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Lifesaving medical supplies reach Iraqi flood victims
The medication was handed over to Shirqat General Hospital to support the health authorities meet the scale-up in demand for first-line and emergency health care following flash floods.
IOM Rapid Assessment teams respond to flooding in Iraqi IDP camps
With more rain expected over the coming days, IOM remains ready to respond to arising needs and will continue to work closely with the Ministry of Migration and Displacement.
Relief assistance underway for victims of severe flooding in Iraq
Floods caused by heavy rainfall have resulted in multiple deaths and injuries and displaced tens of thousands of people. Ninewa and Salah Eddin are the most heavily affected governorates.
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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
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 Boko Haram attacks and floods in Southern Africa
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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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
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 conflict in CAR, South Sudan and Iraq
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 floods in Sudan and crises in Gaza and Syria
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 crises in Gaza, Syria and Nigeria
The weekly Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights crisis in Gaza, Syria and Iraq
The weekly Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights crisis in Gaza, rising displacement in DR Congo
The weekly Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.
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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
The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.