghanistan
The United Nations is profoundly concerned by reports that the Taliban de facto authorities today issued an order barring all…
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Half of Afghanistan’s population cannot meet their humanitarian needs
More than half the population of Afghanistan – a record 22.8 million people – will face acute food insecurity from…
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Human rights abuses in Afghan communities most affected by military offensive
The United Nations in Afghanistan is increasingly concerned with the number of reported serious human rights abuses and violations alleged…
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COVID-19 HITS WOMEN’S RIGHTS
The COVID-19 pandemic has erased decades of progress towards gender equality. From high job losses to exploding burdens of unpaid…
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ONGOING HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY THREATENS NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF VULNERABLE CHILDREN
For the 2021 CAR Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO), the Nutrition Cluster estimated that approximately 1.1 million of persons need nutrition…
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UN EXPERTS URGE 57 COUNTRIES TO REPATRIATE WOMEN AND CHILDREN FROM SQUALID SYRIAN CAMPS
“The number of the countries concerned and the dire humanitarian conditions of the camps highlight the need for collective, sustained…
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IOM REQUIRES USD 3 BILLION TO BRING RELIEF TO 50 MILLION PEOPLE
One year on from the start of the COVID-19 pandemic response, an unprecedented number of people are grappling with the…
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US PUT THE HOUTHIS ON THE TERROR LIST. YEMEN RUNNING OUT OF FOOD STOCKS, THREAT OF STARVATION PLUMMETS
United Nations emergency aid coordinator Mark Lowcock said that humanitarian aid work in Yemen has almost come to a standstill,…
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UN COUNTRY TEAM IN THE PHILIPPINES
Throughout December, the United Nations (UN) Migration Agency, International Organization for Migration (IOM), and Catholic Relief Services (CRS), an NGO,…
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UN AGENCIES’ ALARM IN SOUTH SUDAN
The high levels of hunger are being driven by insecurity, the effects of COVID-19, the economic crisis, and the impact…
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