Jun 10, 2020 In the News Rwanda The COVID-19 pandemic: Impact on nutrition and how to protect vulnerable people in Rwanda (Rwanda News Agency)  Food Security Rwanda News Agency published an article on a project funded by the Netherlands Foreign Affairs and IFPRI. The project highlights the potential impacts of COVID-19 on food and nutrition […]

Countries: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Chad, Eritrea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, World Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees The appeal includes $97 million in initial requirements for 2020, $29 million for COVID-19 prevention and response measures in displacement areas, and $60 million to scale up UNHCR’s emergency response.

Mangrove forests are under threat across Southeast Asia and in the country of Myanmar alone more than 60% of them were lost within just two decades between 1996 and 2016, according to researchers at the National University of Singapore. “Mangroves are one of the world’s most threatened ecosystems, and Myanmar […]

In commemoration of World Refugee Day, we examine age and gender specific vulnerabilities among adolescent refugees.