Beirut explosion: We will not leave Lebanon all alone
… people have lost their homes and their jobs and basic services such as water and …
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Violence against health workers must cease to help contain COVID-19 emergency
09-08-2020 Baghdad – The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement deplores violence and acts of intimidation against health workers and urges respect for all medical personnel, vehicles, and …
COVID-19: Fight far from over as virus accelerates in Africa
"It took Africa nearly five months to hit 500,000 COVID-19 cases, but about a month to double that number. Most of these cases are in South Africa, but around the continent we are seeing the virus …
Afghanistan: Families who lost everything in conflict, struggle again due to COVID-19
Amir Khan, Ahmadullah and Mohammad Halim are familiar with hard times. Living through the death of their loved ones, loss of all their belongings, financial crunch and displacement from their homes, …
Physical Rehabilitation Programme: 2019 Annual Report
Access to physical rehabilitation services is essential for ensuring that people with physical disabilities participate fully in society. Regaining mobility is an important step towards having the …
Syria: As economic crisis bites, lack of humanitarian access costs lives every day
… with a devastating domino effect on people’s jobs and income. Almost 90 per cent of …
Operational update on Syria: Maintaining vital support to the most vulnerable in times of COVID-19, while bracing for increased needs
… have been affected either by the loss of jobs or huge reductions in their sources of …
Maiduguri’s keke are spreading COVID-19 prevention messages
… over 200 members have already lost their jobs due to the pandemic. However, keke …
Catalogue of publications and films in Arabic
The catalogue presents a comprehensive list of publications and films available in Arabic. Each entry is in Arabic and English and gives the publication or film's reference number and website link. …
Libya: COVID-19 erodes livelihoods already hard-hit by war
“We didn’t expect this coming. I wake up every morning, having no idea how we will survive the day.” Four years ago, Zainab’s home burned down amidst fighting in western Libya. She and her family …
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