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UN refugee agency welcomes Indonesia’s ‘act of humanity’ in rescuing migrants adrift at sea

·December 28, 2022·1 min read

UNHCR issued a statement explaining that two groups of survivors had been brought to shore off the coast of north-west Indonesia. Believed to have been at sea for more than a month, the UN agency expressed relief that they are now safe in Indonesia. After highlighting their plight, Ann Maymann,...

UN refugee agency urges rescue of 190 desperate people adrift in Andaman Sea

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·December 23, 2022·2 min read

However, its pleas continue to be ignored. “This shocking ordeal and tragedy must not continue”, said Indrika Ratwatte, UNHCR’s Director for Asia and the Pacific. “These are human beings – men, women and children”, he added. Unraveling the situation Reports indicate that they have been at sea in dire conditions for a month, lacking...

UN reproductive health agency appeals for $1.2 billion to support crisis-affected women and girls

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·December 14, 2022·2 min read

The 2023 Humanitarian Action Overview is UNFPA’s largest appeal ever and includes $289 million in Afghanistan, $70 million in Ukraine, $62 million in Somalia, and $23 million in Haiti. As the world faces multiple, intersecting crises, the agency calls for predictable and flexible humanitarian funding to save lives and ensure...

No time to waste, as Haiti famine risk rises, warns UN emergency food aid agency

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·December 11, 2022·4 min read

Mr. Bauer believes that Haiti is facing an unprecedented crisis, which could get even worse. For this reason, he says, there is no time to waste. “It’s difficult to believe that a mere two hours’ flight from Miami, a staggering 4.7 million people – half of Haiti’s population – are...

Dramatic increase in Andaman Sea crossings, warns UN refugee agency

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·December 4, 2022·1 min read

The Southeast Asia waterway is one of the deadliest in the world and more than 1,900 people have already made the journey since January – six times more than in 2020. ‘Grave risks’ at sea “UNHCR warns that attempts at these journeys are exposing people to grave risks and fatal...

UN health agency outlines ‘clear direction’ for reducing online violence against children

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·December 3, 2022·2 min read

In its new report, What works to prevent online violence against children, WHO focuses on ways of curbing the grooming of youngsters via the Internet, sexual image abuse – and cyber aggression and harassment in the form of cyberbullying, cyberstalking, hacking and identity theft. What works also showcases strategies and best...

Displaced families face winter hardships, UN refugee agency warns |

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·November 14, 2022·1 min read

Agency spokesperson Olga Sarrado said on Friday that millions of the world’s most vulnerable people will be without essential basics. “For many of the world’s forcibly displaced, this coming winter will be far more challenging than in recent years, with many displaced families having to choose between food and warmth...

Young workers have been hit hardest by COVID fallout, says UN labour agency |

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·August 11, 2022·4 min read

According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), the pandemic has caused many additional problems for 15 to 24-year-olds who’ve experienced “much higher” unemployment losses than older workers since the global health emergency was declared in early 2020. Young women have struggled more than their male counterparts to find work, while...

Animal-to-human diseases on the rise in Africa, warns UN health agency |

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·July 15, 2022·2 min read

“And more than 75 per cent of emerging infectious diseases, are caused by pathogens shared with wild or domestic animals,” WHO Regional Director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti told journalists at a media briefing. “They account for a substantial burden of disease, resulting in about a billion sick people, and millions of...

UN food agency announces further refugee ration cuts, in quest for #ZeroHunger |

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·June 20, 2022·2 min read

The cause of the imminent cuts is multiplying humanitarian needs around the world and insufficient funding. This has already forced the agency to make significant reductions in daily meals for vulnerable people in the Sahel and elsewhere. “As global hunger soars way beyond the resources available to feed all the...