calendar_today 03 October 2016

“I am a prey to all men”: Refugee women endure poverty, harassment, isolation

When 28-year-old Muna* fled the turmoil in Syria three years ago, she did not imagine she would wind up alone, shouldering sole responsibility for her children’s care, all while…

calendar_today 20 September 2016

African presidents urge investment in youth as continent sees rare demographic opportunity

Presidents, ministers, and United Nations and World Bank officials met yesterday at UN Headquarters in New York to strengthen their commitments for the young people of Africa.

calendar_today 19 September 2016

World leaders adopt ground-breaking plan to address refugee and migrant crisis

Global leaders broke new ground today with a historic agreement that “rallies all partners around collective commitments to protect the human rights of all refugees and migrants,”…

calendar_today 14 September 2016

Refugees’ and migrants’ reproductive health needs overlooked

As world leaders gather in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, they will set out to address some of the greatest catastrophes in a generation: grinding conflicts…

calendar_today 31 August 2016

Once frowned on, family planning offers a lifeline in South Sudan

Life is harsh in the northern city of Malakal. Once a vibrant commercial hub, it is now essentially a ghost town, its residents crammed into a protection camp on the city’s…

calendar_today 19 August 2016

Statement

World Humanitarian Day

This World Humanitarian Day, we call for global solidarity and stand together with everyone affected by crisis. We unite as one humanity.

calendar_today 19 August 2016

Escape from Fallujah: Pregnant residents describe life on the run from ISIL

Residents of the long-embattled city of Fallujah are accustomed to hardship. But even for this battle-tested population, life under the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL,…