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Nearly 1,000 cases of Ebola in DRC
As the number of confirmed infections approaches 1,000, WHO have reaffirmed their commitment to countering the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, amid rising violence in the area. Since...
WORLD WATER DAY | Dirty water 3 times more deadly to a child than a bullet
To mark World Water Day, UNICEF released a report that reveals children under 15 are on average three times more likely die from poor WASH services in conflict zones than direct violence. The report, which...
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New survey finds a quarter of refugees in Libyan detention centre are malnourished
Almost a quarter of 300 refugees, migrants and asylum seekers held in a Libyan detention centre were underweight and malnourished, reveals a nutritional survey by Médecins Sans Frontières...
UN-Habitat unveil new platform for reconstruction and development in Iraq
After a year of development, the Government of Iraq, in collaboration with the UN-Habitat, unveiled a new platform that provides up-to-date information on reconstruction and development projects. The National...
New-born deaths preventable with less than a teaspoon of blood
For the first time, scientists have been able to map the developmental pathways of new-born life with less than a teaspoon of blood. Published in a new study by the Expanded Program on Immunization...
Cyclone Idai leaves over 1.5 million people in urgent need of humanitarian relief
Over the weekend, Cyclone Idai tore a path of destruction through Mozambique and Zimbabwe, with flooding affecting up to 1.5 million people in both countries as well as Malawi. First reports from Mozambique’s...
Measles outbreak in Philippines puts 3.7 million children at risk
The Philippines are currently facing an outbreak of measles which has already taken the lives of 286 people, most of them babies and children. This year has already seen a 42 per cent increase from the...
New report finds billions of UK Aid failing to reduce poverty
A new report has found that billions of UK Aid is failing to reduce poverty. The One Campaign, an organisation founded by singer and philanthropist Bono, has found that the Aid coming from Britain is being...
Ebola crisis in DRC could last for another six months
Save the Children has warned that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) could last for another six months. Almost one hundred children in the DRC have lost their lives to the virus...
Dozens missing as boat capsizes off the coast of Djibouti
A migrant boat has capsized off the coast of Djibouti. The International Organisation of Migration (IOM) has reported that the remains of 52 victims have been recovered. The tragedy occurred off Godoria,...
Over 145,000 Rohingya refugee children return to school in Bangladesh
More than 145,000 refugee children are now attending UNICEF-supported learning centres. Following a huge effort from the humanitarian community to construct a network of 1,600 learning centres throughout...
Ethiopia to be affected by coffee species under threat from extinction
A new study has found that wild coffee species are now under threat from climate change. Scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens have found that 60 per cent of wild coffee species are at risk of extinction....
