A global report on food crises finds that about 113 million people in 53 countries experienced acute food insecurity in 2018, compared with 124 million in 2017.
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A global report on food crises finds that about 113 million people in 53 countries experienced acute food insecurity in 2018, compared with 124 million in 2017.
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More than half a million Rohingya refugee children in southern Bangladesh are being denied the chance of a proper education, and international efforts are urgently needed to prevent them falling prey to despair and frustration, UNICEF said.
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A new FAO report sounds the alarm on some of the world's most severely underfunded crises, which require an urgent humanitarian response and emergency agricultural assistance
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IOM staff have been working round the clock as monsoon downpours caused flooding and landslides in Bangladesh, where almost one million people are living in bamboo and tarpaulin shelters.
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UNICEF’s 2018 Humanitarian Action for Children appeal, which seeks to meet the immediate life-saving and longer-term development needs of Rohingya refugees and affected host communities in 2018, is 60 per cent funded.
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Heavy monsoon rains in Cox’s Bazar again triggered flooding and landslides in the Rohingya refugee camps, affecting 9,000 individuals and displacing more than 2,000 people.
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As Bangladesh’s annual wet season has arrived, the UN migration agency is working against the clock to secure infrastructure and strengthen preparedness measures in the refugee camps.
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Very heavy rain fell in Sri Lanka causing flash floods. The worst affected provinces include Southern and Western. Five people are reported dead and nearly 2,200 families were affected.
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The scale of the refugee crisis has placed significant pressure on host communities as people are competing for already scarce natural resources, food, fuel and work.
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UNICEF estimates that over 100,000 people, with about 55,000 children, at risk due to floods and landslides and this figure could go up to 200,000 depending on the intensity of rains.
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On 18 April pre-monsoon downpours hit Cox's Bazar, with up to 43 millimeters of rain recorded in the area. The situation may worsen when the rains become severe, around May or July.
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Improved preparedness measures and early warning systems, as well as larger evacuations, consistently moved people to safety and reduced the number of casualties.
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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.