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Mozambique + 5 others
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FEWS NET
Number of households facing crisis on the rise across southern Africa
Poor households in several parts of the region have exhausted own-produced foods atypically early. These are now relying on markets for food with below-average purchasing power.
UNICEF
UNICEF seeks $70 million to help 900,000 children in Venezuela
“Some 3.2 million children in Venezuela need humanitarian aid as conditions across the country continue to deteriorate,” said UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore.
Burundi + 1 other
ECHO
EU allocates €465,000 to strengthen Ebola preparedness in Burundi
The new EU funding will boster the coordination, surveillance and response capacities to Ebola in high-risk districts in Burundi, close to the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Disaster:DR Congo: Ebola Outbreak - Aug 2018
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OCHA + 1 other
Yemen: Life-saving programmes forced to shut due to lack of funding
Of the 34 major projects, only three are funded for the entire year. Several have been suspended in recent weeks while 22 programmes will close in the next two months unless funding is received.
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OCHA + 1 other
UN calls for more support as aid agencies are forced to leave Ukraine due to lack of funding
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UN News
Deadly airstrikes and drone hits displace thousands of civilians in Libya
Afghanistan + 7 others
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Theirworld
Education can help to bring peace in Afghanistan - but not while schools are under attack
Bangladesh + 1 other
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ACTED + 34 others
Sixty-one NGOs warn of worsening crisis in Myanmar
Syria + 14 others
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