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By Simon D. Kist, 15 July, 2024

Chad declares humanitarian emergency, pleads for international aid

Officials in Chad say urgent international help is needed to save the lives of more than 2 million of the most vulnerable people caught in a severe humanitarian crisis caused by conflict and climate shocks. The Sahel country is one of the poorest nations in the world, and food is particularly scarce now as hunger peaks in the June-August lean season between harvests.

By Simon D. Kist, 30 August, 2024

UN allocates $100 million to ten underfunded humanitarian crises

The United Nations on Friday released US$100 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to address critically underfunded emergencies in ten countries in Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Middle East. More than a third of the funds will go to relief operations in Yemen and Ethiopia, with the remainder targeting the crises in Myanmar, Mali, Burkina Faso, Haiti, Cameroon, Mozambique, Burundi and Malawi.
By Simon D. Kist, 6 July, 2024

Refugees, migrants face extreme horrors while crossing African continent

Thousands of refugees and migrants risking their lives on dangerous land routes across the African continent face extreme forms of violence, human rights abuses and exploitation, according to a report released Friday by the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Mixed Migration Centre (MMC). The organizations say the deaths of refugees and migrants in the Sahara Desert are believed to be twice as high as those at sea.

Humanitarian Emergencies

Worldwide, there are millions of people suffering in humanitarian crises. Many of these people are in urgent need of international assistance to survive. Most of these people suffer hidden from the eyes of the world public. At the start of 2025, some 307 million people were in need of humanitarian assistance and protection. DONARE would like to draw your attention to some of the world's worst humanitarian emergencies.
By Simon D. Kist, 31 December, 2024

Climate crisis: Record heat likely to continue in 2025 after decade of hottest years

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warns that this year's record-breaking heat is likely to continue in 2025, further accelerating climate change and leading to catastrophic consequences, unless urgent action is taken to curb the "human activities" behind this looming disaster.  According to the United Nations weather agency, 2024 is set to be the hottest year on record, "capping a decade of unprecedented heat fueled by human activities."

By Simon D. Kist, 18 June, 2024

UN rights chief: Warring parties trample human rights at their core

United Nations human rights chief Voker Türk has expressed dismay at the extent to which warring parties in many settings have overstepped the bounds of what is acceptable and legal, "trampling human rights at their core." Moreover, data collected by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) shows that the number of civilian deaths in armed conflicts skyrocketed by 72 percent in 2023 compared to 2022.