The appeal comes in the wake of last week’s tragedy off the coast of Djibouti in which at least 38 migrants, including children, lost their lives after their boat capsized and sank after leaving Yemen.
Yemen + 6 more
Yemen + 6 more
The appeal comes in the wake of last week’s tragedy off the coast of Djibouti in which at least 38 migrants, including children, lost their lives after their boat capsized and sank after leaving Yemen.
One in five Somalis is living without food and 1.7 million children face acute malnutrition, yet the 2024 HRP is only 1.6% funded, leaving the most vulnerable without a lifeline.
Ethiopia + 4 more
In addition to dealing with past disasters and conflict, humanitarians are mounting a new response to El Niño-driven drought. The plan targets 15.5 million people, including 10.4 million with food needs.
In 2023, Somalia was hit by drought, flooding and new displacement. Millions suffer from hunger and malnutrition. While the situation has improved, 4.3 million people remain acutely food insecure.
As soon as rainfall forecasts passed key thresholds, WFP sent pre-emptive cash transfers to more than 200,000 people in anticipated flood zones along the Juba and Shabelle rivers.
Ethiopia + 2 more
Six months after a historic five-season drought, massive floods have inundated vast swaths of farmland across Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia, right in the middle of the harvest season.
Somalia + 6 more
Nearly three million people have been affected, with more than 1.2 million forced to leave their homes. Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya are bearing the brunt of this crisis, which follows severe drought.
One month to the end of the year, the 2023 Humanitarian Response Plan, which requires $2.6 billion to respond to the needs of 7.6 million most vulnerable people in Somalia, is just 42% funded.
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.
World + 12 more
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.
The government has declared a state of emergency in response to the once-in-a-century event, which arrives as families have barely recovered from the effects of the 2022 drought, World Vision warns
Floods – by some estimates the worst in decades – have driven close to half a million people from their homes and crippled families’ attempts to rebuild their drought-ravaged livelihoods.
World + 30 more
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.
World + 6 more
The main drivers of forced displacement were war in Ukraine and conflicts in Sudan, DR Congo and Myanmar; drought, floods and insecurity in Somalia; and a prolonged humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
World + 13 more
FEWS NET anticipates that about 110 million people will need food aid through early next year, with a net increase in needs in Southern Africa and the Latin America and Caribbean regions.
Somalia + 1 more
The UN World Food Programme needs US$374 million to fund operations in Somalia until February 2024, and US$91 million to finance its response in Haiti through next March.
World + 4 more
WFP is being forced to drastically cut rations. The agency estimates that an additional 24 million people could slip into emergency hunger over the next 12 months – a 50% increase on current levels.
World + 2 more
Based on analysis of data from the IDMC, at least 1.85 million children in sub-Saharan Africa were left displaced within their countries by climate shocks at the end of 2022.
Somalia + 2 more
Somalia has witnessed uninterrupted cholera outbreaks since 2017. As of the end of July, 11,704 suspected cases, with 30 associated deaths, were reported from 28 drought-affected districts.