{"id":28897,"date":"2021-03-26T10:12:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T10:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iecah.org\/?p=28897"},"modified":"2022-08-09T10:14:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T10:14:00","slug":"webinar-series-humanitarian-action-at-the-time-of-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iecah.org\/en\/webinar-series-humanitarian-action-at-the-time-of-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Webinar series | Humanitarian action at the time of COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"AH-COVID\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The world is currently in a global pandemic situation, first identified in December 2019. To date, the COVID-19 pandemic has killed more than 2 million people and more than 96 million cases have been reported worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from the economic and public health crises with which the world is struggling, COVID-19 has brought a far-reaching and long-term global protection emergency. According to the United Nations Agency for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA, 235 million people worldwide will need humanitarian assistance and protection in 2021, 40% more than in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The COVID-19 pandemic has added a new dimension to the protection challenges within humanitarian action. While some of the world’s most well-resourced countries have seen a drastic increase in demand for protection services, people in countries with pre-existing humanitarian crises are dealing with new protection threats, with fewer resources available to help to mitigate them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the current context, there is an increased risk of forced displacement, coupled with an increase in xenophobia and stigmatization, a dramatic increase in gender-based violence and discrimination in access to health, food, drinking water, education and legal services for these populations, especially vulnerable and marginalized groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to the increase in protection needs and the impact on access to services and respect for the human rights of the population in the most multi-affected countries, the humanitarian community faces important challenges, which we will address in the scheduled sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dates:<\/strong> 6th, 8th, 12th, 13th and 15th April | 15:30 to 17:00h.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Webinars: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n