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English News and Press Release on Afghanistan about Protection and Human Rights; published on 10 Jun 2021 by IOM

On the 20th of May 2021, the Nelson Mandela Foundation co-sponsored a global webinar with Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO) on Child-Care S

This position is advertised open to external applicants. General Background of Project Assignment The ongoing political, human rights and socio-economic developments in Venezuela have led over million Venezuelans refugees and migrants to move into Latin American and the Caribbean countries. It is estimated that Guyana, a small developing nation, has welcomed thus far over 23000 refugees and migrants from Venezuela. The increasing number of refugees and migrants from Venezuela has put additiona...

ILO and partners launch nation-wide campaign to tackle the worst forms of child labour in Iraq [EN/AR] Format Baghdad, Iraq (ILO News) The International Labour Organization in Iraq and partners launched a nation-wide campaign to tackle the worst forms of child labour in the country. The campaign will target 10,000 children, their families and guardians, teachers, employers, and the media through a series of activities which aim to raise awareness on the increasing dangers of child labour, mobil...

WFP Iraq Country Brief, March 2021 Format USD 3.58 million distributed through cash-based transfers USD 43.1 million six months net funding WFP Iraq requirements (May – October 2021) Operational Update & COVID-19 Response In March, WFP delivered cash and food assistance to 188,921 IDPs and 69,085 refugees, and 1,194 returnees and people from vulnerable communities through resilience building initiatives. The COVID-19 situation continues to worsen with reported cases and fatalities on the rise...

Bangladesh has been under lockdown since 6am April 5, 2021. This is the first time the nation is under lockdown to curb the spiralling spike in Covid-19 cases. While last year the nation took a similar—and perhaps more effective measure to flatten the curve—the government called it a general holiday. Although this time around the country is officially under a lockdown, given the mounting statistics, its effectiveness has been limited at best. Covid cases are increasing by the day, the healt...

08 Apr 2021 / 22:24 H. - Bernama PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia on Thursday proposed to the D-8 Organisation for Economic Cooperation (D-8) the possibility of having Reciprocal Covid-19 Vaccine Certificate Recognition among D-8 member states to speed up the reopening of hardest-hit sectors. Malaysian Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin put forward the proposal in his keynote speech at the 10th Summit of the D-8 on Thursday as he addressed the summit virtually, in view of the vaccines roll-out plans...

AMMAN — The Jordan River Foundation (JRF) held a virtual event with private and public sector partners to discuss job placement achievements and future plans as part of the "Improving Livelihoods of Syrian Refugees and Jordanian Host Communities" project, implemented by the JRF in cooperation with private sector companies and the Ministry of Labour. 

Women at Zaatari Camp Speak Out! Published March 15th, 2021 - 07:17 GMT Syrian children pose for the camera at the Zaatari Refugee Camp in Jordan (Shutterstock) Highlights Three women working now at Blumont shared their inspiring stories of how they overcame the challenges of displacement and became productive and independent. On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Blumont, an NGO that works for the benefit of refugees and host populations, has held a virtual discussion session ...

Program/Project Management Job in Libya about Health, Protection and Human Rights and Shelter and Non-Food Items, requiring 3-4 years of experience, from CEFA; closing on 14 Mar 2021