In ‘no-go zones’, WHO and partners rely heavily on the support of community members to seek out and report cases of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) – a major indicator for polio.
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Niger : Le financement du secteur de la sécurité alimentaire reste insuffisant
Actuellement, 2,1 millions de Nigériens se trouvent en situation d'insécurité alimentaire modérée ou sévère. La crise pourrait s'aggraver car seulement 5% du financement a été mobilisé.
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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.
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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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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights humanitarian crises in Iraq, DR Congo and Nigeria
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights humanitarian crises in Somalia, Turkey and Syria
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights humanitarian crises in Yemen, Nigeria and Ukraine
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights humanitarian crises in Malawi, Mozambique, DR Congo and South Sudan
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Humanitarian partners launch South Sudanese Refugee Response Plan for 2016
UNHCR and UN/NGO partners lay out a framework for interagency interventions for the assistance and protection of the South Sudanese refugees following the August 2015 peace agreement.
Polio outbreak in Somalia officially over
The 2013-2014 polio outbreak in Somalia, which affected nearly 200 people, has officially been declared over, 14 months after the last case was identified.
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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.
WHO warns of imminent collapse of health care services in Yemen
Health facilities are struggling to function as they face increasing shortages of life-saving medicines and vital health supplies, frequent disruptions in power supply and lack of fuel for generators.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights fighting and violence in Iraq, South Sudan and Nigeria
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights displacement in Philippines and avalanches in Afghanistan
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights displacement in Myanmar, cholera in Kenya, Nigeria
The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
Risks remain six months after last polio case in Somalia
Polio was detected in Somalia in May 2013, for the first time in six years. Since then, vaccination campaigns have targeted more than 2 million children and will continue in 2015.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights unrest in Myanmar, Afghan returnees and cholera in DR Congo
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights continued violence in Nigeria and Ukraine
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights Boko Haram attacks and floods in Southern Africa
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights escalating violence in Nigeria, Sudan 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.