For six years, people in Donbass, Ukraine have been living in fear. And now, fear of a virus that has wreaked havoc on the world and threatens to intensify all the challenges associated with a humanitarian crisis.
Roma people in Europe face widespread discrimination in many areas of life, including housing and health. In this piece, Francoise Jacob, the UN Resident Coordinator in Serbia, explains how the UN is helping Roma communities.
A new joint programme has been established in Costa Rica to provide tools to social co-managers for basic protection for families and women's economic autonomy in three cantons.
Majaha Mbuyisa, despite obstacles and COVID-19 is working to empower young Emaswati living with HIV through his cleaning business and peer-to-peer facilitation.
Mongolia has recorded very few cases of COVID-19, less than 300 to date, despite its more than 4,000 kilometre porous border with China. However, the country faces a major economic impact from the pandemic, says Tapan Mishra, the UN Resident Coordinator in Mongolia.
In Myanmar, the COVID-19 lockdown has laid bare the stigmatization, discrimination and harassment faced by many LGBTQI people, particularly in rural areas. The United Nations is working to support those people.
In Malawi, where children with albinism face attacks, and even ritual killings, going to school can expose them to life-threatening dangers. The UN is helping to make schools safer for these vulnerable students.
