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More than 800,000 people, comprising 183,464 families, have been affected by the confluence of the southwest monsoon, tropical depression Butchoy, and Tropical Cyclone Gaemi.
About 733 million people faced hunger in 2023, equivalent to one in 11 people globally and one in five in Africa, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report.
The likely increase in rainfall in 2024 is very concerning given the number of people at risk in flood-prone areas, threats to WASH and the risk of water- and vector-borne disease transmission - MSF.
The funding will support food assistance and nutrition support to children with acute malnutrition and the vulnerable families affected by the worst drought in 40 years in Huíla and Cunene provinces.
In the Asia-Pacific region, the total number of people within UNHCR's mandate remained relatively constant from 2014 to 2020 averaging around 9.4 million. However, it reached 15.7 million by end-2023.
Without sufficient access and programming, food insecurity and malnutrition will continue to surge. A staggering one in two children under five are estimated to be experiencing malnutrition or stunting.
Without sufficient access and programming, food insecurity and malnutrition will continue to surge. A staggering one in two children under five are estimated to be experiencing malnutrition or stunting.
Flash Appeal will complement the El Nino-induced prolonged dry spells and floods appeal launched in April by building upon national initiatives and covering gaps not reached by the national plan.
The influx is exacerbating an already dire situation in Tillabéri, which is now home to at least 153,400 internally displaced Nigeriens and 36,552 Burkinabé asylum seekers.
On average, one Palestinian child was killed in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, every two days since October 2023, a nearly two-and-a-half-fold increase from the previous nine months.
The number of reported casualties has increased to 58. Across all affected provinces, households are in immediate need of food, shelter, health and WASH services, including clean drinking water.
The lessons learned from Oxfam’s partnership response contribute to wider efforts in the humanitarian community to build quality partnerships and to strengthen local leadership and sustainability.
To add to the devastation of war and complete breakdown of law and order, Gazans now have to contend with the threat of polio linked to the disastrous sanitation situation created by the conflict.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) completed the repair of two dams that will ensure water supply to more than 70,000 people in northeast Ukraine last week.
UNHCR is supporting aid efforts in Afghanistan after Monday’s rainstorms and heavy flooding in Central and Eastern regions left at least 40 people dead, more than 340 injured and many more displaced.
In his first statement to MPs, the Foreign Secretary outlined that the UK will release £21 million to support UNRWA's lifesaving work in Gaza and the provision of basic services in the region.
The significant surge in violence resulted in 228 Palestinian fatalities, including 51 children, marking a 65 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2023.
At least 32 million doses have already been delivered to 13 countries as part of the initiative and another 10 million doses set to be shipped by the end of July.
Northeast Nigeria faces a severe malnutrition crisis. The worst lean season in years leaves communities hungry, with children most at risk. IRC is seeing an alarming rise in cases.