Report reveals war’s ‘stark impacts’ on Ukraine society

Twenty-two percent of households in Ukraine are spending over a quarter of their monthly income on healthcare, according to a report issued on Monday by 12 UN agencies in the country. 

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Report reveals war’s ‘stark impacts’ on Ukraine society

Crash in family incomes during COVID will increase inequality for generations

09 Mar 2022

At least two-thirds of households with children have lost income since the COVID-19 pandemic hit two years ago, according to a joint report published on Wednesday by the UN children’s agency (UNICEF) and World Bank.

80 per cent of Tonga population impacted by eruption and tsunami

20 Jan 2022

Some 12,000 households have been affected by the volcanic eruption and tsunami that hit the islands of Tonga over the weekend, according to estimates by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). 

Protecting refugees in Europe: UNHCR calls for a ‘year of change’

09 Jan 2020

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) is calling on the European Union (EU) to make 2020 “the year of change for robust refugee protection”. On Thursday, the agency issued a set of new recommendations, as Croatia and German preside over the EU Council during the next 12 months.