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TOPICS RELATED TO THE HUMANITARIAN SECTOR TRAINING COURSE
COP26
COP26: EU helps deliver outcome to keep the Paris Agreement targets alive
How the COP 26 deal left its president close to tears
Why It Feels So Hard to Understand What Really Happened at COP26
HOMELESSNESS
2021
AUGUST
THEN AND NOW: SEATTLE’S PLAN FOR HOMELESSNESS FROM 2010 TO 2020
The pandemic has made homelessness more visible in many American cities
MARCH
Taking early action is key to preventing homelessness, according to this Scottish report
UK homeless deaths rise by more than a third in a year, study finds
States Fail to Prioritize Homeless People for Vaccines
Four graphs showing the state of homelessness in England
2020
DECEMBER
What it’s like on Newcastle’s homelessness frontline during Covid-19 pandemic
Austin Family Creates Nonprofit to Give Those Experiencing Homelessness a Voice
90,000 London children to be homeless this Christmas, London Councils warn
OCTOBER
‘We must act fast to tackle homelessness’
Homelessness Crisis: Begging, beaten and robbed – the dangers of living rough on the streets
Homelessness spike driven by single adults needing help, new official figures reveal
Black people disproportionately affected by homelessness, new data shows
SEPTEMBER
Rise in families experiencing homelessness could indicate more economic trouble
St. Paul man doles out supplies from bus at encampments to ‘lessen the impact of homelessness’
Petition calls for homeless support to adopt Finland’s Housing First project
The Number of Homeless People is About to Skyrocket
AUGUST
Homelessness in Britain is about to get much worse
Can we prevent a surge in pandemic-related homelessness?
The impact of the COVID-19 crisis on homelessness
Rock Trust’s Housing First for Youth project helps young people facing homelessness
Homelessness cannot be just another ‘Fact of Life’ in the EU
> WILD FIRES
2021
AUGUST
Information Bulletin: Turkey Wildfires
Putin orders reinforcements to fight Siberia wildfires
APRIL
Cape Town wildfires: Here’s how you can help
MARCH
Uncovering Patterns in California’s Blazing Wildfires
One year since Australia’s devastating wildfires, anger grows at climate change ‘inaction’
2020
DECEMBER
Southern California wildfire burning out of control — and will for days to come
OCTOBER
Colorado’s largest-ever fire brings new round of evacuations
‘Total destruction’: why fires are tearing across South America
How the U.S. battles forest fires and why more innovation is desperately needed
At least nine killed as forest fires rage in eastern Ukraine
Paraguay Declares State of Emergency as Forest Fires Rage
SEPTEMBER
Forest fires devastate Brazil’s Pantanal tropical wetlands
‘One day forest fires, the next day snow’: Montana residents capture wild temperature change
150 million dead trees could fuel unprecedented firestorms in the Sierra Nevada
Brazil: Alarming number of new forest fires detected ahead of Amazon Day
Mojave Desert fire in August destroyed the heart of a beloved Joshua tree forest
‘Firestorm’: one California family had seen wildfires before – but not like this
California wildfires leave ‘extensive’ burn scars, containment grows
Wildfires ravage parts of Greece, Spain and Italy – forcing thousands to evacuate their homes
AUGUST
California wildfires: more storms feared as huge blazes burn on
See where the wildfires are burning in California
Highway remains closed as crews battle Arizona wildfires
Why wildfires are everyone’s problem
POVERTY IN AFRICA
Giving birth to a poverty-free world
Poverty at Root of South Africa Violence and Looting: Analyst
Poverty and fragility: Where will the poor live in 2030?
World Bank warns of COVID impacts on global poverty
Price of a pandemic: Poverty spreads around the globe
AFRICA Poverty Report (United Nations – 2016)
The World’s Poorest Children Haven’t Learned Anything During Lockdown: Survey
Africa: More poverty despite economic growth
Digitizing supply chains to lift farmers out of poverty
Globally, pandemic will push 47 million more women and girls into poverty
COVID19
2021
AUGUST
Humanitarian Aid in the COVID-19 Pandemic
MARCH
Covid vaccines cut risk of serious illness by 80%
2020
DECEMBER
Covid-19 vaccine: First person receives Pfizer jab in UK
Matt Hancock urges Londoners to ‘stick to the rules’ as Covid cases rise
OCTOBER
Covid-19: Firms warn of ‘catastrophic’ impact of new coronavirus rules
COVID-19: Oxford University developing five-minute antigen test
London lockdown fears as Sadiq Khan warns capital at ‘tipping point’ – decision in days
SEPTEMBER
Coronavirus: WHO says weekly cases in Europe eclipse March peak
Coronavirus: Cases in France leap past 10,000 a day
AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine clinical trials resume in U.K. after pause over safety concerns
Coronavirus: What is the R number and how is it calculated?
Coronavirus: dozens of schools in England and Wales report outbreaks
German finance watchdog says worst of coronavirus crisis to come
Here’s how international travel has suffered during the pandemic
AUGUST
Seven months later, what we know about Covid-19 — and the pressing questions that remain
Why do Covid fatalities remain low when infection numbers are rising?
Safe ways for your kids to socialize during COVID-19
How South Korea’s evangelical churches found themselves at the heart of the Covid crisis
COVID-19 treatments: What’s taking the clinical trials so long?
Clinical trials of monoclonal antibodies to prevent COVID-19 now enrolling