Interviews
‘Multilateralism is more important than ever’ highlights António Guterres in annual report
António Guterres, UN Secretary General, released the Annual Report of the Secretary General on the Work of the Organisation for 2018 this week which measures the progress the organisation has made...
Ebola returns to DRC with new challenges
Two weeks ago, on the first of August, the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) declared a new outbreak of the Ebola virus in North Kivu Province in the eastern part of the country....
Natural disasters force 26 million into poverty each year
The World Bank estimates that disasters cost the global economy $520 billion each year, forcing 26 million people into poverty. Reducing the impacts of natural disasters is an issue that cuts across all...
South Sudan and Syria are the most dangerous places to deliver aid, according to latest report
Humanitarian Outcomes have today released their ‘Aid Worker Security Report’ for 2018. The report found that there was a total of 313 major attacks where aid workers were victims in 2017; 139...
Ecuador declares state of emergency following influx of Venezuelan migrants
Every day 5000 Venezuelans are fleeing into their neighbouring countries. They are fleeing violence, insecurity, poverty and a lack of food and medicine. The mass migration of Venezuelans has placed a large...
New malaria bed nets could ‘prevent millions of cases and deaths’
A new malaria bed net, specifically designed to kill insecticide-resistant mosquitoes, has been praised by scientists as a breakthrough in malaria prevention. Following a two year trial in Burkina Faso...
One week on: 380 killed and damage worth $138 million in Lombok earthquake
On 5th August a deadly 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Indonesian Island of Lombok. The earthquake was followed by a number of high magnitude aftershocks, with a 6.2 magnitude aftershock on the 9th....
UNFPA and Australia to work on ‘Transformative Agenda’ for women and youth in the Pacific
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and the Government of Australia are partnering with six Pacific governments to improve the lives of women and youth in the Pacific by ensuring they have access...
Displacement in sub-Saharan Africa reached a new high in 2017
According to UNHCR the number of people in sub-Saharan Africa who were forcibly displaced reached a new high in 2017, with an increase from 14.1 million in 2016 to 18.4 million. This is the largest regional...
How close are we to achieving SDG6?
WaterAid has warned that the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal of universal and equitable access to clean water and sanitation is unlikely to be met by many countries if current trends continue. WaterAid’s...
WFP and UNICEF utilise technology to improve food and hygiene distribution in Cox’s Bazar
UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP) are working together in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh to improve the food and hygiene practices of refugees. The agencies are utilising WFP’s SCOPE digital...
$45 million needed to support migrants in the Horn of Africa
IOM, the UN Migration Agency, has launched a Regional Migrant Response Plan in collaboration with its partners to support migrants in the Horn of Africa and Yemen. The agency has appealed for $45 million...
