Key Messages As of late March, an effective start to the March to May long rains is yet to be recorded across most of the country, except in the Lake Victoria region of western Kenya, where the long...
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UNHCR and partners urge renewed support for South Sudanese refugees with new funding appeal
GENEVA - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, together with 123 partners, is seeking $1.4 billion this year to meet the needs of 2.3 million South Sudanese refugees living in the Democratic Republic of the...
Uganda + 5 more
South Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan, January - December 2024 (At a glance)
The South Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRP) is an annual multiagency, multisectoral costed plan to respond to the ongoing South Sudanese refugee crisis in the five main countries of asylum:...
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South Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan (January - December 2024)
Regional Overview Executive Summary The 2024 South Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRP) is a collective, multisectoral endeavour involving 123 partners, including United Nations agencies,...
Kenya: Population Movement - 01-2024 - Baringo Insecurity (2024-03-27)
Description Baringo County borders Turkana and Samburu Counties to the North, Laikipia to the East, Nakuru and Kericho to the South, Uasin Gishu to the South West, Elgeyo Marakwet and West Pokot to...
Kenya: Making ends meet through a cash transfer program
After five consecutive failed rainy seasons Kenya experienced heavy rains that brought devastating floods between October and December 2023. Damage to agriculture, livestock, and disruption of...
Somalia + 15 more
Japan provides JPY 5 billion (about US$34 million) for WFP’s emergency support to 15 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
YOKOHAMA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a grant of JPY 5 billion (about US$34 million) from the Government of Japan to support WFP’s emergency assistance to improve food...
Somalia + 11 more
Regional Bureau for East and Horn of Africa, and the Great Lakes Region - Somalia situation | Population of concern to UNHCR (as of 29 Feb 2024)
As of February 2024, Somalia was host to 39,000 registered refugees and asylum seekers, mainly from Ethiopia and Yemen. Over 800,000 Somali refugees and asylum seekers are also hosted in the...
Uganda + 12 more
Regional Bureau for East and Horn of Africa, and the Great Lakes - Refugees, returnees and internally displaced persons in the IGAD region (as of 29 Feb 2024)
As of 29 Feb 2024, the IGAD region is host to 4.8 million refugees and asylum-seekers. The majority of refugees and asylum-seekers are from South Sudan, currently at over 2.2 million. Some 18.4...
South Sudan + 5 more
2024 South Sudan Regional RRRP: Regional overview of the South Sudanese refugee population (as of 29 Feb 2024)
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Uganda + 11 more
Regional Bureau for East, Horn of Africa, and the Great Lakes - Refugees and asylum-seekers by country of asylum (as of 29 Feb 2024)
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Burundi + 10 more
Regional Bureau for East, Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes: Burundi Situation: Population of Concern to UNHCR (as of 29 Feb 2024)
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Ethiopia + 6 more
Regional Bureau for East, Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes region - Ethiopia Situation | Refugees, asylum seekers and IDPs as of 29 Feb 2024
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Sudan + 11 more
Regional Bureau for East, Horn of Africa, and the Great Lakes - Refugees, asylum-seekers, returnees and IDPs (as of 29 Feb 2024)
Please refer to the attached Infographic.
South Sudan + 5 more
South Sudan: USG Humanitarian Response to the Complex Emergency (03/26/24)
South Sudan - Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #3, Fiscal Year (FY) 2024
World + 6 more
Water: Nourishing Communities, Cultivating Peace, Securing Prosperity
INTRODUCTION Freshwater is essential for sustaining life on Earth and access to clean and safe water is a fundamental human right. However, in recent years, this vital resource has faced various...
Kenya: IPC Acute Food Insecurity and Acute Malnutrition Analysis (February - June 2024) Published on 26 March 2024
Overview The seasonal performance of the 2023 short rains, associated with two consecutive seasons of improvement from the 2023 Long Rains Assessment (LRA) to the 2023 Short Rains Assessment (SRA),...
Kenya - Floods (CatNat, media, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 26 March 2024)
Heavy rainfall has affected Kenya, in particular Nairobi City on 24-25 March, causing floods that have resulted in casualties and damage. Media report, as of 26 March, at least ten fatalities,...
Madagascar + 6 more
Rising Heat, Drought and Disease: Climate Crisis Poses Grave Risks to Children in Eastern and Southern Africa
Multiple crises worsened by climate change threaten lives of 45 million children Nairobi, 25 March 2024-- As a prolonged heatwave and drought grip several countries in Eastern and Southern Africa,...
South Sudan + 5 more
South Sudan: Humanitarian Snapshot (February 2024)
In February, local currency depreciation aggravated food prices and placed an extra burden on people, many of whom were already acutely food insecure. Some 5.78 million people are projected to be at...