Amid escalating conflict and worsening humanitarian conditions, displacement across the country has seen an increase of 7% since April, with 152,009 individuals fleeing from violence within this period.
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Monitoring food security in countries with conflict situations
The most recent projections suggest that approximately half of the global poor now live in states characterized by conflict and violence, according to a FAO and WFP report.
Severe food insecurity widespread in Yemen
The latest IPC analysis confirms that over half the country's population is living in "crisis" or "emergency" levels of food insecurity and the situation is likely to deteriorate if conflict persists.
Yemen conflict leaves over 2.8 million internally displaced
Two out of three internally displaced persons have lived in dire conditions for ten months or more and their prospects of returning home remain remote.
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Yemen: Already affected by the scourge of conflict, some 50,000 hit by floods and landslides
UNHCR coordinated the shelter and relief response for 15,000 people. Meanwhile, coalition-affiliated forces continued an offensive against extremist elements in the southern governorates.
About 14.4 million Yemenis urgently need food security and livelihood assistance
The volume of food required in Yemen is far greater than agencies can provide. Agriculture must be an integral part of the aid response to prevent the dire food security situation from worsening.
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Nearly 3 million people in Lake Chad region face severe food shortages
Nigeria, Chad and Niger account for three-quarters of the population facing severe food insecurity, in particular communities in north-western Chad, where those facing crisis levels of food insecurity has more than doubled.
Yemen: Floods and landslides compound suffering of communities
Close to 30,000 people are affected by heavy rainfall that has triggered flash floods and landslides in several parts of the country, causing displacement and destroying homes and livelihoods.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights displacement in Syria, floods in Yemen
The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
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Expected sharp fall in southern African maize production raises food security concerns
The early production forecast for maize - a staple food throughout the subregion - is about 21.1 million tonnes in 2015, 15 percent lower than the average for the last five years, FAO says.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights continued violence in Nigeria and Ukraine
The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights Boko Haram attacks and floods in Southern Africa
The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
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Food security alert for Southern Africa
Rainfall performance has been poor across much of the region for the first half of the 2014/15 agriculture season and could have an adverse impact on household food security.
ACT Alliance Appeal to assist agricultural dry spell in Malawi
Maize harvests were 50 - 75% below average during agricultural season in some regions. Food insecurity affects 640,009 people, requiring 15,830 MT of maize equivalent to address shortage.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights IDPs in Iraq and suicide attacks in Kabul
The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
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FAO warns on food security in West, Central Africa next year
FAO estimates that globally 39 countries, including 29 countries in Africa, need external assistance for food due to conflict, crop failures and localized high food prices.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights Typhoon Hagupit in Philippines and Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone
The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights Nigerian refugees in Niger and Al Shabaab attacks in Kenya
The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights ongoing conflict in CAR and Ukraine
The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
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FEWS NET predicts emergency conditions next year in Ebola-hit West Africa
Food shortages and weak purchasing power will limit food availability and access, particularly for the urban poor and for households with ill or deceased family members, in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.