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Global COVID-19 emergency response
Many refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) live in poorer urban areas in overcrowded and unhygienic conditions and with inadequate health infrastructure and are therefore particularly susceptible to the spread of the virus. In addition to health risks in urban areas, they are facing job losses as businesses are forced to downsize or close due to COVID-19 restrictions. Many of them are daily laborers or work in the informal economy and were already living hand-to-mouth before the pandemic struck. For example, in Rwanda, most of the 12,000 urban refugees have seen the family wage earners lose their jobs, many had been working for businesses that have closed or are struggling to import commodities due to border restrictions. In the Americas, more than 80% of people of concern to UNHCR live in urban centres and are dependent on the informal sector for survival. Due to the quarantine measures, the vast majority have lost their jobs. UNHCR is working closely with governments and partners to find solutions for urban refugees and IDPs in these challenging times. In urban areas, where refugees and IDPs spread out amongst the urban population, UNHCR has supported the national health authorities by expanding existing health facilities and provided ambulances, beds, mattresses, ventilators and medical equipment in line with WHO guidelines. To address vulnerable urban populations’ protection needs, cash-based assistance has been mobilized in many countries, e.g. in Jordan, Iraq, Turkey, Yemen, Morocco and Egypt. In Liberia, UNHCR finalized the distribution of food support to urban refugees reaching 98 per cent of the households. Although this distribution was carried out directly to ensure the assistance would reach refugees in a timely manner, UNHCR continues to advocate for the inclusion of urban refugees in government food distribution programmes and to be considered for future distributions.
DESTACADO;
RESUMEN;
UNHCR RESPONDE;
ACTUALIZACIONES REGIONALES;
COORDINACIÓN Y ASOCIACIONES;
FUERZA LABORAL Y CAPACIDADES;
INFORMACIÓN FINANCIERA.
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Many refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) live in poorer urban areas in overcrowded and unhygienic conditions and with inadequate health infrastructure and are therefore particularly susceptible to the spread of the virus. In addition to health risks in urban areas, they are facing job losses as businesses are forced to downsize or close due to COVID-19 restrictions. Many of them are daily laborers or work in the informal economy and were already living hand-to-mouth before the pandemic struck. For example, in Rwanda, most of the 12,000 urban refugees have seen the family wage earners lose their jobs, many had been working for businesses that have closed or are struggling to import commodities due to border restrictions. In the Americas, more than 80% of people of concern to UNHCR live in urban centres and are dependent on the informal sector for survival. Due to the quarantine measures, the vast majority have lost their jobs. UNHCR is working closely with governments and partners to find solutions for urban refugees and IDPs in these challenging times. In urban areas, where refugees and IDPs spread out amongst the urban population, UNHCR has supported the national health authorities by expanding existing health facilities and provided ambulances, beds, mattresses, ventilators and medical equipment in line with WHO guidelines. To address vulnerable urban populations’ protection needs, cash-based assistance has been mobilized in many countries, e.g. in Jordan, Iraq, Turkey, Yemen, Morocco and Egypt. In Liberia, UNHCR finalized the distribution of food support to urban refugees reaching 98 per cent of the households. Although this distribution was carried out directly to ensure the assistance would reach refugees in a timely manner, UNHCR continues to advocate for the inclusion of urban refugees in government food distribution programmes and to be considered for future distributions.
DESTACADO;
RESUMEN;
UNHCR RESPONDE;
ACTUALIZACIONES REGIONALES;
COORDINACIÓN Y ASOCIACIONES;
FUERZA LABORAL Y CAPACIDADES;
INFORMACIÓN FINANCIERA.
- Formato: PDF
- Número de páginas: 10
- Tamaño: 1.068 Kb.
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