Since 27 February, persistent heavy rains have led to the overflow of four dams in Iran's Sistan and Baluchistan province, causing floods that have affected 110,000 people across 14 cities and 450...
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Ethiopia + 4 more
ECHO Factsheet – Ethiopia – (Last updated 27/02/2024)
Facts & figures Over 950,000 refugees, mostly from South Sudan, Somalia, Eritrea, and Sudan (UNHCR) 3.5 million internally displaced (IOM) Over 15 million estimated to be acutely food insecure (OCHA) ...
Mongolia - Severe weather (NANEM, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 23 February 2024)
Snowfall and severe cold conditions have hit several parts of Mongolia this winter, causing casualties and damage. As of 22 February, media report one fatality and more than 1,5 million livestock...
oPt + 19 more
7 crises the world must not look away from in 2024
In 2023, the EU and its Member States retained their position as one of the largest global humanitarian donors. Over the past 12 months the international community has focused on the rising number of...
Iraq + 1 more
Humanitarian Implementation Plan (HIP) Iraq (ECHO/IRQ/BUD/2024/91000) - Year 2024 Version 1 – 18/12/2023
The present Humanitarian Implementation Plan (HIP) was prepared on the basis of financing decision ECHO/WWD/BUD/2024/01000 (Worldwide Decision) and the related General Guidelines for Operational...
Ethiopia - Floods (DG ECHO, UN OCHA, ReliefWeb, Noaa) (ECHO Daily Flash of 19 December 2023)
Heavy rainfall affected southern Ethiopia, in particular the Somali Region in November and December, causing floods, flash floods and the overflow of some rivers, that have resulted in casualties and...
Sudan – Food insecurity (DG ECHO, FAO, IPCINFO, WFP) (ECHO Daily Flash of 14 December 2023)
The latest projection released on 12 December shows that, due to the ongoing conflict, 17.7 million people are projected to be in high levels of acute food insecurity (including close to 5 million in...
Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) Multisectoral Needs Assessment - Chitolo, Mocimboa Da Praia District (RRM_SI_CHT_13112023) 10/11/2023
SUMMARY & MAIN FUNDINGS An international organization inform SI RRM about unassisted returnees who came back earlier this year and who have urgent needs in terms of access to safe water, sanitation,...
ECHO Factsheet - Mozambique (Last updated: 16/11/2023)
Facts & figures About 2 million people require life-saving and life-sustaining humanitarian assistance and protection (UN OCHA) Over 3.5 million people face severe food insecurity, including 1.15...
Vietnam - Severe weather, floods and landslides (ADINet, NCKMF) (ECHO Daily Flash of 15 November 2023)
Heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and strong winds affected several parts of Vietnam on 13-14 November, causing floods and landslides that resulted in casualties and damage. According to the ASEAN...
World + 2 more
Global food crisis: what you need to know in 2023
The global food crisis is affecting millions of people around the world. In 2023, record levels of acute food insecurity persist due to protracted food crises and new shocks. In 48 countries, 238...
Somalia + 2 more
Greater Horn of Africa - Impact of El Nino ( DG ECHO, UN OCHA, FSNWG) (ECHO Daily Flash of 13 October 2023)
Communities in Eastern Africa, some of which are already dealing with conflict, displacement or recovery from recent disasters, are now facing the challenge of El Niño. Above-average rainfall is now...
EU releases €140 million to support the Afghan people, in particular women and girls
The European Union has agreed to release €140 million of basic needs and livelihoods assistance in the fields of education, health, agriculture and women's economic empowerment in Afghanistan. The...
Uganda – Landslide injuries and destruction (DG ECHO, Oxfam, URCS, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 15 September 2023)
A landslide occurred on 12 September in the evening affecting 5 parishes in Bungati, in the Mount Elgon sub-region of eastern Uganda close to the Kenyan border. Three people were injured. A total of...
China - Flash flooding (China Meteorological Administration Meteo forecast, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 10 August 2023)
Over the past several days, heavy rainfall has affected central and central-northern China, in particular Sichuan Province and Gansu Province, causing flash floods and resulting in casualties and...
Sri Lanka - Drought (DG ECHO Partners, DMC, NDRSC, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 09 August 2023)
Drought-like conditions are affecting various locations in Sri Lanka as a result of below-average rainfall in the first half of 2023 and water shortages in reservoirs. According to the latest update...
China - Floods, update (CMA, NOAA-CPC, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 09 August 2023)
Heavy rainfall and widespread floods continues to affect China, particularly the area of Beijing City and eastern China, resulting in an increasing number of casualties and damage. According to media...
Laos - Floods (DG ECHO Partners, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 04 August 2023)
Steady rains since 31 July have affected thousands of families and inundated hundreds of hectares of farmland in the central Lao province of Savannnakhet. About 5,200 families across 28 villages and...
Vietnam - Severe weather, update (DG ECHO partners, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 2 August 2023)
Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains on 30-31 July in Lam Dong, Binh Thuan, and Bac Lieu Provinces in central and southern Vietnam resulted in casualties and damage. Media reports six...
Philippines + 1 more
Philippines, China - Tropical cyclone DOKSURI, update (China Meteorological Administration Meteo forecast, Philippines National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, DG ECHO partners, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 1 August 2023)
The remnants of tropical cyclone DOKSURI is still bringing heavy rainfall and strong winds in Beijing City, Tianjin City and Hebei Province, eastern China, after it made landfall on 28 July over...