Cholera cases surging globally since 2021, the International Coordinating Group calls for urgent action including improved sanitation and increased vaccine production. A global response is required.
Sudan + 7 more
Sudan + 7 more
Cholera cases surging globally since 2021, the International Coordinating Group calls for urgent action including improved sanitation and increased vaccine production. A global response is required.
World + 44 more
Millions of children are being denied their human right to an education and the numbers are growing. And even when they are able to go to school, the quality of education is simply too low.
Haiti + 21 more
This alarming spread primarily affects countries with high levels of gender inequality. CARE is calling for sex disaggregated data on populations at risk to improve the humanitarian response.
DR Congo + 7 more
More than one million DRC refugees are hosted across the continent - in Uganda (479,400), Burundi (87,500), Tanzania (80,000), Rwanda (72,200), Zambia (52,100), Congo (28,600) and Angola (23,200).
World + 10 more
Africa is witnessing an exponential rise in cholera cases - if the trend continues, it could surpass the number of cases recorded in 2021, the worst year for cholera in Africa in nearly a decade.
Tanzania + 11 more
UN agencies have welcomed a pledge by 12 African countries to end AIDS in children by 2030, announced at the first ministerial meeting of the Global Alliance to end AIDS in children.
Namibia + 3 more
As inflation continues to push up the cost of food and fuel, refugees in the remote Osire settlement are isolated from opportunities to integrate and reliant on humanitarian assistance.
DR Congo + 1 more
More than 11,000 Congolese refugees are registered to go back to DRC by the end of 2022 following the declaration of improved security in some areas of Haut-Katanga province.
DR Congo + 1 more
Nearly 5,000 refugees who fled violence in the DRC four years ago are opting to head home voluntarily from Zambia in coming months, with the first 100 people setting out on 21 December 2021.
World + 4 more
As of 20 June — day 48 into the new wave — Africa had 474,000 new cases — up 21% against the first 48 days of the second wave. At this rate, the surge is set to surpass the previous one by early July.
World + 57 more
Conflict, economic shocks – including due to COVID-19, extreme weather – pushed at least 155 million people into acute food insecurity in 2020, says coalition of UN, EU, NGOs and government agencies.
Angola + 15 more
In the past few decades, the region has experienced an increasing frequency and severity of droughts, floods, cyclones and locusts that have been attributed to climate change and variability.
Ethiopia + 4 more
Threat of child marriage is far greater when communities suffer economic shocks and have limited access to health, education and child protection services, all of which are being hit by COVID-19.
World + 33 more
While the COVID-19 crisis has shown the realities of how vulnerable the world can be, the climate crisis is and will continue to have much more significant impact, according to a new IFRC report.
World + 36 more
A basic meal is far beyond the reach of millions of people in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic joins conflict, climate change and economic troubles in pushing up levels of hunger around the world.
DR Congo + 6 more
Population in Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse is expected to be significantly higher than average in recent years, with needs expected to peak during typically long September to November lean season.
Niger + 23 more
A new coalition has announced it has begun delivering nearly 60 million pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) to countries across sub-Saharan Africa in the initiative’s first round.
Bangladesh + 9 more
This new funding will be delivered through national governments, UN agencies and partner organizations in Bangladesh, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Iraq, Kenya, Lebanon, Libya, South Sudan, Tanzania and Zambia.
World + 71 more
Con 3.596.000 de casos de COVID-19 confirmados, la ONU pide 6,7 mil millones de dólares para proteger millones de vidas y frenar la propagación del coronavirus en países frágiles.
World + 71 more
The peak of the disease in the world’s poorest countries is not expected until some time over the next three to six months. However, there is already evidence of children missing vaccinations and meals.