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IRC
IRC warns 650,000 civilians may be forced to flee if escalation in north-west Syria continues
Many of the displaced are living in tents in the open, in freezing winter conditions, and urgently need shelter and food. The ongoing risk of flooding is further compounding the misery.
DR Congo + 2 others
Govt. Canada
Canada announces $56 million to fight Ebola and other crises in DR Congo
The new funding will be used to address the humanitarian needs of the country’s most vulnerable people affected by Ebola and strengthen its local health system.
OCHA
Heavy rain and floods threaten already fragile food security in Zambia
The flooding has destroyed crops, including maize, especially in Munyumbwe area in Gwembe District, according to the Government’s Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit.
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UNICEF
Tens of thousands of children at risk in Libya amidst violence and chaos of unrelenting conflict
UNICEF has received reports of children being maimed, killed and also recruited to fight. More than 90,000 children have been forced to flee their homes and are now internally displaced.
Zimbabwe + 4 others
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ECHO
EU releases €22.8 million in aid for five worst-off countries in southern Africa
Ethiopia + 11 others
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FAO
Large locust swarms pose unprecedented threat to food security in Horn of Africa
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Save the Children
Epidemic warning as 78 children die of dengue-related illness in Yemen
Disaster:Yemen: Dengue Outbreak - Dec 2019
