The Emergency Food Security Assessment (EFSA), conducted in April 2016 in 18 provinces across the country, concluded that about 4.6 million people are food insecure, of which half million require urgent assistance.
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The Emergency Food Security Assessment (EFSA), conducted in April 2016 in 18 provinces across the country, concluded that about 4.6 million people are food insecure, of which half million require urgent assistance.
Chaloka Beyani found an urgent need for more assistance, including access to basic services such as health care and education, on a visit to camps in Gitaza and Cashi (Rumonge).
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Critical public health, medical, nutrition and water services are currently overstretched, and without support may well be decimated further, resulting in human suffering on an enormous scale.
Thousands of families in Burundi are exposed to multiple emergencies - including civil unrest, the El Niño weather phenomenon, and food insecurity.
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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.
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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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As of mid-January 2016, heavy rains and floods continue to affect various parts of the country, resulting in 5,068 houses damaged/destroyed, affecting 30,408 persons.
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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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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.
Maize harvests 50-75 percent below average are causing abnormally high maize prices and reduced livelihoods. Humanitarian assistance is needed immediately and through the next harvest in April.
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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.