Taliban take-over: Afghanistan already battling drought, hunger, COVID-19

The now-absent government at Kabul had declared drought on June 22; half of its 30 million people are below the poverty line while 7,000 …

Cash-based aid not a silver bullet, but offers flexibility, choice to beneficiaries

Cash relief brings people into the formal financial system and makes financial inclusion possible

Still unprotected: COVID-19, underfunding plagues child protection aid

African countries among the worst affected: Funding for child protection dropped to 38% in 2019 from 88% in 2018 in South Sudan 

UN praises Bangladesh for evacuation ahead of cyclone Mahasen

One million people evacuated from 13 coastal districts 24 hours before landfall; 13 fatalities reported so far