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In addition to the loss of life, property, and infrastructure, the impacts on livelihoods and food security will be particularly acute. Maradi, Zinder, and Tahoua regions have been the worst hit.
MSF teams, with the MoH, have quickly opened a field hospital and started receiving patients amid a severe lack of supplies and resources. Field hospitals are not a solution, but a last resort.
The vaccines are set to be rolled out in five states with the highest burden of mpox cases. They will be administered in a two-dose schedule to 5,000 people most at risk, including health workers.
Approximately five million people, including two million children, have been affected, with many stranded without food or shelter. The floods have also caused significant damage to essential services.
Al Kufra, a key entry point, is now overwhelmed, receiving about 350 Sudanese refugees each day. Flooding has also impacted on critical infrastructure, with some refugees forced to take shelter in schools.
Al Kufra, a key entry point, is now overwhelmed, receiving about 350 Sudanese refugees each day. Flooding has also impacted on critical infrastructure, with some refugees forced to take shelter in schools.
The trends that led to unprecedented levels of internally displaced people at the end of 2023 continued into the first half of 2024 and, in some cases, already set new records.
In South Kivu Province, one of the hardest hit by mpox, at least 42 suspected cases have been identified among the refugee population. Cases have also been recorded among refugees in Congo and Rwanda.
Save the Children's new report reveals the dramatic impact that two years of full-scale war - displacing more than 25 per cent of the country’s 38 million population - has had on education.
The blockage of the main drainage systems by trash is impeding the recession of water levels, while there are growing concerns about increasing water-borne diseases and social tensions.
Hundreds of drones and missiles have struck Ukraine, with at least four children injured in the strikes. Across the country, entire cities remain without stable electricity and water supplies.
The plan covers the six-month period of September 2024-February 2025, envisioning a US$135 million funding need for the response by WHO, Member States, partners including Africa CDC and researchers.
Ten months into the war, Gazans are crowded into an ever-shrinking space without adequate sanitation or healthcare and are repeatedly uprooted by evacuation orders that also disrupt the aid centres.
UNHCR has released an update highlighting the ongoing challenges for displaced families across Yemen. With 4.5 million people displaced and 18.2 million needing aid, the scale of the crisis is immense.
Humanitarian access in Rakhine has become extremely challenging. Critical services are jeopardised, exacerbated by electricity, telecommunications and internet blackouts since January.
Deadly attacks continue to intensify in Rakhine State with a surge in casualties and displacement and reports of increasing numbers of people seeking shelter and protection in Bangladesh.
The vessel, which departed from Djibouti carrying 25 Ethiopian migrants along with two Yemeni nationals, sank near the Dubab district in Bani Al-Hakam sub-district.
About 4.9 million people are stranded due to floods, with Feni, Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Cumilla, Khagrachari and Chittagong being among the most affected districts as five rivers pass danger levels.
Nearly half of Haiti’s population suffers from acute hunger, a situation worsened by gangs controlling key transport routes, including up to 90% of the capital.
The second outbreak since the start of the war 16 months ago is threatening displaced communities across the country, warns UNHCR. Of particular concern are Kassala, Gedaref and Jazirah states.
The second outbreak since the start of the war 16 months ago is threatening displaced communities across the country, warns UNHCR. Of particular concern are Kassala, Gedaref and Jazirah states.
During August alone, the Israeli forces have issued 12 evacuation orders – on average, once every two days – forcing as many as 250,000 people to move yet again.
DR Congo: Mpox outbreak raises alarm in eastern and southern Africa as cases increase among children
The new variant of the mpox virus (clade Ib) has been identified in all affected countries except South Africa, which is causing concern due to its potential for wider transmission across age groups.