Governments in Asia and the Pacific imposed some of the strictest and longest-lasting limits on human mobility during the COVID-19 pandemic, triggering a collapse in migration, stranding migrants...
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Governments in Asia and the Pacific imposed some of the strictest and longest-lasting limits on human mobility during the COVID-19 pandemic, triggering a collapse in migration, stranding migrants...
Human Rights Council Fifty-fifth session 26 February–5 April 2024 Agenda item 4 Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention Situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s...
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The triannual Crop Prospects and Food Situation report provides a forward-looking analysis of the food situation across the globe, focusing on the cereal production outlook, market situation and food...
Isolationist Policies Exacerbate Impact of UN Sanctions, Covid-19 Pandemic Since the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, North Korea’s government has largely sealed its border with China and imposed...
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R2P Monitor is a quarterly publication applying the atrocity prevention lens to populations at risk of mass atrocities around the world. Issue 68 looks at developments in Afghanistan, Central Sahel...
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This report provides an analysis of food security and evolving needs and an update on WFP’s response and priorities. The convergence of multiple crises – conflict, extreme climate patterns and...
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Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance: East Asia and the Pacific - Early Recovery, Risk Reduction, and Resilience, Fiscal Year (FY) 2023
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REGIONAL SUMMARY In Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/BHA) provided more than $50 million to partner organizations conducting early recovery, risk reduction,...
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Introduction The impacts of climate change in the Asia-Pacific region threaten to undo hard-won gains in sustainable development that countries have made in recent decades. Climate change is putting...
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WHY A REGIONAL FOCUS MODEL? A key challenge faced by humanitarian agencies is how to ensure that limited available resources are allocated where they are most needed and are efficiently delivered in...
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Your Excellency, On behalf of the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, I am writing to you regarding the 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva. The HRC plays an...
FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Favourable start of 2023/24 winter season Main season 2023 food crops benefited from well‑distributed and above‑average precipitation amounts Favourable start of 2023/24 winter...
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Highlights East Asia and the Pacific is the region most affected by disasters worldwide and the most weather-related child displacements in absolute numbers. The risks and impact of disasters are...
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Overview In February, Guyana will hold the presidency of the Security Council. Guyana is expected to organise one signature event, a high-level open debate which will explore the effects of climate...
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The tropical cyclone season across the Western North Pacific basin lasts throughout the whole year, averaging nearly 27 typhoons/tropical storms per year during the reference period 1959-2020. The...
Heightened Oppression Worsens Humanitarian Crisis (Bangkok) – The North Korean government in 2023 continued to use the Covid-19 pandemic as a pretext to maintain “shoot on sight” orders on its...
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Introduction Genocide and related crimes against humanity are devastating in their scale and scope. They leave enduring scars for survivors and their families, as well as long-term trauma in...
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CS/15558 APERÇU DES TRAVAUX DU CONSEIL DE SÉCURITÉ EN 2023 À la fois conséquence de la crise des institutions multilatérales de plus en plus largement considérées comme dépassées et contribution...
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SC/15558 Syria, Sudan, Haiti, Korean Peninsula among Other Hotspots at Centre Stage The year 2023 witnessed a three-decade high in the number of conflicts worldwide, even before simmering situations...
Context The government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (hereinafter the government) has pushed forward the implementation of the five-year (2021-2025) plan for national economic...