A new report by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute highlights major knowledge gaps surrounding five categories of ecological disruption and their implications for security.
Needs have increased both in terms of severity and geographic scope since 2022: one out of five people (4.7 million) needs aid, while one out of 10 people (1.9 million) is internally displaced.
According to the UN, since war escalated in February last year, there have been 758 verified casualties caused by remnants of war in Ukraine – of which nearly 12% are children.
A month after two intense tropical cyclones and an earthquake struck the Pacific island nation in less than a week, children and communities are spiraling into a health emergency.
The earthquake-affected region, known as Türkiye’s “fertile crescent”, accounts for nearly 15 percent of agricultural GDP and contributes to almost 20 percent of Türkiye’s agrifood exports.
Chronic donor fatigue threatens to keep the needs unanswered. Further disengagement from donors and other international actors will have lasting effects for more than 21 million Yemenis.
“We need $125 million over the next six months and our donors are simply not stepping up,” WFP Haiti country director says. “If funding doesn’t come through, the next IPC figures will be much worse.“
The revised Flash Appeal aims to assist 1.1 million people affected by the passage of Tropical Cyclone Freddy across the Southern Region in March 2023, in support of the Government-led response.
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