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The Humanitarian Hub offers a model of integration of sustainable design ideas, including efficient use of electricity, drinking water and rainwater harnessing . Explore further.
The Humanitarian Hub offers a model of integration of sustainable design ideas, including efficient use of electricity, drinking water and rainwater harnessing . Explore further.
Mission: Humanitarian, development and peace efforts A quarter of the global population – around 2 billion people – reside in conflict-affected areas. 43M In 2023, the world recorded the highest number of refugees ever, with over 43 million individuals seeking refuge.
Through UNOPS monitoring and facilitation, and in close cooperation with UNRWA, between December 2023 and today, over 28.4 million litres of fuel were delivered in support of humanitarian operations to hospitals, bakeries, Internally displaced persons (IDP) shelters and for UN operations.
Artificial intelligence, chatbots and social media messaging tools present enormous opportunities for enhancing the impact of humanitarian work. And in the near future, these will likely become an indispensable part of it.
On World Humanitarian Day, we pay tribute to the humanitarian workers who risk their lives everyday to deliver for people caught in crises around the world. Their courage, compassion and unwavering commitment in the face of adversity embodies the very best of humanity.
It means putting people first and being accountable to them by listening and responding to their needs, perspectives and priorities. In Iraq, decades of conflict have left 4.1 million people in need of humanitarian assistance.
The Humanitarian Hub will help improve the capacity of governments and international agencies to respond efficiently to natural disasters and other events that require humanitarian support across Latin America and the Caribbean.
As humanitarian actors, neutrality and impartiality are defining principles of our work. Our guiding objective is to alleviate human suffering.
News Delivering humanitarian assistance to women, girls and vulnerable populations in Afghanistan 20 April 2023 Using $1.2 million in funding from the government of Japan, UNOPS procured and delivered more than 16000 items to 13 provinces, including hygiene and sanitation items.
"Beyond listening, accountability within the humanitarian sphere is about ensuring that the humanitarian response is relevant to the needs of the affected population," said Bana Kaloti, UNOPS Middle East Regional Director.