The perilousness of the affected communities, the forecasts of additional rainfall and the precipitous rise in rainfall in November prompted the Paraguay Red Cross to request a Disaster Relief Emergency Fund.
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37.500 personas desplazadas por crecida del río Paraguay
Los números superan ampliamente la cifra de afectados que estimaban las autoridades de emergencia cuando el río el nivel del comenzó a crecer, desde hace un mes aproximadamente.
Paraguay reporta 300 familias afectadas por temporales en el departamento de Misiones
Desde el 15 de setiembre, fecha en que se iniciaron las tormentas severas y hasta la fecha, suman 14 los departamentos afectados, siendo la zona del centro, norte y este de la Región Oriental los más severos.
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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
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights Boko Haram attacks and floods in Southern Africa
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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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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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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.
Food security to deteriorate for more than 600,000 people in parts of Malawi
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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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights conflict in Yemen, Syria and Iraq
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights conflict in CAR, South Sudan and Iraq
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights floods in Sudan and crises in Gaza and Syria
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights crises in Gaza, Syria and Nigeria
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights crisis in Gaza, Syria and Iraq
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights crisis in Gaza, rising displacement in DR Congo
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Groundbreaking resilience framework being developed to guide activities in Southern Africa
The region is characterized by high levels of vulnerability but recent momentum around the resilience-building agenda in Lesotho and Malawi shows great promise.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights resurgence of the Ebola disaster in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights violence in Iraq and displacement in Pakistan
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