UNHCR: Rapid influx of Congolese refugees strains Uganda’s threadbare resources
Stories & Blogs UNHCRApr 08, 2025(Briefing Notes )Uganda, Africa’s largest refugee host, is witnessing a sharp increase in the number of Congolese refugees crossing its western border due to increased insecurity in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Aid cuts shut down critical services for Sudanese refugees in Chad
Stories & Blogs UNHCRApr 07, 2025(Story )UNHCR and its partners are being forced to close or scale back health, education and other crucial programmes for refugees in Chad due to severe funding shortages.
WMO confirms 2024 as warmest year on record at about 1.55°C above pre-industrial level
Stories & Blogs WMOJan 10, 2025(Report )
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has confirmed that 2024 is the warmest year on record, based on six international datasets.
Les envois de fonds numériques réduisent la pauvreté et assurent la transformation rurale en raccordant des millions de femmes et d’hommes non bancarisés, selon un nouveau rapport du G20 élaboré par le FIDA
Stories & Blogs FIDAJun 14, 2024(News )Un nouveau rapport met en évidence l’effet transformateur que peuvent avoir les envois de fonds numériques (dits aussi « dématérialisés »), moteurs de l’inclusion financière et de la réduction de la pauvreté partout dans le monde.