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Providing mobile meternity clinics to displaced women and babies in evacuation centers following devastating floods amidst COVID-19. © UNFPA Timor-Leste 2021 DILI April 13, 2021 -- The Government of Timor-Leste declared a one-month state of calamity in Dili and appealed for relief assistance last week to respond to effects of devastating floods that left more than 13,000 people displaced. According to the Secretariat of State for Civil Protection the flash floods have claimed 46 lives while many are reported missing or presumed dead. Strict lockdown in Dili, in place since early March, was t...

DILI April 08, 2021 -- Humanitarian workers continued rescue missions Wednesday in remote locations in Timor-Leste using excavators and cranes, as death toll from recent flash floods reached 42, even as many are still reported missing by local authorities. Families relied on the generosity of their neighbours to seek temporary shelter in the few houses left standing after the devastating floods and landslides that affected an estimated 10,000 people in the island nation. Impassable roads and power black-outs that engulfed the country hindered relief efforts. Anna Dosantos Lucia, a 39-year-ol...

20 Apr 2021 About the role: This is a 24 month replacement role with unaccompanied terms based in Khartoum, capital of Republic of Sudan, with frequent travel to West Darfur, South and West Kordofan States and other Concern field locations in Sudan. You will be required to spend at least 60% time at the field to support different programmes. The salary is Grade 4 €43,268 - €48,076. You will report to the Programme Director. You will also liaise closely with the Area Coordinators, Area Managers, MEAL Advisor, other Technical Advisors in Sudan, System department staff and Concern Head Offic...

15 Apr 2021 Since the Government of Iraq declared that combat operations against the Islamic State Group (IS) had ended in 2017, Iraq has been recovering from the significant damage and destruction caused by the armed conflict. Of the more than six million Iraqis who fled their homes since 2014, 4.78 million Iraqis have returned to their area of origin and 1.28 million remain internally displaced. Many Iraqis have returned to areas that lack basic infrastructure, services and livelihood opportunities, or where explosive devices have not been cleared. Other challenges returnees and secondarily...

13 April 2021 UN agency in the field of migration, works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants. IOM is committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. Read more about diversity and inclusion at IOM at www.iom.int/diversity. Applications are welcome from first- and second-tier candidates, particularly qualified female candidates as well as applications from the non-represented member countries of ...