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    Protecting Forcibly Displaced Women and Girls during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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    This report provides concrete examples of UNHCR gender responsive and gender-based violence (GBV) prevention, risk mitigation and response interventions
    Publish date: 1 March 2021 (3 years ago)
    Create date: 6 March 2021 (3 years ago)
  • In 2020, 39.4 million persons of concern received COVID-19 assistance including access to protection services, shelter, health, and education. This includes over 8.5 million individuals who received cash assistance.
    highlight 17 Feb 2021 (3 years ago)
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  • UNHCR and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 03 February 2020, with the overall goal of ensuring refugees and other forcibly displaced can access vaccines on par with nationals. The MoU also looks at expanding coverage and quality of immunization services, promoting equity in access and uptake of vaccines, and strengthening health systems at community and primary care level.
    highlight 03 Feb 2021 (3 years ago)
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    UNHCR’S Approach to Evaluating the COVID-19 Response for Refugees and other Persons of Concern

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    Overview of three COVID-19 related evaluations that UNHCR is leading in 2021
    Publish date: 31 January 2021 (3 years ago)
    Create date: 6 March 2021 (3 years ago)
  • Despite an estimated 1.44 million refugees in urgent need of resettlement globally, less than 23,000 were resettled through UNHCR last year. These are the lowest refugee resettlement numbers UNHCR has witnessed in almost two decades. The drop stems from low quotas put forward by states, as well as the impact of COVID-19, which delayed departures and programmes.
    highlight 25 Jan 2021 (3 years ago)
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  • On 14 January 2021, Jordan has become one of the world’s first countries to start COVID-19 vaccinations for refugees, and UNHCR has been working with the Jordanian government to vaccinate refugees and provide critical health, sanitation, hygiene and logistical support as well as personal protective equipment. UNHCR appeals to all countries to follow suit and include refugees in their national vaccination drives in line with COVAX allocation principles.
    highlight 14 Jan 2021 (3 years ago)
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    Covid-19 Refugees’ Return To Schooling Guidelines

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    To support the country operations in school re-opening, UNHCR published COVID-19 guidelines on refugees' return to schooling which provide practical suggestions for UNHCR operations and partners on ho...
    Publish date: 31 December 2020 (3 years ago)
    Create date: 17 February 2021 (3 years ago)
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    UNHCR COVID-19 Supplementary Appeal 2021

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    On 18 December, UNHCR released its COVID-19 Supplementary Appeal for 2021, asking for an additional USD 455 million for COVID-19 related activities.
    Publish date: 18 December 2020 (3 years ago)
    Create date: 22 December 2020 (3 years ago)
  • In 2021, UNHCR will work to maintain the same levels of responsiveness, adaptability and flexibility in response to COVID-19, whilst strengthening resilience as staff and people of concern adjust to living and working with COVID-19 in the medium term. UNHCR published a supplementary appeal to respond to these needs.
    highlight 18 Dec 2020 (3 years ago)
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  • In a recently published study, the World Bank and UNHCR estimate that 4.4 million people in host communities and 1.1 million refugees or internally displaced persons in Lebanon, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, and three governorates in Jordan have been newly pushed into poverty by the pandemic.
    highlight 17 Dec 2020 (3 years ago)
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