@ WFP/Donaig Le Du
As schools resume this autumn, widening financial constraints will force the United Nations food agency – the top sponsor of such initiatives – to reduce its reach.
World
+ 39 others
Food insecurity spreads as El Niño casts its shadow over Pacific and Caribbean states
A woman sells rice at Haití's Pontsonde market on the banks of the Artibonite River.
@ FAO/Walter Astrada
Drought linked to El Niño and civil conflict have pushed the number of countries currently in need of external food assistance up to 37 from 34 in March, according to a new FAO report.
@ OCHA/ Mayanne Munan
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.
Syrian Arab Republic
+ 31 others
Urgent action needed for 80m children whose education has been hit by emergencies
A Nepalese boy sits in rubble left by the 2015 earthquake
@ Claire Wilkinson
Despite the record number of children being affected by crises, less than 2% of all humanitarian aid in 2015 went to education. That has left an annual funding shortfall of $9 billion.
World
+ 42 others
Hunger intensifies in areas suffering from drought, flooding and conflict – UN report
@ FAO/Giulio Napolitano
Thirty-four countries, including 27 in Africa, are currently in need of external assistance for food due to drought, flooding and civil conflicts, according to an FAO report released Wednesday.
Nigeria
+ 13 others
Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria seek US$531 million to assist 5.2 million people
@ UNICEF/Abdrew Esiebo
The protracted violence by Boko Haram has displaced some 2.7 million people in the four countries. North-east Nigeria alone accounts for 2.2 million of the displaced.
The regions most affected by Boko Haram - Logone et Chari, Mayo Sava and Mayo Tsanaga - have seen a 400 percent increase in the number of severely food insecure people, from 53,000 to over 200,000 in six months.
@ OCHA/I.Brandau
In 2016, some 23.5 million people – almost one in six - will not have enough to eat, of whom at least 6 million will require emergency food assistance. Acute malnutrition will threaten the lives of 5.9 million children under-five.
World
+ 41 others
Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights displacement in Yemen and Syria, and deteriorating health among IDPs in South Sudan
@ ACAPS
The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
World
+ 41 others
Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights humanitarian crises in Chad, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and oPt
@ ACAPS
The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
World
+ 47 others
Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights humanitarian crises in Afghanistan, Iraq and Dominican Republic
@ ACAPS
The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
World
+ 45 others
Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights humanitarian crises in Yemen, South Sudan and Ukraine
@ ACAPS
The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
World
+ 46 others
Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights humanitarian crises in Papua New Guinea, Guatemala and Central African Republic
@ ACAPS
The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
World
+ 43 others
Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights humanitarian crises in Haiti, Chad and South Sudan
@ ACAPS
The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
World
+ 43 others
Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights humanitarian crises in Yemen, Iraq and Niger
The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
World
+ 43 others
Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights floods in Burkina Faso, India and Myanmar
@ ACAPS
The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
@ ACAPS
The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
World
+ 42 others
Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights measles in DRC and cholera outbreak in South Sudan
@ ACAPS
The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
World
+ 42 others
Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights humanitarian crises in Iraq, Yemen and Ukraine
@ ACAPS
The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
World
+ 42 others
Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights humanitarian crises in Yemen, Honduras, and Madagascar
@ ACAPS
The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
