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- UNICEF Humanitarian Action for Children 2019 - Overview [EN/AR]
- Watch List 2019
- Desperate Journeys: Refugees and migrants arriving in Europe and at Europe's borders, January - December 2018
- UNICEF Action humanitaire pour les enfants en 2019 - Vue d’ensemble
- Approaches to protect and maintain health care services in armed conflict – meeting SDGs 3 and 16
Key Indicators
- 2,237 Registered intentions to seek asylum in Serbia
- 36% of registered refugees and migrants were minors
- 124 Applications for asylum
- 2 Persons granted refugee status
0 Persons granted subsidiary protection
DRC
The Ebola outbreak in Nord-Kivu and Ituri provinces is still ongoing, with 752 cases and 465 deaths (CFR: 61.8%) reported as of 30 January.
Response continues to be hindered by insecurity and community reluctance, with an increase in protests and security incidents against humanitarian workers being recorded since December 2018.
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Somalia
By Inna Lazareva
YAOUNDE, Jan 31 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Teenage girls growing up in areas hit by harsh drought and other climate shocks in Lesotho are more likely to drop out of school, start having sex earlier and contract HIV, researchers said.
In a study looking at the link between climate change and HIV infection since antiretroviral treatment drugs became widely available in sub-Saharan Africa, researchers found that severe drought threatens to drive new HIV infections.
1 Introduction
The HIV Estimates Accuracy Tool is an R-based application that uses statistical methods to allow for adjusted estimates from HIV surveillance data taking into account the issues of missing data and reporting delay. While it does not replace the knowledge of data analysis with adjustments, it is intended for routine application in surveillance as no complex programming skills are needed.
Abuja 30th January 2019. The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has urged effective and integrated approaches to conflict prevention in order to achieve the goals of a more stable, prosperous region.
The charge was given at the start of 3-Day special retreat for Focal Points of the ECOWAS Conflict Prevention Framework (ECPF) at Goshen city, Nigeria.
In his opening remark, the ECOWAS Commission’s Director of Political Affairs Dr. Remi Ajibewa noted that a lot is expected of the ECPF which has just began its second decade of work.
Abstract:
More than 500 representatives from governments, non-profits and global conglomerates joined forces to accelerate resilience building in Caribbean countries still recovering from hurricane devastation.
International organisations and businesses, including Expedia, IBM, InterEnergy, First Bank and Pfizer met in San Juan Puerto Rico at a mega networking session on post-disaster recovery, hosted by the Clinton Global Initiative.
23 January 2019, Brazzaville, Congo – Global immunization experts attending the biannual Regional Immunization Technical Advisory Group (RITAG) meeting urged African countries to strengthen their routine immunization. Over the past five years, immunization coverage in sub-Saharan Africa has stagnated at 72%, exposing populations to vaccine-preventable diseases and outbreaks.
By 2050, half of South Asia’s population will become vulnerable to extreme weather events and natural disasters, under a carbon-intensive scenario.
The 2018 floods in Kerala, India, the 2015 earthquake in Nepal, and the 2009 Cyclone Aila in Bangladesh have already shown the heavy toll such disasters can take.
In years to come, the vulnerability of grassroots communities to climate change will only increase.
Executive Summary
The purpose of the project “Collaborative Procurement of High-Value Commodities” (Phases I and II) was to analyse the procurement footprint of the United Nations system of organizations and develop recommendations on opportunities for collaborative procurement projects.
Djibouti, 29 janvier 2019 – Plus de 130 migrants sont portés disparus ce mardi au petit matin au large des côtes djiboutiennes après le naufrage de leur embarcation.
L’évènement s’est produit au large de Godoria, localité située dans la région d’Obock au nord de Djibouti. Alertée par la population locale, une équipe de la Gendarmerie s’est rendue cet après-midi sur les lieux. Elle a pu trouver sur place cinq corps, dont trois femmes et deux hommes. On signale également deux rescapés.
By examining how people react during an emergency, disaster relief organizations can better respond.
By Andrew Schroeder
Over the past year, the role of social media in society has appeared to shift. Until recently, the predominant view was quite positive about increasing connections and access to information. Lately the tone has turned far more negative, focusing on the consequences, unanticipated or not, of widespread social monitoring.
South Asia
East Asia and the Pacific
The past few decades have seen a global revolution in the ways in which people access, consume and share information. New challenges and opportunities brought about by these transformations now intersect with longer-standing challenges to media pluralism, freedom and independence. Featuring thirteen new country case studies, this report highlights the diverse scope, successes and lessons of UNDP’s recent engagement with the media for promoting inclusive governance, sustainable development and peace.
Introduction
The United Nations’ gender equality entity puts spotlight on public services, income security, safe spaces and technology to advance progress for women and girls
Este es un artículo de opinión de José Rubiera, vicepresidente del Comité de Huracanes de la Asociación Regional IV (Norte, Centroamérica y Caribe) de la Organización Meteorológica Mundial (OMM), exdirector del Centro Nacional de Pronósticos del Instituto de Meteorología de Cuba, y profesor titular del Instituto Superior de Ciencia y Tecnología, de la Facultad de Medio Ambiente de la Universidad de La Habana.
Por José Rubiera
Christine Wangari
Farmers can soon access finger millet varieties that not only withstand drought but are also resistant to parasites and diseases. This is due to the boost received from a finger millet Crop Wild Relatives (CWR) pre-breeding project led by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and funded by the Crop Trust which ensures funding until 2020.
