Eastern DRC: UN food aid hangs in the balance amid severe funding crunch

Eastern DRC: UN food aid hangs in the balance amid severe funding crunch

The situation is particularly alarming in the east, where malnutrition has taken hold among 4.4 million people, exacerbated by compromised health services, lack of clean water, and an uptick in gender-based violence, highlighted Peter Musoko, WFP Country Director, during a press briefing in Geneva. “In my conversations with those displaced in eastern DRC, I was…

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Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh need urgent support as crises multiply: UNHCR

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh need urgent support as crises multiply: UNHCR

This week marks six years since over 700,000 mostly-Muslim Rohingya men, women, and children joined the hundreds of thousands of others already sheltering in Bangladesh, following a brutal crackdown by security forces in Myanmar. As humanitarian conditions in the world’s largest refugee settlement worsen, however, the challenges surrounding this protracted crisis continue to increase.  Funds…

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UNFPA reveals winners of AccessAbility innovation challenge

UNFPA reveals winners of AccessAbility innovation challenge

Organized in partnership with the Global Disability Innovation Hub (GDI Hub) and the Global Network of Young Persons with Disabilities (GNYPWD), the competition offers financial support to social enterprises that craft innovative solutions aimed at dismantling inequalities and fostering empowerment among young individuals with disabilities.  The challenge prompted participants to submit innovative ideas to address topics such as…

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New financing tool aims to increase access to lifesaving mosquito nets

New financing tool aims to increase access to lifesaving mosquito nets

The so-called Revolving Facility is an initiative of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, a UN partner that invests $4 billion annually to stamp out these deadly diseases and strengthen health systems in more than 100 countries. The Revolving Facility will negotiate improved supply terms for health products using advanced market commitments,…

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