Over 50 million people are in need of immediate food assistance in the Horn East and Central Africa, with numbers expected to rise significantly as the region braces for harsh, climate fuelled La...
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Over 50 million people are in need of immediate food assistance in the Horn East and Central Africa, with numbers expected to rise significantly as the region braces for harsh, climate fuelled La...
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While East Africa is still battling multiple shocks, a drier than usual season due to La Niña could pose risks to crops and pastures in some parts of the region Nairobi, 11 November 2020: October to...
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Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I’m delighted to be able with a fantastic panel to spend some time today on the humanitarian situation in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. We have with us Dr...
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At a briefing today for United Nations Member States on the humanitarian situation in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, OCHA called for more support to help vulnerable people in the region grapple with...
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An unprecedented overlap of natural and man-made disasters are plaguing the Greater Horn of Africa region. We have seen one million displacements in two months, communal tensions reignited, and...
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HIGHLIGHTS Swarm formation imminent in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia as regional harvests begin Desert locusts could cause up to $8.5 billion in damages and losses by the end of 2020 FAO requests...
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Overview • East Africa is currently experiencing a desert locust outbreak of an unprecedented nature. The outbreak, which began in January 2020, is now in its second phase, with FAO projecting that...
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The EU has mobilised €3 million in emergency assistance to countries in East Africa that have been hit by heavy rainfall over the past weeks, triggering devastating landslides and floods. “In a...
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Flooding in East Africa has left hundreds of older people who should be protected from COVID-19 dangerously exposed to the virus in crowded, confined places or out in the open air after their homes...
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HIGHLIGHTS Heavy rains disrupt control operations, support additional breeding in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia Monitoring and surveillance capacity continue to require strengthening across East...
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Countries in East Africa are currently battling two large-scale disasters simultaneously: the worst desert locust outbreak in decades and the COVID-19 pandemic. These two crises have many parallels:...
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Exceptionally heavy seasonal rains across East Africa since late April have resulted in widespread floods that caused a heavy loss of life and property, compounding the risks to human health and food...
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Photos and video are available here A new wave of locust lands on farmland near Hargeisa, Somaliland on 20th April 2020. More photos and video are available here. The return of swarms of desert...
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2019 Short Rains in East Africa Among the Wettest on Historical Record The following report was produced by FEWS NET experts at UCSB Climate Hazards Center, USGS, NASA, and Chemonics KEY MESSAGES The...
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Key messages Floods: According to the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWSNET), the greater horn of Africa region received up to 300 per cent above average rainfall from October to mid-November...
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Unusual weather and climate conditions, including widespread and heavy rains since October 2019, have contributed to a serious and widespread Desert locust outbreak, which threatening rural food...
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HIGHLIGHTS The Greater Horn of Africa is experiencing first-hand the complex interplay between the global climate crisis, conflict and violence, with the most vulnerable people across the region...
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HIGHLIGHTS • The current Short Rains season (October-December 2015) in the Horn of Africa is taking place during the peak phase of one of the most intense El Nino events on record. This event,...
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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2015/322 of 2 March 2015 on the implementation of the 11th...
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One Little Life at a Time: Emergency Response in the Horn of Africa In 2011, people in the Horn of Africa asked only one question: When will the rains return? After two years of drought, 13 million...