Interviews
Women’s leadership is critical to the future of Niger
After meeting with the Nigerien president, Mahamadou Issoufu, on Saturday, Amina Mohammed, the UN Deputy Secretary-General, commented: “I stressed to the President the importance of women’s...
75% of South Sudanese children have known nothing but war - UNICEF
After South Sudan gained independence in 2011, becoming the world’s youngest country, over 3 million babies have been born in war, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) revealed Saturday....
1.3 Million Afghan Children May Lose Protection from Polio Immunization
Insurgent bans may prevent hundreds of thousands of children in Afghanistan from receiving the polio immunization. A new round of a five-day polio immunization campaign was launched to combat the high transmission...
Ineffective health care may occur across all Member States, WHO warns
A new report conducted by the World Health Organization(WHO) and partners revealed the global dangers of poor quality health care. Although commitment to provide universal health coverage by 2030 has made...
Have your say in the 10 Year Sector Review!
To celebrate the 10 year Anniversary of the AIDF Global Summit, Aid & International Development Forum (AIDF) are excited to open the 10 Year Sector Review survey. The survey explores the key challenges...
New report finds significant improvements to living conditions in Myanmar
A joint report conducted by the Central Statistical Organization, the UNDP, and the World Bank in 2017 indicates that people have improved their living conditions in Myanmar. Electrification extended...
6 Million People Are Threatened by The Food Crisis in West Africa
About six million people are experiencing hunger in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal. 1.6 million children struggle from severe acute malnutrition. It is the worst crisis seen in...
Disaster displacement can be decreased by improved risk management
Last year, 18.8 million people were displaced by extreme weather events such as floods, storms, and earthquakes in 135 countries around the world. East and South Asia and the Pacific islands, the world’s...
Climate change could cost poor countries an extra $168 billion in interest
A new study from the Imperial College Business School has revealed that poor countries could have to pay $168 billion more in interest over the next ten years as natural disasters and extreme weather events...
We need to ‘step up to the plate’ and increase support for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
UN Secretary- General António Guterres and World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim have appealed for greater support and funding for the ongoing Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh. António...
The 10 most neglected displacement crises of 2017
Each year the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) releases a list of the ten most neglected displacement crises. The report focuses on crises which have received a lack of attention from the international community...
Gender perspectives in disasters to be mainstreamed by ASEAN
At the latest Meeting of the ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management (ACDM) the leaders from the ASEAN National Disaster Management Organisations committed to mainstreaming gender perspectives on disaster...
