UNICEF reports a 15 per cent increase, or 30 million more girls and women, compared with the data released eight years ago. The largest share of the global burden is found in African countries.
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UNICEF reports a 15 per cent increase, or 30 million more girls and women, compared with the data released eight years ago. The largest share of the global burden is found in African countries.
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On World Food Day this year, an estimated 345 million people are facing acute food insecurity and the humanitarian system is struggling to keep pace with the needs, says WFP.
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Over the past four years, the number of school closures due to insecurity has almost doubled, reaching more than 13,200 in eight countries. The education of 2.5 million children is endangered.
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Conflict and violence threatens food security for 85% of 258 million people in 58 countries, according to a new Action Against Hunger report, released today.
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In 2022, 258 million people across 58 countries and territories faced acute food insecurity at crisis or worse levels (IPC/CH Phase 3-5), up from 193 million in 53 countries and territories in 2021.
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Left unchecked, the climate emergency will further imperil Sahelian communities as floods, droughts and heatwaves decimate access to water, food and livelihoods, and amplify the risk of conflict.
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Above-average rainfall and flooding across West and Central Africa has affected five million people in 19 countries, claiming hundreds of lives, upending livelihoods and displacing tens of thousands.
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Weeks of heavy rains and floods have affected 5 million people in 19 countries across West and Central Africa, killing hundreds, displacing tens of thousands and destroying many hectares of croplands.
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Red Cross reminds states of their obligation to provide assistance to migrants in distress, regardless of their legal status, to prevent death and injury along migration routes – on land and on sea.
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An estimated 6.3 million children aged 6-59 months will suffer from wasting in six Sahel countries in 2022, putting the lives of at least 900,000 children at risk.
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The Sahel has been indentified as one of the regions of the world that is already seeing significant and complex linkages between migration and the adverse effects of climate change.
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Since 2016, the region has recorded more than 21,000 children verified by the UN as recruited and used by armed forces and non-state armed groups, and more than 2,200 child victims of sexual violence.
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With the onset of the lean season, the Sahel faces an emergency that endangers the lives of the most vulnerable people, especially women, children, and the elderly.
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The situation may worsen in the coming months especially between June and August. The socio-economic impacts of Covid-19 have become wider and deeper particularly in developing countries.
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The latest analysis shows that 16.7 million people are in acute food insecurity and, if effective interventions are not undertaken quickly, about 23.61 million people will be so during June-August.
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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.
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The last time West Africa was hit by a locust invasion in 2003-05 it affected more than eight million people, caused severe food shortages that drove up market prices and conflict over limited resources.
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Given the region's fragile health systems, rapid action is crucial to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on migrants, displaced persons, refugees and other vulnerable populations.
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Surveillance and control teams will be mobilized across the region with a focus on Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and the Niger, and extended to Senegal.
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“We must sustain our assistance across the region, especially in places such as Central Sahel, Central African Republic, Nigeria and Cameroon,” WFP spokesperson said.