A surge in attacks by armed groups in Mali, Burkina Faso and Nigeria in the past six months has forced nearly 36,000 people into the driest parts of Niger, exacerbating a severe hunger crisis, said Save the Children.
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A surge in attacks by armed groups in Mali, Burkina Faso and Nigeria in the past six months has forced nearly 36,000 people into the driest parts of Niger, exacerbating a severe hunger crisis, said Save the Children.
As every child deserves the right to proper healthcare, to reach some of the far-flung areas of the conflict zone, the Polio vaccination teams sometimes relied on hooves as a means of transportation.
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Years after fleeing jihadist attacks, many displaced people in Chad’s Lake Province still cannot return home and are trying to rebuild their lives as best as they can.
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At no other point in history have agri-food systems faced more hazards and with such frequency, intensity, and complexity as during the past year of the COVID-19 pandemic, states new report.
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Aproximadamente 761.000 niños fueron desplazados internamente por tormentas en el Caribe entre 2014 y 2018, el lustro más caliente del que se tenga registro.
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Without urgent action to mitigate the effects, spike in displacement could be a new norm as climate change predicted to cause more Category 4 and 5 hurricanes in the region.
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It provides a picture of the humanitarian landscape, and highlights major trends in the nature of crises, their drivers, and the actors that participate in prevention, response and recovery.
After an 18-month long intensive vaccination campaign, the outbreak has been successfully stopped with no international spread, according to experts.
The inter-agency aid operation will bring food, sanitation and hygiene supplies, nutrition and health assistance to Rukban. Some 10,000 children will be vaccinated against Measles, Polio and other deadly diseases.
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Donors helped the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to achieve record-level funding of $514.6 million, ensuring delivery of urgent aid to millions of people in desperate need.
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CERF funding enabled 12 UN agencies together with 589 partners to provide life-saving assistance in 2016 and 2017 to 22.5 million people in humanitarian emergencies in 47 countries.
“The four-year anniversary of the Chibok abduction reminds us that children in northeastern Nigeria continue to come under attack at a shocking scale,” said UNICEF.
Les moyens d’existence peinent à se récupérer dans le nord en raison des effets résiduels de l'ouragan, mais les précipitations supérieures à la moyenne ont favorisé les semis d'hiver dans le reste du pays.
Unión Europea aporta cinco millones de euros para apoyar los esfuerzos nacionales en resiliencia y desarrollo social tras los daños provocados por el huracán Irma en la costa norte cubana.
Children under five in 13 governorates to be reached in a joint effort by WHO, UNICEF and the Ministry of Health to ensure that Syria remain polio-free.
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The need for external food assistance in 37 countries – either affected by conflict or adverse climate shocks – remains unchanged compared to the situation three months back.
Due to recent resurgence of communal violence and armed conflict, 8,164 new IDPs have been registered in the regions of Mopti, Menaka, Timbuktu and Gao, bringing the total to 46,336.
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The lives of millions of people were saved by rapid humanitarian response in 2017, though millions more remain on the very edge of starvation with ongoing conflicts and climate-related shocks.
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More than half of the funds will support efforts to end polio in Afghanistan and Pakistan, where polio remains endemic. Further funding will support efforts to keep 10 vulnerable countries polio-free
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Approval of an exceptional delivery of humanitarian aid was granted to provide food and winterization relief items to 50,000 people who face increasingly dire circumstances.