Headlines
Yemen + 2 others
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MMC
Record numbers of refugees and migrants arrive in Yemen amid intensifying war
This route is already the largest mixed migration route out of East Africa. If trends continue, arrivals for 2019 could exceed the record 159,838 arrivals in Yemen in 2018.
WFP
More than 72,000 people displaced so far this month in north-west Syria
Most of the displaced are heading towards already densely populated areas of northern Idlib governorate, with the Dana sub-district continuing to receive the biggest share.
NRC
Insecurity in Mali's Menaka region affects humanitarian assistance
Between the end of July and the beginning of August 2019, humanitarian organisations recorded seven incidents of violent robberies and burglaries, intimidation and theft.
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OCHA
Au Burkina Faso, plus de 330 000 enfants privés d'école
L'augmentation de l’insécurité et des attaques armées a entrainé la fermeture de 2024 écoles, dont plus de la moitié dans la région du Sahel, durement frappée par la violence.
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WHO
Eight Ebola lessons from West Africa being applied in DRC
Disaster:DR Congo: Ebola Outbreak - Aug 2018
Myanmar + 1 other
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UN HRC
UN Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar calls for justice for victims of sexual and gender-based violence
Mozambique + 5 others
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FEWS NET
Number of households facing crisis on the rise across southern Africa
Ethiopia + 1 other
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WHO
Ethiopia, Somalia launch synchronized cross-border campaign to fight polio
Afghanistan + 7 others
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Theirworld
Education can help to bring peace in Afghanistan - but not while schools are under attack
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UNICEF
