Up to 7.7 million people need urgent humanitarian aid and the humanitarian appeal is underfunded by a staggering 98%. The time to act is now, urged local and international organizations.
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Sudan + 6 more
UNHCR and partners seek almost $150 million to help Tigray refugees in Sudan
As thousands of Ethiopians are displaced into Sudan, where more than 12.7 million people are already in need of assistance, the Refugee Emergency Response Plan seeks to scale up existing multi-sectoral efforts.
Ethiopia + 3 more
East Africa must act in anticipation of second desert locust invasion
As the winds over the Horn of Africa shift direction and start blowing southwards during November, there is an increasing threat of new Ethiopian swarms reaching northern Kenya before the year-end.
Somalia + 8 more
Urgent support needed for pastoralists hit by Desert Locust crisis during pandemic
The loss of browse and pasture as well as irregular movement can lead to resource-based conflict or pastoralists may not be able to access the pasture their herds need. A potential RVF outbreak also looms.
Somalia + 7 more
Community-led action critical for locust livelihood response in greater Horn of Africa
It is critical that activities to control locusts and address their impact on livelihoods continue, with local communities placed at the forefront, says the Regional Desert Locust Alliance.
Early warnings need to result in early action in Somalia - NGOs
After eight early warnings of a worsening emergency in Somalia, 28 NGOs issue a call to action and highlight the funding gap of the humanitarian appeal, which is only funded at 27 per cent.
Risk of relapse: NGOs issue crisis alert
Somalia presents a unique and challenging context where destabilizing factors like conflict and cyclical drought are a regular feature. While gains have been made, communities still remain only one shock away from disaster.
Somalia + 2 more
Finding durable solutions for Somali refugees
A new report explores the different scenarios facing Somali refugees living in Kenyan and Ethiopian camps: repatriation, local integration and resettlement.
Kenya + 1 more
Educating Somali refugees out of poverty
To address the growing unemployment rates and needs to empower Somali youth, a project offering scholarships has been launched in the world’s largest refugee camp.
Somalia + 1 more
DRC and DDG become key partners with DfID to work on safety and security
More than GBP 12 million (nearly USD 21 million) has been allocated to DRC and DDG to work with community safety and the development of new national policies on security and safety
Kenya + 1 more
Kenya: Tens of thousands of lives at risk as emergency funds running dry in Dadaab refugee camp
Tens of thousands of lives at risk with money for vital services set to run out in two to three months One year since images of Somalis fleeing famine and conflict and pouring into Dadaab captured the world’s attention, the largest refugee camp in the world is facing a critical funding shortage...
Kenya + 1 more
Kenya: New assessment of protection needs among Dadaab's refugees
Marking the international World Refugee Day on 20 July, the Danish Refugee Council and the Refugee Consortium of Kenya launch a new report: ‘Asylum under threat’. The report ‘Asylum Under Threat’ is the result of a research examining key protection priorities for the Somali refugee caseload...
Somalia: SMS feedback system shortens distance between aid agencies and those in need of assistance
Use your mobile phone to tell us if you have received aid as promised and let us know if something is missing. This is the message in Danish Refugee Council’s innovation project in Somalia where thousands of people rely on humanitarian aid. The feedback system using also social media is now...
Ethiopia + 2 more
Somalia: On the brink of disaster
War and drought is now forcing more than 30,000 people to flee from Somalia every month. They cross the borders with neighboring Kenya and Ethiopia to look for protection and life saving aid. The Danish Refugee Council is working in the hastily growing refugee camps and now starts assistance...
Somalia: Aid groups warn of worsening food crisis
With malnutrition and food prices rising, aid agencies issue urgent call for support Nairobi, 13th May 2011: 2.4 million Somalis, almost a third of the country’s population, are currently living in crisis due to one of the worst droughts in recent memory, (FSNAU) as well as due to the ongoing...