54 million women and youth face staggering humanitarian challenges
As COVID-19 continues to disproportionately impact women and girls hit by multiple humanitarian crises, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency appealed on Monday...
Security Union report: Keeping up the momentum on implementation of key initiatives
Fulfilling a commitment to regularly report on progress in the area of security, the Commission is today presenting a report, the first since the...
EU-Algeria: A privileged partnership in a challenging environment
Between April 2018 and August 2020, the EU and Algeria demonstrated their commitment to their bilateral relationship and to their cooperation in all the priority...
UNICEF: Shutting school systems, wrong response to COVID-19
Countries fighting the coronavirus should not impose nationwide or large-scale school closures, which is the wrong response and compounds the societal cost of the...
EU and African Union sign partnership to scale up preparedness for health emergencies
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) launched a new partnership initiative...
Transfer of Rohingya refugees to Bay of Bengal island ‘must be voluntary’
The head of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), has voiced concerns over the reported relocation of some Rohingya refugees by Bangladeshi authorities, to an island...
New Africa alliance aims to tackle deadly COVID ‘infodemic’
A new network in Africa aims to combat the “infodemic” of misinformation online surrounding COVID-19 and other health emergencies on the continent, the World...
African Ministers of the Environment commit to support a green COVID-19 recovery plan
Ministers of Environment across the continent of Africa have agreed to support a comprehensive green recovery plan to boost economies and social systems aimed...
Migration: Commission and Greece agree joint plan for a new reception centre in Lesvos
Today, the Commission agreed a detailed plan with Greek authorities and EU agencies to establish a new, up-to-standard reception centre on the island of...
UN working at ‘full speed’ to prepare for humanitarian mission to Ethiopia’s Tigray
The UN’s humanitarian coordination office, said on Friday that it was doing its utmost to secure aid access to Ethiopia’s Tigray region, after a...