Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock opening remarks at briefing to Member States on the humanitarian situation in South Sudan, 6 May 2021
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Thank you for joining today’s discussion on the humanitarian situation in South Sudan.
I’m pleased to be joined by South Sudan’s Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, His Excellency Mr. Peter Mayen Majongdit and Ms. Sibylle Katharina Sorg, Director-General for Crisis Prevention, Stabilization, Post-Conflict Peacebuilding and Humanitarian Assistance at the German Federal Foreign Office.
We also have Gloria Ndong Morris, Head of the Titi Foundation. And two of my UN colleagues - firstly my good friend, Qu Dongyu, Director-General of the FAO, and Alain Noudehou, the Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan.
On April 29th, 2021, His Excellency Mr. Andreas Kindl, German Ambassador to Lebanon, visited four damaged historic buildings that were recently stabilized and sheltered by UNESCO in Beirut, along with His Excellency Judge Marwan Abboud, Governor of B
Gender Analysis of the Impact of Recent Humanitarian Crises on Women, Men, Girls, and Boys in Puntland State in Somalia
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Executive Summary
Situated in a complex region of the world, Puntland State in Somalia is coping with existing threats and instabilities, such as droughts, floods, locusts, the movement of internally displaced people (IDPs), and armed actors. The COVID-19 pandemic has added yet another strain on its tremendously fragile infrastructure. The impact of the coronavirus has been far reaching, affecting livelihoods, with employment such as construction halted due to pandemic restrictions, fostering fluctuations around household assets, and hampering unpaid and underpaid care work and responsibilities. With climatic shocks and infestations, Puntland State in Somalia residents are experiencing decimated livelihoods, livestock and land, limited movement, increased violence and limited access to opportunities and support services. The multitude of crises and rates o
Abu Dhabi International Book Fair: Hybrid, With Support for Publishers
Organizers describe key features of this year’s physical-and-digital book fair and Germany’s two-year participation as guest of honor.
Journalists meet with 2021 Abu Dhabi International Book Fair leadership in a news conference this week. At the lectern, right, is Mouza Al Shamsi, director of the Sheikh Zayed Book Award and acting executive director of the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre. Image: Publishing Perspectives
A Physical and Digital Book Fair
Among the largest and most influential of the Arab world’s book fairs, the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair opens its 30th edition on May 23 to run in both physical and digital formats through May 29.
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