Efficient procurement procedures save time and money, opening up much needed fiscal space, yet modern public procurement can also serve as a tool...
In our rapidly urbanizing world, mayors often see migrants as a burden to their city’s labor market and a threat to its development....
The UN agency that supports Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, on Tuesday appealed for $1.6 billion to support its lifesaving work this year amid acute regional crises and chronic funding shortfalls. ...
Extra humanitarian funding is urgently needed to assist families caught between risky returns or dangerous journeys to an unwelcoming Europe....
More than $138 million is needed to assist rural communities affected by extended drought in the Horn of Africa, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Monday, launching a comprehensive response plan for the region. ...
In the world’s poorest and most dangerous places, the price of school closures is being seen in child labour, child soldiers, and lost futures....
Bangladesh is closing Rohingya-run schools. This teacher warns of the consequences, and asks why aid agencies aren’t doing more to help....
Nearly 5,000 refugees who fled violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) four years ago, are opting to head home voluntarily from Zambia over the coming months, with the first 100 people setting out on Tuesday. ...
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