CERF funding enabled 12 UN agencies together with 589 partners to provide life-saving assistance in 2016 and 2017 to 22.5 million people in humanitarian emergencies in 47 countries.
World + 47 more
World + 47 more
CERF funding enabled 12 UN agencies together with 589 partners to provide life-saving assistance in 2016 and 2017 to 22.5 million people in humanitarian emergencies in 47 countries.
DPRK + 4 more
An estimated 520,000 people across eight provinces in Sri Lanka remain affected by drought as of 9 October. Water shortages are reported in several areas.
CERF grant provides initial funds over six months to jump-start life-saving activities for more than 80,000 flood-affected people, particularly in the Ayeyarwady, Magway and Mandalay regions.
Myanmar + 2 more
A 6.8 earthquake hit central Myanmar, killing 3 people amd damaging buildings, while monsoon flooding across 11 states has affected almost 500,000 people.
Myanmar + 3 more
More than four million people have been affected by flooding across Myanmar and Bangladesh, while in Timor-Leste, 120,000 people are severely affected by the El Niño event.
Urgently needed shelter upgrades are under way in Rakhine camps, which are still home to approximately 120,000 internally displaced people four years after the outbreak of violence in 2012.
Myanmar + 3 more
In Myanmar, nearly 360,000 people have been displaced by seasonal monsoon flooding. In the Philippines, 8,300 people are displaced following Tropical Storm Nida.
China + 6 more
Millions of people have been affected by floods triggered by monsoon rains and Typhoon Nepartak in China, India, the Philippines, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Bhutan.
PNG + 3 more
In Papua New Guinea, 226,000 people need food assistance, although Increased rainfall has eased the drought situation in most parts of the country.
China + 4 more
A total of 449,000 people in China were affected by Typhoon Nepartak, including some 203,000 people in 10 cities. At least 7,500 families have been affected in the Philippines.
Indonesia + 3 more
In Central Java province, Indonesia, floods and landslides caused 35 deaths while 25 are still missing according to the National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB).
Heavy monsoon rains since the beginning of June have caused flooding in five states and regions of Myanmar, resulting in 14 deaths and affecting at least 26,000 people.
Myanmar + 3 more
In Philippines' province of Davao del Norte, an estimated 229,000 people are affected by an El Niño-induced drought. In Myanmar over 25,000 people were affected by flash floods on 9 June.
Zimbabwe + 9 more
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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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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The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
Malawi + 5 more
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.
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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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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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.