Covid-19 school closures around the world will hit girls hardest
By Stefania Giannini, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education, and Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen,..
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UNICEF scales up support in 145 countries to keep children learning, as COVID-19 forces schools to close
NEW YORK, 26 March 2020 – As nationwide school closures disrupt education for more than 80 per cent ..
Securing sustainable food systems hinges on gender equality
FAO, IFAD and WFP mark International Womens Day 6 March 2020, Rome – The three United Nations’ Rome-..
New analysis reveals how conflict affects girls and boys differently
Children in conflict at highest risk of violence since records began New analysis also reveals how ..
New caravans of Central Americans fleeing violence
Despite being deported at the Mexican border earlier this year, many Central Americans are embarking..
Disasters displace more people than conflict and violence
Disasters displace more people than conflict and violence As climate change intensifies, extreme we..
WFP Chief appeals for increased flexible funding to save and change more lives
Rome – In 2019, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) received US$419 million in flexible fu..
Historic UN Human Rights case opens door to climate change asylum claims
GENEVA (21 January 2020) — In its first ruling on a complaint by an individual seeking asylum from t..
WMO confirms 2019 as second hottest year on record
Press Release Number: 01/15/2020 The year 2019 was the second warmest year on record after 2016, ac..
IRC Emergency Watchlist 2020
Watchlist 2020 highlights the countries where the IRC assesses there to be the greatest risk of a ma..
