02 Feb 2021 - 8:14
Internally displaced children stand in snow near tents at an informal displacement camp in Azaz
Mohammed Osman | The Peninsula
Civil wars and political turmoil in some Middle Eastern countries during past many years have forced millions of people to become refugees in neighbouring countries or Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).
The wars in Syria and Iraq have thrown millions out of their homelands pushing them to take refuge in neighbouring countries like Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey and Egypt depending for years on humanitarian aids which only meet their minimum needs to survive.
The needs of refugees differ from season to season, particularly in winter when they need timely and substantial assistance to shield them from the harsh weather.
Isabel Garcia-Gill is a journalist who has worked for daily newspapers, radio broadcasts and weekly magazines in Geneva (Switzerland) and a correspondent based in Rome and Rabat. She has also worked for UNOCHA as well is for the IPCC as Senior Communication Officer. Isabel has published and travelled extensively on professional assignments. She has a very deep knowledge of Latin America. She holds a Master’s degree in Political Sciences from the University of Geneva and in Journalism from Lausanne.
UN staff in Geneva protesting proposed pay cuts. Credit: ILO Staff Union
GENEVA, Feb 1 2021 (IPS) - For the staff of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), 2021 is likely to be even more difficult than 2020, with job cuts, forced departures, transfers to Istanbul or The Hague, restructuring and too many rumours.
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January 28, 2021
The Directorate of Information and Communication (DIC) of the African Union Commission (AUC) hereby announces that, the online registration for journalists interested to cover the thirty eighth (38th ) Ordinary Session of the Executive Council and the 34th African Union (AU) Summit scheduled to take place from 3-7 February 2021, has been launched on the AU website: www.au.int
Note that, a dedicated meeting link for the media will be shared to all registered journalists to enable them follow the official opening and closing ceremony of the virtual meetings.
A media advisory note explaining all the detailed arrangements for media coverage of the 34th AU Summit will be posted subsequently on the AU Summit web page.
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January 28, 2021
The Rockefeller Foundation has announced a new grant of US$12 million to the Africa Public Health Foundation to help expand the geographic coverage of testing and to strengthen contact tracing for COVID-19 in Africa through the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).
“Equitable access to testing and tracing is essential to rapidly identify and respond to COVID-19 outbreaks until a vaccine is widely available to all,” said Rajiv J. Shah, President of The Rockefeller Foundation. “One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, too many people still do not have access to the tools that they need to keep themselves, their families, and their communities healthy and safe. We’re pleased to work with the Africa Public Health Foundation and Africa CDC to catalyse a more efficient and inclusive response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic across the continent”.
Program/Project Management Consultancy about Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding and Protection and Human Rights, requiring 0-2 years of experience, from ACLED; closing on 21 Feb 2021