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ACTED Since 1993, as an international non-governmental organization, ACTED has been committed to immediate humanitarian relief to support those in urgent need and protect people’s dignity, while co-creating longer term opportunities for sustainable growth and fulfilling people’s potential. ACTED endeavors to respond to humanitarian crises and build resilience; promote inclusive and sustainable growth; co-construct effective governance and support the building of civil society worldwide by investing in people and their potential. We go the last mile: ACTED’s mission is to save lives and ...

Global Humanitarian Overview 2021, March Update Format The Global Humanitarian Overview (GHO) for 2021 was launched on 1 December 2020 to help 160 million of the 235 million most vulnerable people who face hunger, conflict, displacement, the impacts of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in 56 countries. As of 31 March, adjusted requirements were $36.0 billion to assist 159 million of the 237 million people in need in 56 countries Some adjustments to requirements and to the numbers of people in need and to receive assistance have been made since the GHO launch. This month, requirements i...

Home-grown Covid vax add luster to National Vaccination Day ​ By S. Ravi ( IANS) | Published on ​ Tue, Mar 16 2021 18:03 IST | ​ 29 Views   New Delhi, March 16: Home grown Covid-19 vaccines flown to various parts of the world has added luster to India's National Vaccination day -- an occasion celebrating the dissemination of the first dose of oral polio vaccine in 1995. With this launch, the massively successful Pulse Polio Campaign took wings. At present, one of India's successful vaccination drive is Mission Indradhanus, launched in 2014. This scheme provides vaccination against ...

Should you cancel that cruise you bought? Don't panic. You don't have many choices anyway Sun Sentinel 3/10/2021 By Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel © Joe Cavaretta/Sun Sentinel/TNS Consumers concerned about the prospects of getting infected with the coronavirus might be considering canceling their cruises. In retrospect, maybe buying a cruise wasn’t the best choice for a stress-free vacation this year. Don’t be too hard on yourself. When you decided a year ago to spend hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars on a cruise, you had no way of knowing that coronavirus would bec...

Summary Record, IASC ad hoc Principals meeting, 23 February 2021 Format Introduction Mr. Mark Lowcock, the Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) and Chair of the IASC, convened an ad hoc IASC Principals meeting to discuss issues on ongoing operational issues as well as COVID-19 response and priorities of the PSEA Champion for 2021. COVID-19 Update Dr. Ibrahima Soce-Fall, WHO Assistant Director-General for Emergency Response, updated Principals on developments in the COVID-19 pandemic. WHO noted a global decline in the number of cases by 17% and deaths by 10% for the fourth consecutive week. As o...