As an auxiliary to the Government of Nepal, Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) has been supporting in overall disaster management (DM), now particularly to integrate Anticipatory Action (AA) into the DM...
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Afghanistan + 6 more
New interactive digital space launched to highlight enforced disappearances in South Asia
Amnesty International, along with over 20 partner organisations from South Asia, launches the first phase of an interactive digital space titled, “Footprints – Virtual Museum on Enforced...
Making Emergency Relief Programs More Responsive and Resilient
Strengthening the database of the poor, marginalized, and vulnerable households can improve delivery of relief packages. Overview The COVID-19 pandemic that began in late 2019 imposed unprecedented...
Colombia + 24 more
Migrantes irregulares en tránsito - Panorama en Colombia 2012-2024 [corte 15 marzo de 2024]
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WFP, Government of Nepal and the EU mark the start of construction of a new humanitarian staging area
KATHMANDU – The Government of Nepal, the European Union (EU) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) attended a ceremony to mark the start of the construction of a new Humanitarian Staging...
Indonesia + 9 more
WHO South-East Asia Region Epidemiological Bulletin, 6th edition (2024), 20 March 2024 | Reporting period: 4 – 17 March
This epidemiological bulletin aims to provide the situation of key infectious diseases in the WHO South-East Asia region to inform risk assessments and responses. The bulletin uses information from...
Bosnia and Herzegovina + 12 more
Western Balkans - Mixed Migratory Flows Report (February 2024) [EN/BS/HR/MK/SQ/SR]
Monthly Overview of: Arrivals in the Western Balkans Top three nationalities at arrivals in the reporting month Migrants presence in reception facilities Assisted Voluntary Returns and reintegration
WFP Nepal Country Brief, February 2024
In Numbers 174 mt of food distributed US$ 6.5 million net funding requirements (March 2024 – August 2024) 92,487 people assisted in February 2024 Operational Updates The rice fortification programme,...
World + 20 more
Mobility Shutdown: The Impacts of COVID-19 on Migration in Asia and the Pacific
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...
Afghanistan + 16 more
Improving Maternal Nutrition - An Acceleration Plan to Prevent Malnutrition and Anaemia during Pregnancy (2024–2025)
Highlights Inequitable access to nutritious diets, nutrition services and positive nutrition and care practices has compounded global gender inequality, undermining women’s and girls’ ability to live...
Afghanistan + 7 more
Fewer children dying before turning five in Southern Asia than ever before – UNICEF
From 1990 to 2022, the under-five child mortality rate declined by 72 per cent in Southern Asia, a new UNICEF report says. KATHMANDU/ NEW DELHI, 13 March 2024 – The number of children dying under...
Bangladesh + 2 more
Bridging Horizons: UNFPA's South-South collaboration and cooperation between Bangladesh and Nepal
Midwives save lives. Well-trained midwives working in a fully functional environment could help avert maternal and newborn deaths and could also deliver essential sexual, reproductive, maternal and...
World + 49 more
CIVICUS State of Civil Society Report 2024
Human rights hypocrisy undermines rules-based order, new CIVICUS report finds View full report here. For interviews contact media@civicus.org JOHANNESBURG – Hypocrisy by powerful countries undermined...
Progress and Lessons Learned - Dengue Prevention and Control DREF (June to December 2023)
Background Dengue fever has recently seen an increased infection intensity. It has expanded rapidly in many parts of the world, including Asia, affecting the most vulnerable. The history of dengue...
World + 4 more
Save the Children launches Nature-based Solutions Hub to help combat climate crisis for children
The organisation today launched a Nature-based Solutions for Children (NbS4C) Hub at the Accelerating NbS Conference in Lusaka, Zambia. LUSAKA, 13 March 2024 – Save the Children Global Ventures has...
World + 22 more
Background Note on Gender Equality, Nationality Laws and Statelessness 2024
Nationality laws which do not grant women equality with men in conferring nationality on their children are a cause of statelessness and a concern for UNHCR.1 Since 2012, UNHCR has issued an annual...
Colombia + 24 more
Migrantes irregulares en tránsito - Panorama en Colombia 2012-2024 [corte 29 febrero de 2024]
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Afghanistan + 7 more
What Works for Girls in South Asia: A Situational Analysis
Highlights Adolescents in South Asia face numerous challenges in accessing health, education, water and sanitation, child protection and social protection services. Girls are further burdened by...
Afghanistan + 11 more
For Her, With Her: 12 Stories of Hope and Resilience
With 60 percent of the world’s population in Asia and the Pacific, it is indeed a world of endless possibilities when women and girls have the equal opportunity to actively engage, inspire, and...
Bangladesh + 9 more
WHO South-East Asia Region Epidemiological Bulletin, 5th edition (2024), 6 March 2024 | Reporting period: 12 February – 3 March
This epidemiological bulletin aims to provide the situation of key infectious diseases in the WHO South-East Asia region to inform risk assessments and responses. The bulletin uses information from...