With nearly 1.8 million people displaced, the contingency plan includes time critical life-saving activities, aiming for US$31 million for preparedness and US$117 million for response activities.
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Polio programme helps response to meningitis outbreak in Nigeria
Polio programme staff from across Nigeria have joined efforts to combat a meningitis outbreak in Sokoto, providing support and expertise in epidemic response.
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Les épidémies et la famine menacent les vies de millions de personnes dans la région du lac Tchad
Suite à la conférence d’Oslo sur les financements consacrés à la région du lac Tchad en février dernier, seuls 21 % des 1,1 milliard USD promis ont été débloqués.
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Disease and hunger threaten millions in Lake Chad region
An additional two million people will face critical food insecurity over the coming three months in Nigeria, bringing the number of people going to bed hungry each night to nearly nine million, says CARE.
Pain and panic as northern Nigeria races to contain deadly meningitis outbreak
Thousands of meningitis cases have been reported by the health ministry in the northern states Zamfara, Kebbi, and Sokoto since November 2016, in the worst outbreak since 2009.
Meningitis cases soar across five states in Nigeria
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control is leading a multi-agency response team, which includes representatives from WHO, UNICEF, USCDC and MSF, trying to control the outbreak.
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Global emergency overview highlights Syria crisis and the spread of violence in Nigeria and Bangladesh
The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.
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Global emergency overview highlights Syria crisis, flooding in S Sudan and Cholera outbreak in Haiti
There have been 2,936 new cases of cholera and 83 deaths in Haiti in one week, already more than half the cases reported during September.
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Humanitarian appeal only funded at 36 per cent at mid-year
Some sectors remain largely underfunded, including education, protection, early recovery, health and WASH.
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Global emergency overview highlights humanitarian crises in Syria, Nigeria and Myanmar
The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.
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Global emergency overview highlights Syria, Mali and CAR insecurity
The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.
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Better harvest does not translate into better nutrition for children
While the 2012 harvest is considered to be better in comparison to 2011, the agricultural production is not sufficient to ensure food security for all households.
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Global emergency overview highlights Syria, Mali insecurity
The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.
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Global emergency overview highlights crisis in Syria, Mali and CAR, and floods in Mozambique
The Global Overview is a weekly update that collates humanitarian information from a wide range of sources. Its primary objective is to rapidly inform humanitarian decision makers by presenting a summary of major humanitarian crises, both recent and protracted.
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Global emergency overview highlights fighting in Philippines, Syria, Mali, CAR and DR Congo
The Global Overview is a weekly update that collates humanitarian information from a wide range of sources. Its primary objective is to rapidly inform humanitarian decision makers by presenting a summary of major humanitarian crises, both recent and protracted.
Chad: Poor families able to meet their food needs until lean season
The food security situation is favorable due to the current level of household food stocks and the good availability of market garden crops.
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Global emergency overview highlights Bangladesh clashes, Philippines floods and CAR insecurity
In Central African Republic, an armed faction of the Seleka rebel coalition attacked the northern town of Sido in an apparent breach of the recent peace accord; 1,100,000 people estimated affected.
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Global emergency overview highlights "Crising" landfall in Philippines, "Haruna" in Madagascar and continued clashes in Syria
The Global Overview collates information from a wide range of sources and displays this information in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises. Its primary objective is to rapidly inform humanitarian decision makers by presenting a summary of major humanitarian crises, both recent and protracted.
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Global emergency overview highlights plight of Syrian refugees, fighting in Mali and Peru floods
The number of Syrian refugees continued to rise, amounting to a total of 830,675, an increase of around 38,500 newly registered refugees or individuals awaiting registration in a week
Tchad : Le nombre d’enfants admis pour la malnutrition aiguë sévère en 2012 dépasse les prévisions
Les personnes âgées ne sont pas incluses dans les programmes nutritionnels ni dans les distributions alimentaires.