Out of the 1.5 million refugees in Uganda, over 90 percent have been reached with food assistance and livelihood interventions, despite historically low funding. The World Food Programme explains how.
Uganda + 8 more
Uganda + 8 more
Out of the 1.5 million refugees in Uganda, over 90 percent have been reached with food assistance and livelihood interventions, despite historically low funding. The World Food Programme explains how.
World + 13 more
In 2024, children across the globe are expected to need life-saving humanitarian aid in a world increasingly affected by brutal conflicts, poverty, polarization, and the effects of the climate crisis.
Ethiopia + 2 more
Floods causing widespread damage and hunger. The situation is expected to worsen in December as more rain is forecast. Action Against Hunger is calling for increased funding to address the crisis.
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More than 27 million children were driven into hunger and malnutrition by extreme weather events in countries heavily impacted by the climate crisis in 2022, which was a 135% jump from 2021.
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A 25% rise in food insecurity increases the risk of conflict by 36%, while a 25% increase in the number of people without access to clean water increases the likelihood of conflict by 18%, says IEP.
Burkina Faso + 23 more
The 18 hotspots comprise 22 countries and territories that will see worsening food insecurity between November and April. Burkina Faso, Mali, South Sudan, Sudan and Palestine are of highest concern.
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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.
Ethiopia + 3 more
Millions of people in the Horn of Africa are trapped in a hunger emergency as the region lurches from crisis to crisis: the longest drought in recorded history has given way to rains and flooding.
Ethiopia + 2 more
Three years of drought have left over 1.9 million children at risk of dying from severe malnutrition as vulnerable communities have lost cattle, crops, and entire livelihoods.
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The number of movements in which people fled in search of safety and shelter - sometimes more than once - was also unprecedented in 2022, according to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre.
Somalia + 9 more
The countries on this list all have something in common – despite contributing little to greenhouse gas emissions, they are especially vulnerable to the effects of global warming.
World + 23 more
Three out of four people live in water-insecure countries. More people die from a lack of WASH services than water-related disasters, according to the new UN global water security assessment.
Uganda + 5 more
With only a third of funding needs met for last year's appeal, the major countries of asylum in the region - DRC, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda - were among UNHCR's most under-funded operations.
World + 19 more
The newly announced record $250 million allocation from CERF will help people in 19 countries including eight countries that are home to more than 20 million people just one step away from famine.
World + 27 more
A new report by Christian Aid shows that floods, cyclones and drought killed and displaced millions of people across the globe in places which have done little to cause the climate crisis.
World + 5 more
The success of the upcoming COP27 will depend on whether negotiators strengthen local resilience to the risks of climate change, food insecurity and economic instability.
World + 4 more
Report highlights how rich countries have repeatedly stalled efforts to provide dedicated finance to developing countries bearing the costs of a climate crisis they did little to cause.
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Since the last Every Woman Every Child Progress Report in 2020, food insecurity, hunger, child marriage, risks from intimate partner violence, and adolescent depression and anxiety have all increased.
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Climate change is deepening hunger in 10 of the world's worst climate hotspots: Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Djibouti, Guatemala, Haiti, Kenya, Madagascar, Niger, Somalia, and Zimbabwe.
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Spanning January 2018 to December 2021, the fifth edition analyses the views of thousands of aid recipients who answered questions about their experiences of humanitarian assistance.