Monday, October 23, 2023
Since October 7th, the Gaza Strip has been facing the most severe escalations of violence since its blockade which started in 2007. As of October 18th, the number of IDPs in Gaza is estimated at over one million, half of which are finding refuge in...
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Asia, Palestinian Territory
Thursday, September 15, 2022
Social protection measures have played a core part of the Pacific’s response to the impacts of COVID-19. More than 80 schemes have been implemented, using cash and in-kind benefits, subsidies, and adjustments to contributory schemes.
There is a common...
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Asia, Timor-Leste, Oceania, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu
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Monday, August 29, 2022
It’s 2pm on a sunny and humid afternoon in Fiji. Our team has just arrived in Sigatoka, a seaside town on a well-traveled section of the Queens Road, the main road that loops around the coast of Fiji’s main island, Viti Levu. We arrive in Nadroumai...
Friday, July 8, 2022
Imagine a strip of land - 41 km long, 6 to 12 km wide - with more than 2 million inhabitants and where half of the population are children. Imagine that a land closure coupled with an air and sea blockade restricts imports of vital supplies and prevents...
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Asia, Palestinian Territory
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Monday, May 23, 2022
Making ends meet in the Gaza Strip, which has been under closure since 2007, is hard enough. But protracted conflict and violence create new setbacks in the lives of the Gaza Strip’s children.
That’s why UNICEF and its partners, the Palestinian...
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Asia, Palestinian Territory
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Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Cash assistance from Save the Children to vulnerable families has successfully enabled them to manage the impacts of COVID-19.
The NGO’s reports show 85 per cent of the assisted families used the funds to purchase food and basic needs such as clothing...
Friday, September 10, 2021
Eighty-five social protection program recipients were assisted by social welfare officers with their grocery shopping at the Sawani border, Naitasiri last week. In a government statement, recipients received shopping vouchers for the first week of every...
Monday, July 26, 2021
The World Bank’s global response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been designed to help save lives and livelihoods for the poorest and most vulnerable while safeguarding the prospects for sustainable growth in developing countries. In the Middle East and...
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Africa, Egypt, Asia, Palestinian Territory, Yemen
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Friday, July 2, 2021
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Fiji's initial closure of borders allowed the country to keep the COVID-19 virus at bay, a significant...
Thursday, April 29, 2021
The World Bank’s Board of Directors endorsed today a new four-year assistance strategy for the Palestinian territories. The strategy will continue to support resilience of livelihoods and service delivery and will put greater emphasis on transformational...
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Asia, Palestinian Territory
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