What the Russian Invasion Means for Syria
Two boys collect fresh bread for their families at a bakery rehabilitated by WFP in Aleppo. Credit: WFP/Jessica Lawson. May 2022. Opinion by Sinan Hatahet (istanbul)...
Global action needed to streamline pandemic travel measures
António Vitorino, Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and Andrew Selee, President of the Migration Policy Institute (MPI), called for charting a...
What India Needs To Do To Achieve Net-Zero Status by 2070
As India grows and develops, its economic production and energy consumption will increase. | Picture courtesy: Flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Opinion by R R Rashmi (new delhi)...
18 million in Africa’s Sahel on ‘the brink of starvation’
Food insecurity is set to reach its highest level since 2014, warned the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Lean season in...
‘By Deliberately Ignoring Risk, the World Is Bankrolling Its Own Destruction’
“The good news is that human decisions are the largest contributors to disaster risk, so we have the power to substantially reduce the threats posed...
Climate change threatening access to water and sanitation
“Climate change is already posing serious challenges to water and sanitation systems in countries around the world,” said Thomas Croll-Knight, spokesperson for the UN Economic...
Europe: WHO supporting countries affected by rare monkeypox outbreak
Monkeypox occurs primarily in tropical rainforest areas of Central and West Africa, but outbreaks have emerged in other parts of the world in recent days....
Syria: ‘Largest-ever number’ in need, warns UN relief chief
Martin Griffiths, Humanitarian Affairs chief and Emergency Relief Coordinator, thanked donors for their contributions – totalling nearly $6.7 billion – which includes $2.4 billion earmarked...
Youth Survivors, Activists Will Hold Governments Accountable to Call to Action on Ending Child Labour
Our voices must be heard and listened to – now and in the future, say child labour survivors and activists at the 5th Global Conference...
G7 countries pledge financial aid of $19.8 billion to Ukraine amid Russian invasion
The Russia-Ukraine conflict is currently in its third month and with the Russian military making advances in different parts of the country, Ukraine faces a...