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International Day for Disaster Reduction – 13 October 2018
The United Nations’ International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction is annually...
UNHCR increases aid to Venezuelan migrants in Colombia
With over 4,000 Venezuelans entering Colombia each day, UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)...
Save the Children trains mobile teachers to improve childhood education in Myanmar
Due to civil war and political tension, 75,000 children of the Karen people in Myanmar...
Weather and conflict limit Syria’s agricultural production, perpetuating food insecurity
A recent report from the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)...
Upcoming winter weather poses threat to refugees around the world
Refugees from Syria, Iraq, and in Greece face the threat of freezing temperatures...
Grim realities of climate change revealed in IPCC report
The United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), consisting...
Earthquake and deadly aftershock kill 12 in Haiti
At least 12 are dead and up to 188 are injured as the result of a magnitude 5.9 earthquake...
More support needed to ease humanitarian crisis and rebuild lives in north-east Nigeria
After a two day visit to the region, UN Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator...
Climate change panel to present key global warming report for world leaders, UN reports
The United Nations-run Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and its representatives...
Donations to UNRWA help keep Palestinian students in school
International donors pledged $118 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency...
Six million in South Sudan face extreme hunger and malnutrition
According to a report published by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification...
Earthquake and subsequent tsunami leave hundreds dead in Indonesia
On Friday, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck north of Palu, Indonesia, leaving hundreds...