Five things to know about the catastrophic flooding in the East and Horn of Africa
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (Story )Torrential rains across the East and Horn of Africa have claimed hundreds of lives and washed away homes, uprooting thousands of people including refugees and other previously displaced people.
Climate crisis fuels flooding and deepens displacement.
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (Story )Climate change is fuelling flooding and other forms of extreme weather, causing fresh displacement and making life even harder for people already uprooted from their homes.
Women’s economic empowerment, green trade set the scene for WTO conference
Stories & Blogs ITC (News )The world’s trade ministers discussed some of the thorniest issues in global commerce at the highest-level gathering for the World Trade Organization (WTO).
In northern Mozambique, people flee new attacks while others return home
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (Story )Amidst renewed violence and displacement, more funding is urgently needed to improve conditions for those forced to flee, and for those returning home.
ITC, UN Women call on countries to join gender-responsive public procurement campaign
Stories & Blogs ITC (Press Release )While public procurement offers small businesses a huge opportunity to grow, only 1% of government contracts go to women-owned businesses. This is despite women owning one in three firms globally.
In Ethiopia, UNHCR’s Grandi urges more support for people fleeing Sudan
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (Press Release )With nearly 8 million people displaced by the brutal conflict in Sudan, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has called for urgent and additional support to meet their needs.