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At least 7,80,000 people have been affected, including 3,00,00 who had to evacuate their homes along the coastal regions ahead of the landfall of Typhoon Rai.

The Yemen Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) team is inviting bids for projects enabling women’s meaningful political participation and inclusion.

An armed militia in Congo raided a village and killed at least 12 displaced residents amid the country's worsening economy. The situation comes as the nation is struggling to manage a food crisis that threatens the lives of millions of people in the country.

Syria: 10 years on By Muaz A. and Tarek Albaik Ten years since the start of the war in Syria, conflict dynamics vary across each region of the country. This report maps the latest conflict developments, with a focus on the northwestern, southern, and eastern regions of Syria, including the impact of ongoing Israeli airstrikes. ACLED data show that while conflict levels in northwest Syria plummeted when compared to those in 2019, the Idleb enclave remained one of the most unstable regions in the...

24th January 2021 Batswana face a high risk of poverty and hunger resulting from climate change, a study by World Bank and Relief web has revealed. According to the report published this week, “Botswana is considered highly vulnerable to climate variability and change due to its high dependence on rain-fed agriculture and natural resources, high levels of poverty – particularly in rural areas, and a low adaptive capacity to deal with these expected changes. Primary challenges are centered...

A United Nations-backed team is touring Bougainvilles outer islands this month, conducting climate change vulnerability assessments. A community leader making a point during the consultations on climate change impacts on Tasman Island, Bougainville. Photo: J.Poulsen/UNDP PNG Focussing on remote communities at high risk of climate impacts, the Building Resilience to Climate Change team has already visited a number of islands and atolls in the Papua New Guinea Autonomous Region. The team is on a...

The East African Thursday January 14 2021 Rwandan peacekeepers at polling station in the Central African Republic when the country went to the polls to choose its president on December 27, 2020. PHOTO | NACER TALEL | ANADOLU via AFP Summary Advertisement A Rwandan peacekeeper was killed and another injured in an attack on Wednesday morning by armed rebels on the outskirts of the city of Bangui in Central African Republic (CAR). A statement by the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stab...

Views: Visits 32 Under the directives of his highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi and deputy supreme commander of the Armed Forces, the United Arab Emirates has sent to the sisterly Islamic republic of Mauritania an aid plane containing more than 10 metric tonnes of medical supplies, testing equipment and ventilators, in addition to a specialized medical team, to bolster the country’s efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19. Hamad Ghanem Al Mehairi, U...