Unveiling new data on Tuesday, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said that despite a growing volume of fake news and hate speech about asylum seekers, public support for refugees is stronger than public debate often sugge...
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This comes a day after the UN and partners consulted with representatives of 17 displacement sites hosting some 3,000 families following reports of movements of Israeli forces and disruptions to humanitarian services in the area. The Israeli military established the buffer zone follo...
At these workshops, however, men often begin by sketching football jerseys or their favorite teams, the medic said. Soon, those drawings become conversations about everyday anxieties – showing how sport can open doors that traditional mental health discussions often cannot.“On the fie...
Nearly 40 per cent of skills workers rely on now could change or become outdated by 2030, but Francesca Fanelli, senior associate director of Columbia University, has some tips:Highlighting the importance of equipping young people with what is needed for employment, decent work and en...
More than 57 million people worldwide are living with dementia, with nearly 10 million new cases diagnosed each year. Alzheimer's disease accounts for an estimated 60 to 70 per cent of all dementia cases.Although there is no cure for the debilitating and irreversible brain condition,...
For more than a year, six schools established by the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) have been inaccessible, and another six have been closed, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarr...
Six days after powerful back-to-back earthquakes struck central-northern Venezuela, “food shortages are widespread” in La Guaira, the hardest-hit state, said UNHCR, the UN refugee agency.“Basic services have br...
Before the disaster, the World Food Programme (WFP) was already assisting around 500,000 people through school meals and community support. Now, the agency is shifting its work toward emergency assistance.Holdin...
The miraculous story of the three-year-old’s rescue in the worst-hit northern region came as tens of thousands of people remained without adequate shelter, after the 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude quakes struck less than a minute apart, on 24 June.“As the death toll rises, needs are skyrocketi...
Venezuelan authorities have declared seven days of national mourning. At least 2,295 people have died and 11,256 have been injured, with around 6,400 rescued so far.Fourteen camps for displaced people have been set up in La Guaira alone, as hospitals remain under severe strain and sea...