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One cannot board a plane, open a bank account, or get a driver’s license without legal identification. Astonishingly, one sixth of the world’s population - disproportionally the most vulnerable, such as refugees - does not possess legal identification. It has a significant, negative impact on their quality of life.
Worldwide | OCHA
Around the world, conflict is taking a massive toll on people’s lives. Trapped in conflicts not of their making, civilians struggle to survive while air strikes and shelling drive them from their homes. Children are forcibly recruited and denied an education, and people, especially women and girls, are subjected to horrendous acts of sexual violence. Humanitarian workers who deliver aid, along with the medical workers who treat the wounded and sick, are targeted, detained and treated as threats.
Bangkok | OICT | DM
ESCAP trained by UN Informaton Security on staying cyber safe.
Worldwide | iSeek
Recent appointments by the Secretary-General António Guterres.
Bangui | MINUSCA
How can sexual exploitation and abuse affect a peacekeeping mission? How do these acts impact the victims? What is your message to the troops? Deputy Force Commander of MINUSCA answers in this video.
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GLASS 2017 Report