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Roughly one in 6 people worldwide have a disability and experience a host of additional risks and challenges because of the barriers they face. For example, persons with disabilities are twice as likely to develop conditions such as asthma and diabetes and have a life expectancy up to 20 years shorter than those without disabilities.

Persons with…

Across all societies, women and girls are at greater risk of experiencing gender-based violence (GBV) than men and boys – especially during their adolescent years and in humanitarian crises and emergencies. 

In fact, one in three women will experience GBV in their lifetime.

According to UNICEF, GBV includes any physical, sexual, mental, or…

As part of our journey, the TST has identified some lessons learned around our efforts to prioritise local and regional expertise in the provision of technical support. Part of our learning was around exploring the value of contextual…

The Global Nutrition Clusters technical assistance platform – The GNC Technical Alliance – is excited to announce its new co-lead.

For the last two years, World Vision International fulfilled the important role of co-lead, helping to advance the Technical Alliance’s mission of delivering top-quality Nutrition in Emergencies (NiE) technical…

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake shook western Afghanistan in Herat, Badghis and Farah provinces on 7 October, with continuing aftershocks. More than 2,000 people have lost their lives with thousands more missing and injured. This has been one of the deadliest earthquakes to hit Afghanistan in years. Another 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Herat on the morning of…