Covers responses to crises and emergencies, detailing efforts to provide relief and support to affected populations in times of need.
John Cain in Nigeria Nearly 25 million people in Nigeria are at risk of facing hunger between June and August 2023 (lean season) if urgent action isn’t taken. This is because there isn’t enough food available to support the population during the summer season. Food insecurity is an issue that is getting worse. There are […]
Patience Ogobonna in Nigeria The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has begun the second phase of food distribution from items donated by the King Salman Humanitarian and Relief Center (KSrelief) to 8,000 IDP households in four camps. and the host community in Borno State. NEMA CEO Mustapha Habib Ahmed, who announced the distribution in Maiduguri […]
Editorial January 6, 2023 marks 112 days of response to the Ebola virus disease (SVD) outbreak in Sudan and 40 days since the last confirmed case in Kassanda district. Uganda is expected to be declared Ebola-free by 11 January 2023 if there are no new infections by that time. The Ministry of Health (MoH), districts […]
Andrew Steffens in Mali Under-Secretary for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, on December 30 approved an allocation of $7 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to emergency responders in central and northern Mali. The funds will help provide life-saving assistance to 423,000 people in need, including displaced persons, refugees and host […]
Ibrahim Konate in Somalia According to UNICEF, the number of children exposed to extreme drought conditions in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia has more than doubled in five months. Some 20.2 million children are now at risk of hunger, thirst, and disease, up from 10 million in July as climate change, conflict, global inflation, and grain […]
Appeal aims to reach more than 110 million children with humanitarian assistance across 155 countries and territories. Today, there are more children in need of humanitarian assistance than at any other time since the Second World War. Across the globe, children are facing a historic confluence of crises – from conflict and displacement to infectious […]
Ibrahim Konate in Somalia The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said today that with hunger fast approaching in Somalia, there is still time to turn the tide by addressing the immediate needs of communities. Rural areas are among those most at risk. However, unless this is accompanied by a dramatic increase […]
Peter Hendricks in South Sudan The humanitarian community in South Sudan today launched its 2023 Humanitarian Response Plan. The plan aims to secure $1.7 billion to provide life-saving assistance and livelihood support to 6.8 million people who are among the most vulnerable affected by conflict, climate shock, and prolonged displacement across the country. At the […]
Mahmud Ali in Somalia Efforts by national and local governments and increased humanitarian aid to cope with the impact of the longest and most severe drought in Somalia’s recent history have prevented starvation thresholds. However, the situation is still extremely dire and humanitarian aid must be sustained over time and improved, as famine is highly likely to […]
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angélique Kidjo returned to her hometown of Benin last week to meet with children and young people affected by the violence of the Sahel crisis and climate change in the region. The deteriorating security situation in Burkina Faso, Nigeria and Niger, as well as rising food prices following climate shocks, affect people’s […]
