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June 5, 2019

Demolition of Syrian homes in Lebanon 'will make at least 15,000 children homeless'

The Higher Defence council, a military body, has declared that all 'semi-permanent structures' built by Syrian refugees using materials other than timber and plastic sheeting in informal camps must be deconstructed.
May 24, 2019

UN strengthens Ebola response in Democratic Republic of the Congo

The United Nations has announced measures to strengthen its response to the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
October 5, 2018

EU scales up humanitarian support to Afghanistan as drought takes hold

The European Commission has allocated an additional €20 million in emergency aid to Afghanistan as the humanitarian situation has worsened since the beginning of 2018.
October 3, 2018

Suspected cholera cases in Hodeidah nearly triple over three months

Even before the war began experts feared Yemen could become the first country in the world to run out of usable water.
August 27, 2018

More support needed for DRC refugees in Angola, say Lutherans

Refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo who found refuge in Northern Angola after an outbreak of violence in the Kasai region, are afraid to return home, even as life in the refugee settlements becomes more difficult due to funding challenges, says The Lutheran World Federation in Angola.
August 5, 2018

Brazil must put human rights before austerity, UN experts warn as child mortality rises

UN human rights experts have urged Brazil to reconsider its economic austerity programme and put the human rights of its population at the centre of its economic policies.
May 5, 2018

Time running out for migrants and refugees held in Libya, says MSF

Médecins Sans Frontières is highly concerned about the fate of around 800 migrants and refugees held in a dangerously overcrowded detention centre in the port city of Zuwara, Libya.
February 26, 2018

Syrian children in host communities living in poverty, says Unicef

Syrian refugee families living in host communities in Jordan are increasingly struggling to meet their basic needs, including educating and protecting their children, UNICEF says.
July 28, 2017

WCC water network plans to intensify water justice advocacy

The International Reference Group of the Ecumenical Water Network, the water justice initiative of the World Council of Churches, held its annual meeting in Malawi as the UN revealed that 2.1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water.
November 21, 2010

World Toilet Day - no laughing matter

It's easy to enjoy the potty-humoured aspects of World Toilet Day, which took place on 19 November. Indeed the WTD promoters do that themselves. But there are very serious issues underlying the event, effecting billions of people.