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In a joint press release, IOM and UNHCR chiefs stressed that COVID-19 underlines the urgent need for universal health coverage that includes migrants, refugees and internally displaced and stateless people.highlight 11 Dec 2020 (3 years ago)
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UNHCR and IOM jointly launched a USD 1.44 billion regional plan to respond to the growing needs of refugees and migrants from Venezuela and the communities hosting them. The onset of COVID-19 has dangerously strained national and local capacities across the region. Many refugees and migrants and their host communities now face a myriad of new challenges that worsen their already precarious conditions.highlight 10 Dec 2020 (3 years ago)
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UNHCR warns that child trafficking, forced labour and forced recruitment by armed groups are increasing in Mali due to conflict, insecurity, COVID-19 and deteriorating economic conditions.highlight 01 Dec 2020 (3 years ago)
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Aftershock: Abuse, exploitation & human trafficking in the wake of Covid-19
documentThis Global Protection Update covers 28 out of 35 countries where Protection Clusters are activPublish date: 30 November 2020 (3 years ago)
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A new report released by the Norwegian Refugee Council and UNHCR-led Global Protection Cluster (GPC) finds that nearly 40 million people are at heightened risk of violence, discrimination and rights abuses as COVID-19 spawns a ‘coping crisis’.highlight 30 Nov 2020 (3 years ago)
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IASC Minimum Standards on Duty of Care in the Context of COVID-19
documentThe IASC duty of care minimum standards guide IASC members and standing invitees in the implementation of adequate duty of care provisions in the context of COVID-19 for all of their personnel regardl...Publish date: 27 November 2020 (3 years ago)
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In a press release UNHCR warns that the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is driving further violence against refugee, displaced and stateless women and girls. The UNHCR-led Global Protection Cluster reported increases in gender-based violence in at least 27 countries. UNHCR is also alarmed by increased risks of child and forced marriages being resorted to as a coping strategy by displaced families buckling under socio-economic pressures.highlight 25 Nov 2020 (3 years ago)
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In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UNHCR has helped hundreds of refugees from the Central African Republic (CAR) to return home in recent days – the first such move since the COVID-19 pandemic forced border closures.highlight 16 Nov 2020 (3 years ago)
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IASC Key Messages on Climate Change, Humanitarian Action and COVID-19
documentThese messages address the climate change related concerns in the context of humanitarian action and COVID-19.Publish date: 10 November 2020 (3 years ago)
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UNHCR COVID-19 Update - Wash, Sanitation and Hygiene in Schools
documentThis document presents the results of a survey assessing the WASH readiness of schools in UNHCR-supported refugee camps and refugee settlements.Publish date: 9 November 2020 (3 years ago)
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