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Recorded Remarks by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Mr Filippo Grandi for the launch of the 2021 Pakistan Humanitarian Response Plan Format Ladies and Gentlemen, For 22 of the past 40 years, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan has ranked as the world’s largest refugee hosting country, and Pakistan remains a long-standing global leader in the field of refugee protection. This leadership has been demonstrated not just by the host communities who have generously welcomed and supported refugees for decades, but also in progressive and inclusive policies that enable Afghan refugees to access ...

Taarifa Rwanda Published 5 hours ago 0share Kigali’s King Faisal Hospital (KFH) has received over US$14 million financing in a 6-year primary forfeiting transaction from the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) to expand its outpatient facilities. The multi-specialty 160-bed quaternary hospital provides a range of specialized health care in Eastern and Central Africa. In addition to the new outpatient clinic and doubling of the hospital’s outpatient facilities capacity to 45 consultation rooms, TDB’s financing will support the renovation and construction of ...

To support the Rwandan health system, the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) is pleased to announce the financing of the expansion of Kigali’s King Faisal Hospital (KFH)’s outpatient facilities with over USD 14 million in a 6-year primary forfaiting transaction. King Faisal Hospital (KFH) is a multi-specialty 160-bed quaternary hospital providing a range of specialized health care in Eastern and Central Africa. In addition to the new outpatient clinic and doubling of the hospital’s outpatient facilities capacity to 45 consultation rooms, TDB’s financing will...

Japan’s Contribution to Humanitarian Mine Action in Syria Format Beirut, April 2021 – With the support from the Government of Japan (USD 825,000), the United Nations Mine Action Service Syria Response Programme (UNMAS SRP) launched the new project “Humanitarian Mine Action to address increased threat associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in Syria (31 March 2021 – 30 March 2022)”. The Syrian conflict is one of the most devastating humanitarian crises of modern times. The extensive use of weapons has contaminated vast swathes of land with explosive ordnance including landmines, improv...

by Bajan Reporter / April 23rd, 2021 The United Nations Development Programme ( UNDP) Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean has coordinated a three-phased approach to the relief efforts in St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the wake of the violent volcanic eruptions of the La Soufrière Volcano. Following the eruption on 8 April 2021, it is estimated that 16,000 to 20,000 persons have been affected with approximately 30 villages being evacuated. Ash and volcanic material have already blanketed the entire island which has interrupted most of the economic activity, decimated crops and can have adv...