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#Ethiopia: Civilians in Tigray are suffering "The Cruelest of Fates" and need life-saving assistance, with their lives & livelihoods destroyed by the war. 900,000 people are in #famine and nearly 2 million more are at risk -@RefugeesIntl bit.ly/2XAdSsJ
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.@SafeguardingHC reported an eight-fold increase in incidents of violence against or obstruction of #healthcare by the #Ethiopian armed forces in #Tigray, Amhara, and Afar regions since 2021. go.reliefweb.int/3o86zSD
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6 months into the war in #Tigray, Ethiopia, only 30% of hospitals, 17% of health centres and none of the 712 health posts were functional.
A new assessment in @bmj_latest evaluates the health system before and during the war. bit.ly/3xjCx25
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.@MSF staff are attacked and witness men taken off a public bus and killed in #Tigray, Ethiopia
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📷: Valérie Batselaere/MSF
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Health facilities across Ethiopia’s Tigray region have been looted, vandalised and destroyed in a deliberate and widespread attack on healthcare, according to @MSF bit.ly/3cv8dYh
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More than 1 million people are displaced in #Ethiopia's #Tigray region, announced @UNmigration #IDP's are residing in overcrowded shelters, in schools and open spaces. Their urgent needs include food, shelter, and health services. #TigrayConflict bit.ly/3gxDHRa
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Despite some improvements in delivering humanitarian aid to communities in Afar and Tigray regions, overall humanitarian access in northern Ethiopia remains challenging @UNOCHA's Access Snapshot looks at the situation bit.ly/3vvUav0
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A @WFP convoy of 50 trucks reaches Tigray, #Ethiopia. However, double this number of trucks needs to be moving in every day to meet the vast humanitarian needs in the region bit.ly/3yMNgla
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#Ethiopia: ‘I Don't Know If They Realized I Was A Person’. @amnesty's report details the experiences of 63 survivors of #rape and other sexual violence in the conflict in #Tigray in their own words and calls for immediate government action. bit.ly/3bGNqkD
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#NepalQuake: First map on estimated population exposed & fatalities bit.ly/1ECKKQR #NepalQuakeRelief
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Read @WorldPeaceFdtn’s study “Starving #Tigray” for a snapshot of how the ongoing war has destroyed the region's economy and food systems and the humanitarian emergency from #foodinsecurity & #famine threatening millions. bit.ly/3drzlJd
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#Nepalquake: Country Disaster Response Handbook from @cfedmha bit.ly/1DmE1mQ #NepalEarthquake #Nepal
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#Ethiopia has launched a preventive oral #cholera vaccination campaign targeting two million people in #Tigray region to avert a potential outbreak, @WHO reports. bit.ly/3gmgKjB
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.@UN agencies supporting Govt of #Serbia to manage refugee and migrant situation through winter bit.ly/2eK6jHb
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All warring parties in Tigray, #Ethiopia have been implicated in the attacking, pillaging and occupying of schools since the conflict started, @hrw has warned. About 25% of schools in Tigray have been damaged. bit.ly/3fVLgza #education
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More than 2.1 million people are internally displaced in #Tigray. USD 27 million is urgently needed to continue providing emergency shelter and non-food support, warns @UNmigration. #Ethiopia
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The crisis in Tigray, #Ethiopia, is entering its sixth month with no clear end in sight amid severe child rights violations. #Education, water, protection, health and nutrition have all been affected, warns @UNICEF. bit.ly/2P3KarG
📷: UNICEF/UN0412581/Leul Kinfu
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The UN Security Council will hold a session on the situation in #Iraq Wed 28 Aug at 10:00amEST. The latest report to the Security Council can be found at: bit.ly/2fzjify
Broadcast live: bit.ly/2U6NNLE
Text of briefing will be posted at: bit.ly/LGGO7Y
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Get the latest humanitarian updates from Asia and the Pacific with @UNOCHA 's Weekly Snapshot bit.ly/2eSk5DV
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#Ethiopia #Tigray Crisis: Women & girls are forced to exchange sex for small amounts of cash due to lack of access to food and cash to meet basic needs - @RESCUEorg bit.ly/3xKkZLX
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#NepalEarthquake: We will aggregate updates here: bit.ly/1braamY Follow @OCHAAsiaPac for latest info #Nepal #earthquake
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At least 33,000 children in parts of Tigray, #Ethiopia, at imminent risk of death as conflict increases famine threat, warns @UNICEF bit.ly/3guiXtk
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As the situation continues to develop across #Myanmar, ReliefWeb's dedicated country page provides updates on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar and how those already in need are being affected bit.ly/2nshB6v
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Nearly seven years since beginning of war in #Syria, children continue to be killed, injured, displaced - @UNICEF bit.ly/2EKKxh7
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More than two million people displaced by the conflict in Tigray, #Ethiopia. @UNOCHA 's full report: bit.ly/3bHufre
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100,000 people facing starvation as #famine hits parts of #SouthSudan bit.ly/2kZ2wpG @FAOnews @UNICEF @WFP
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48,000 babies to be born on New Year’s Day in Eastern and Southern Africa, says @UNICEF bit.ly/2C6VSWK
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How are children's rights affected by #climatechange? What is the role of the next generation as activists within their changing environments? To find out, register for @HumanitarianTr1's free online course at bit.ly/31NUpVa
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A free online @UNFPA course targets those who want to increase their knowledge around gender-based violence (#GBV) prevention and response in #emergencies. Available in English, French, Spanish and Arabic bit.ly/2kQqQPE
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#Syrianrefugees: Snow and freezing temperatures endanger flooded refugee camps In #Lebanon @UOSSM bit.ly/2LWfDpI (image © UNHCR/A.McConnell)
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. @hrw just released their World Report 2017 on human rights around the globe: bit.ly/2jcfAdz #WR2017
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.@UN & partners appeal for $415 million to help people affected by #NepalQuake bit.ly/1Kw0ML2 #Nepal
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#Ukraine: #Humanitarian funding remains low as displacement rises - latest @UNOCHA report bit.ly/1zHBaoc
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.@UNFPA launches its largest ever humanitarian appeal to reach 54 million women, girls in 68 countries bit.ly/2VQFeq0
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Hours after cyclone Batsirai wreaked destruction in eastern #Madagascar, @WFP is on the ground providing emergency assistance in coordination w/govt authorities. bit.ly/34qCS90
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The World Health Organization @WHO today declared the end of the Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Coming soon! ReliefWeb Jobs - your gateway for humanitarian and development jobs. vine.co/v/5iM3n5qPapI
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During public health emergencies, people need to know what health #risks they face, and what actions they can take to protect their #health and lives. Check out this guideline by @WHO on Communicating Risk in Public Health Emergencies ow.ly/lFnz30hPq8F
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On 20 June, the world celebrates the strength and courage of people who have been forced to flee their home country to escape conflict or persecution. #WorldRefugeeDay 2023 focuses on the power of inclusion and solutions for refugees. buff.ly/4233Mfd
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#DRCongo: Years of #conflict, #climatechange, #COVID19 and other epidemics have taken a heavy toll on the young generation. @EduCannotWait and @UNICEF call for a substantial increase in funding for crisis-hit children. go.reliefweb.int/3DLtBas
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#Morocco earthquake disaster brief, per @IFRC:
▪️ 6.6 million: Population living in affected areas
▪️ 380 K: Population within 50 km of the epicentre
▪️ 8.4 K: Total casualties
More information: buff.ly/3PlLwJv
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The @ICRC has developed a new online course, "Sustainable Development in Humanitarian Action", which aims to teach workers of humanitarian organizations the principles and practices of sustainable development ow.ly/2fbo30nkFYS
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Global efforts to combat TB have saved an estimated 53M lives since 2000. Global TB Report 2017, released by @WHO bit.ly/2zS0XAW
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What are you doing on 16-17 February 2023?
Take part in @EduCannotWait's #HLFC2023 to learn about the 🌏#EducationCrisis & what #ECW+strategic partners are doing about it!
Register now for virtual attendance➡️bit.ly/3PW14Ub
@UN @BMZ_Bund @NorwayMFA #222MillionDreams✨📚
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Over 1.7 million people displaced due to conflict are in need of urgent assistance across 265 accessible locations in Ethiopia's Tigray region and neighboring Afar and Amhara, according to data collected by @UNmigration bit.ly/3umclkn
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For 25 years, @reliefweb has been the NO. 1 source of information on humanitarian crises worldwide, serving more than 15 million users a year. Read how the portal came about and what it means today to those engaged in humanitarian response
👉bit.ly/3uLcD60
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A new @UNDP study of #Afghanistan’s economy demonstrates that without continuity for girls’ education and women’s ability to work, prospects for the country’s recovery will remain grim.
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UN Humanitarian Coordinator @AlainNoudehou condemns today’s attack on aid workers in Renk, Upper Nile, #SouthSudan bit.ly/2Q50A3x @UNOCHA
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.@MSF has stopped activities in the Amhara, Gambella and Somali regions of Ethiopia, and in parts of #Tigray, due to a 3-month suspension order from the government. MSF continues to run medical services in other parts of #Ethiopia. bit.ly/3l88mVU
📷: Igor G. Barbero/MSF
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The Global Fund @GlobalFund signed 157 grants for a total record breaking US$8.54 billion for lifesaving HIV, TB and malaria programs and to strengthen systems for health bit.ly/3ib1LId
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"Reaching Syria’s Underserved Children" – @EduCannotWait’s #Syria Multi-Year Resilience Programme aims to re-engage children in learning by providing equitable access to safer and inclusive #learning spaces: reliefweb.int/node/4036416
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The State Of Open Humanitarian Data 2022: @humdata reports steady progress in closing data gaps across most humanitarian operations bit.ly/3HGXVTf
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#Syria: In 2021, more than two people were killed per week in Al Hol, making it one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a child, reports @SavetheChildren. Read about the devastating toll of #violence on children in Al Hol camp: bit.ly/3vprdC1
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As the world’s population hits 8 billion people, UN via @UNFPA calls for solidarity in advancing sustainable development. By achieving the SDGs, delivering human rights and leaving no one behind, we can usher in a world where all can thrive
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Local women in #Bangladesh are keen to support displaced #Rohingya women to promote dignity, safety @UN_Women bit.ly/2E02KcJ
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Attacks on #healthworkers and health facilities remain prevalent around the world. This #interactive map tracks incidents of violence and threats against #healthcare - @InsecurityInsig, @mapaction, @SafeguardingHC bit.ly/3uLj3kT
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Today we remember the migrants & refugees who have tragically lost their lives this year. #Together #ForMigration
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26 million people in Africa live in areas where access to humanitarian aid and basic services like medical care is limited due to violence & armed conflict, according to the @ICRC bit.ly/3nIgM8X
📷Mackenzie Knowles-Coursin/ICRC
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.@ifrc raises the alarm over a “triple menace” of floods, #COVID19 and locusts in East Africa bit.ly/3cKuBMa
🇪🇹 🇰🇪 🇷🇼 🇸🇴 🇸🇸 🇹🇿 🇺🇬
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Indonesian Red Cross @ifrc rescue teams are searching for survivors in the rubble and providing first aid following a devastating earthquake in Sulawesi, Indonesia bit.ly/39w3nZu
📷:IFRC 2019
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On #WorldHumanitarianDay, let's pay tribute to aid workers who risk their lives everyday for others #ShareHumanity
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Norwegian Refugee Council (@NRC_Norway) launched the first online introductory course on humanitarian access, to contribute to improving how the aid community reaches communities in conflict. ow.ly/eXj230m2DMR
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Interested in advocacy? @UNICEF has developed a 30-minute online free introductory course on what it means, how to build capacity and how to develop advocacy strategies. bit.ly/2zXuyM1 (photo © UNICEF/AFGA2004-00039/Slezic)
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Child marriage in Africa - 1 in 4 girls marry before 18 despite African leaders’ efforts bit.ly/2kpdeJ3 via @HRW
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In 2014, @UNOCHA launched HDX to improve data sharing across the #humanitarian system. Today, it's used in every active crisis around the world. The new Centre for @humdata will build on this work for more effective action. #Data4Humanity centre.humdata.org/
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From the Mahberg outbreak in #Gabon to snowstorms in #Mongolia, @ifrc rounds up "Ten disasters of 2023 you’ve likely never heard of", emergencies that did not dominate headlines: reliefweb.int/node/4024955
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Want handy checklists, tips & assessment templates to check if your #EducationInEmergencies intervention is #gender-responsive in each of its phases? Refer to the "EiE-GenKit" by @EduCannotWait @INEEtweets @UNGEI. bit.ly/3c0tAS6
📷: UNICEF/Haro
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The UK government calls for continued support to ‘strengthen @EduCannotWait's role in ensuring continuity of education for all in the face of increasing extreme weather events and emergencies’ go.reliefweb.int/3PhzMrc
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.@UNReliefChief Martin Griffiths today allocated US$25 million from the @UNCERF to support life-saving humanitarian assistance and protection of civilians in #Ethiopia
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The @ifrc is declaring the climate crisis a dire humanitarian emergency and need more volunteers to respond to this emergency: bit.ly/2kDVNGN #FacesOfClimateChange
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With COVID19 testing programming efforts, @IFRCAsiaPacific reviews its progress in "Strengthening capacities of National Societies in Emergency WASH Response & Preparedness", with a zoom in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Lao PDR & the Pacific. bit.ly/3vJMlkp
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#Lebanon: Despite coming to the country as workers, migrant workers are exempted from labour protections. @ilo, @UN_Women & @UNmigration's paper illuminates the gender dimensions of #women #migrant domestic workers: bit.ly/3rdO4NZ
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“Reports that three @MSF staff members have been killed in Tigray, #Ethiopia, are outrageous and saddening.”
Statement by the acting @UNOCHA chief, Ramesh Rajasingham: bit.ly/3vXIfEr
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In 2017, 139 aid workers were killed while doing their jobs. Another 174 were kidnapped or injured in attacks. This fits an ongoing pattern: over the past decade, close to 300 aid workers have been affected by serious violence every year #NotATarget ow.ly/Rfyy30lrqGY
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.@EduCannotWait allocates record US$64 million to support education in #Chad, #Ethiopia, #SouthSudan and #Syria bit.ly/34fwcEN (📷: UNICEF Ethiopia/2019/NahomTesfaye)
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The #humanitarian situation in #Ukraine is increasingly dire and desperate, and the @ICRC is scaling up its response by the hour to meet people’s vast needs
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Today is Intl Day of @UN #Peacekeepers! Learn about #humanitarian aspects of #peacekeeping on our topic page: bit.ly/1cdWnLJ #PKday
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Operational guidance on the safe, ethical and effective management of #data within #humanitariancrises from the @iascch alongside further resources can be found on ReliefWeb's dedicated page bit.ly/3rHPZbD
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.@ifrc is looking for #volunteers to help in mapping for Cyclone #Idai! Click to find out how you can help bit.ly/2FNFFsy
Image: ©IFRC
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An @ifrc study calls on governments and disaster agencies to counter the lack of attention, systems and adequate investment in #childprotection and to recognize the consequences of disasters for children bit.ly/38ftAKF
📷: UNICEF/UN0286416/Akash
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Back by popular demand: Online course on building resilience to disasters through ecosystem management bit.ly/2wsDvNd
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#Albania: Red Cross teams providing urgent medical assistance, food & water for earthquake survivors bit.ly/2KUffZu via @ifrc (📷: Albanian Red Cross / IFRC)
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Nearly a million Rohingya refugees in the Cox’s Bazar are bracing for Cyclone Mocha, which is expected to hit by May 14. @UNmigration is strengthening infrastructure and preparing for medical emergencies go.reliefweb.int/3VZqCmr
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.@EduCannotWait approves US$33.3 million in response to the health and humanitarian crisis in the Central #Sahel in #BurkinaFaso, #Mali and #Niger
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Want handy checklists, tips & assessment templates to check if your #EducationInEmergencies (#EiE) intervention is #gender-responsive in each of its phases? Refer to the "EiE-GenKit" by @EduCannotWait @INEEtweets @UNGEI. bit.ly/3c0tAS6
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See the 10 countries most likely to need humanitarian aid in 2017 with @ACAPSproject bit.ly/2gdAtjN
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Aid agencies are warning of a looming humanitarian catastrophe as more than one million people are at risk of hunger in Syria if cross-border aid resolution not renewed bit.ly/3pBWLjQ
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#COVID-19 has reached Cox's Bazar, #Bangladesh. With more than 855,000 refugees and 444,000 locals living in and around the camps, conditions are ripe for the spread of the virus. bit.ly/3dLDEwm
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.@UNHABITAT & partners have compiled best-practice #COVID19 solutions in slums from across the world in an Interactive Project Map. bit.ly/2P0YqOo
📷: UN-Habitat/Kirsten Milhahn
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#Guinea has declared an outbreak of #Ebola after three people died and four others tested positive for the virus, marking the first time the disease has been reported in the country since 2016 - @WHO bit.ly/2MYjAzr
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A research brief by @CGDev on “Rethinking #Humanitarian #Reform" suggests that instead of designing a new policy-led reform, #donors & aid agencies now have an opportunity to harness change that is already happening. go.reliefweb.int/42e1gT6
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Armed conflicts, forced #displacement, climate change and other crises increased the number of crisis-impacted children in need of urgent quality #education to 224 million, according to a new study by @EduCannotWait. buff.ly/43QCSrU
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