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Tipping points 2019 | Lessons from fragility

04/10/2019. You can probably guess the country ranked “most fragile” on the 2019 Fragile States Index (FSI) produced by Fund for Peace, a Washington-based think tank.

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UN’s Grandi slams ‘toxic language of politics’ aimed at refugees, migrants

04/09/2019. Mr. Grandi said that the stigmatization of refugees and migrants is “unprecedented,” and that traditional responses to refugee crises appear increasingly inadequate.

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After Davos, let’s turn talk into action

01/29/2019. Combining humanitarian expertise, local know-how, and private sector acumen could help aid 800 million people around the world

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VOA Documentary: Displaced

11/15/2018. Behind the walls of the Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh to hear their stories of murder and rape

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Extreme weather hit 60 million people in 2018

01/24/2019. The study showed that earthquakes and tsunamis claimed more lives than any other type of hazard.

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The Global Risks Report 2019

01/15/2019. The Global Risks Report 2019 is published against a backdrop of worrying geopolitical and geo-economic tensions.

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8 things we must do to tackle humanitarian crises in 2019

01/31/2019. Today, a colossal 120 million people globally need aid just to survive as a result of violence and conflict.

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Nigeria: Malteser International opens 2d centre

01/25/2019. The expansion is a response to the worsening security situation in the region.

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Global Report on Trafficking in Persons

December 2018. The 2018 UNODC Global Report on Trafficking in Persons is the fourth of its kind mandated by the General Assembly through the 2010 United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons.

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Report : Humanitarian action : as local as possible, as international as necessary

November 2018. Understanding capacity and complementarity in humanitarian action

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