Today, the United States, the European Union (EU), the United Kingdom (UK), and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) are co-hosting a virtual donor conference on “Sustaining Support for the Rohingya Refugee Response” to underscore their continued commitment in the humanitarian response to the crisis.
The COVID-19 crisis has disrupted the education of over 90% of the world’s students and exacerbated already existing inequalities. The future of an entire generation is at risk, in particular that of children with disabilities. That is why HI joined the ‘Save our Future’ campaign.
Six months after the global ceasefire appeal issued by UN Secretary General Guterres, HI together with other aid organisations warns about the lack of progress towards peace globally, which is leaving millions suffering from the impacts of both war and the global COVID-19 pandemic.
We are now sleepwalking towards a seventh year of war, and the people of Yemen can only surmise that the world has forgotten them. The UN Secretary General called in March for a global ceasefire tied to the COVID-19 pandemic, but in Yemen this call has not translated into reality on the ground, at the […]
The global pandemic has halted the diplomatic negotiations, while it has also exacerbated the human suffering caused by the use of explosive weapons in populated areas. On September 7th 2020, Ireland invited States’ representatives, UN agencies, international organizations and civil society to a webinar on the Protection of Civilians in Urban Warfare.
Today marks three years since more than 700,000 Rohingya civilians were forced to flee their homes. Three years on, the vast majority remain in overcrowded refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.
The Syrian INGO Regional Forum (SIRF), the NGO Forum, the Syrian Networks League (SNL), and the Syrian NGO Alliance (SNA) share their concern regarding the UN Security Council’s resolution 2504/2165.
On Wednesday 1 July, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2532 (2020) calling for the immediate end of hostilities and for a humanitarian pause for at least 90 days, in order to enable the provision of humanitarian assistance in response to COVID-19.
International agencies call for Brussels Conference to address fall-out from the pandemic.