News Monitor
As the security situation improves in some areas of the Central African Republic, UNHCR has supported more than 12,000 refugees to return home from neighbouring countries this year.
At least half of 120 million forcibly displaced people are in places affected by both conflict and serious climate hazards, such as Ethiopia, Haiti, Myanmar, Somalia, Sudan and Syria.
The recent trends in Haiti concerning sexual violence against children, particularly girls, are deeply alarming with a more than 1000% increase in 2024 compared to 2023 according to UN figures.
Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining, a think tank, reports that global funding to clear landmines fell by 18 per cent in the decade to 2022 - a drop of $1.18 billion.
Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining, a think tank, reports that global funding to clear landmines fell by 18 per cent in the decade to 2022 - a drop of $1.18 billion.
In October alone, Gaza saw 64 school attacks. “Schools should never be on the frontlines of war, and children should never be indiscriminately attacked", says UNICEF Chief, Catherine Russell.
In October alone, Gaza saw 64 school attacks. “Schools should never be on the frontlines of war, and children should never be indiscriminately attacked", says UNICEF Chief, Catherine Russell.
Between October and December 2024, 25.1 million people are likely experiencing acute food insecurity, of whom 3.8 million live in the northeastern states. This number is likely to rise to five million.
Parties to the conflict have escalated the use of airstrikes and shelling in the last month, with civilians bearing the brunt. The death toll has been rising, as well as the impact on livelihoods.
Even achieving the Glasgow Climate Pact goal of doubling adaptation finance to at least US$38 billion by 2025 would only cut the adaptation finance gap of US$187-359 billion by about 5 per cent.
More than 100 governments made historic commitments to end childhood violence, including nine pledging to ban corporal punishment, which affects three out of every five children regularly at home.
Without urgent action, 95% of the population will regress into survival mode amid a drastic cut in domestic production, skyrocketing prices, widespread unemployment, and heightened insecurity.
The record-breaking drought – which has been ongoing since last year – is severely impacting riverside and indigenous children and communities in Brazil, Colombia and Peru.
From 1 January until 29 October, about 300 million children across Asia, Africa and Brazil - some 12.5% of the total child population of 2.4 billion - were affected.
The largest number of vaccines – 85% of the 899,000 doses – will go to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, reporting four out of every five laboratory-confirmed cases in Africa this year.
The 1954 Convention regulates the status of stateless people and ensures their access to fundamental rights, while the 1961 Convention offers carefully detailed safeguards to prevent statelessness.
Unprecedented flooding has hit communities across West and Central Africa - the IFRC now has six active flood-related emergency appeals as the emergency response continues.
Analysis of new hunger data showed that 5.4 million children are now at risk of facing acute malnutrition by April 2025, a 25% increase compared with the 4.4 million this past April.
The influx of people arriving in overcrowded conditions with limited access to clean water and sanitation has amplified the risk of cholera transmission in both transit centers and host communities.
More than 711,000 people are displaced, 151 dead and 134 injured after Super Typhoon Kong-rey exacerbated the flooding and landslides brought on by Tropical Cyclone Trami.
The launch follows the arrival of the first consignment of 186,000 doses of the malaria vaccines. The vaccinations will begin immediately, benefitting more than 148,000 children under 12 months.
The mobile teams are able to deliver a wide range of primary healthcare and sexual and reproductive health services – from antenatal and postnatal care to family planning, and psychosocial support.