Category: World

The funding will help prevent waterborne diseases and epidemics, and provide nutrition supplements, clean water and reproductive health care for the most vulnerable people, as well as feed for livestock.  WFP has already reached more than 400,000 people impacted by #PakistanFloods with food assistance. Support is needed to urgently recover and rebuild community infrastructure, livelihoods opportunities, and resilience. 🔗https://t.co/mXSj20yNaf —… Read More

Their statement follows the recent publication of a long-awaited report by the UN human rights office, OHCHR, which found that “serious human rights violations” had been committed against the Uyghur and other predominantly Muslim communities there.  Support for UN report  In supporting the assessment, the experts highlighted the conclusion, which stated that “the extent of arbitrary and discriminatory detention of… Read More

“Our region spends less than half of the global average on social protection,” said ESCAP Executive Secretary Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana. “Almost 60 per cent of the population has no social protection coverage against normal life events such as pregnancy, child-raising, sickness, disability, unemployment or simply getting old”. The 2022 Social Outlook for Asia and the Pacific: The Workforce We Need was… Read More

From 13 to 30 August, IOM partnered with local authorities in deploying its Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) team to track and monitor internal displacement and identify the needs of those most affected in the Highlands region. As assessments in hard-to-access provinces continue, the total number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) is expected to rise.   Most immediate needs While security… Read More