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Burkina Faso, a fragile West African country among the 10 poorest in the world, is affected by an armed conflict that uprooted more than 1 million people. The humanitarian situation is deteriorating quickly and severely.
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The Caribbean region is regularly battered by an array of natural hazards, which are becoming more frequent and intense year on year. Cuba makes no exception. The country has long suffered from a combination of hurricanes, floods and harsh droughts...
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Turkey currently hosts some 4 million refugees, more than any other country in the world. Many refugee families don’t speak the language or cannot afford transportation, which makes it difficult for them to access basic health and protection...
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Imagine you have no identity documents and you are sheltering as a refugee in a strange country. You can’t go to a public hospital, apply for assistance from local authorities, get an education or even get married. How can children and other...
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On 14 February, Guinean authorities declared a new Ebola outbreak in the rural community of Gouéké, part of N’Zérékoré prefecture in the southern Guinée Forestière Region.
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Due to rapid urbanisation and growth, several cities in Nepal are vulnerable to multi-hazard risks and their impacts. Fires and earthquakes are the most common and recurring disasters in urban areas.
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After 10 years of conflict, Syria’s water infrastructure is badly damaged. During the coronavirus pandemic, access to clean water is of utmost importance.
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Imagine not receiving medical care because you were not registered at birth. Imagine not being able to go to school for the same reason. Imagine not being able to marry.
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Every day, hundreds of children and families from the Northern Triangle of Central America (NTCA) – El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras – flee the pervasive violence and poverty affecting their countries. They embark on a long journey crossing...
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In one of the poorest regions of one of the poorest countries of the world, drought, lack of clean water, and destroyed crops threaten children with severe acute malnutrition.
