Countries: Syrian Arab Republic, Türkiye Sources: CARE, Danish Refugee Council, Handicap International – Humanity & Inclusion, International Rescue Committee, Mercy Corps, Norwegian Refugee Council Nine in 10 people need help in NW Syria. The UN provides food, water, shelter, medicine, education and protection. Non-renewal of the cross-border mechanism would cut […]

Conflicts and drought in the Sahel are impacting the development of Africa’s ambitious Great Green Wall. Credit: UN Chad By Busani BafanaBULAWAYO, Jan 6 2023 (IPS) Escalating conflict and climate change threaten the implementation of the Great Green Wall Initiative (GGWI), an ambitious land restoration project across Africa. Promoters of […]

F-16A fighter aircraft. Credit: US Air Force photo By Natalie GoldringARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan 5 2023 (IPS) More than 10 months since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the United States and its allies continue to seek the most effective military, humanitarian, political, and economic means of assisting Ukraine. In his December […]

Country: Syrian Arab Republic Source: Norwegian Refugee Council Rather than using vital funds to respond to an avoidable emergency, Syrians urgently need long-term flexible funding for early recovery programs to tackle the root causes of the water crisis.

Medical equipment supplied by the World Food Programme (WFP) arrives in Beijing. Meanwhile, as COVID-19 infections surged in China, coronavirus experts gathered at the UN health agency in Geneva on January 3, to discuss next steps. Photo courtesy of Yingshi Zhang By Jan ServaesBRUSSELS, Jan 4 2023 (IPS) Three years […]