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Govt. Djibouti + 1 other
UN, government say 150,000 people need immediate help in Djibouti
In some places, the equivalent of two years' worth of rainfall fell in one day. More rains are expected, which will further compound the already serious humanitarian situation.
Disaster:Djibouti: Floods - Nov 2019
UNHCR
Donors pledge $884 million to UNHCR for refugee protection in 2020
Donations will go towards providing refugees with shelter, food, clean water, health-care, education and legal protection. The amount is equivalent to 9% of the total funds needed in 2020.
Brazil + 1 other
HRW
HRW says Brazil failing to protect unaccompanied Venezuelan children
Some unaccompanied children end up living on the streets, where they may be particularly vulnerable to abuse or to recruitment by Brazilian criminal gangs, Human Rights Watch found.
World + 1 other
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MSF
MSF welcomes Gavi decision on Ebola vaccines
Gavi will finance the establishment of an emergency stockpile of 500,000 doses - a positive step, said MSF. It is calling for complete transparency in the overall global stockpile available.
Disaster:DR Congo: Ebola Outbreak - Aug 2018
World + 7 others
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WRI
New Water, Peace and Security tool uses machine learning to predict violent conflict
World + 30 others
© UNICEF/Hatcher Moore
OCHA
Nearly 168 million people will need humanitarian assistance and protection in 2020
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UNICEF
