In 2017, the EU dedicated 6% of its annual aid budget to education in emergencies, one of the most underfunded sectors of humanitarian aid. In 2018, this will increase to 8%.
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In 2017, the EU dedicated 6% of its annual aid budget to education in emergencies, one of the most underfunded sectors of humanitarian aid. In 2018, this will increase to 8%.
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As the number of migrant deaths worldwide continues to rise, IOM’s Missing Migrants Project has recorded 23 per cent more migrant deaths during the first half of 2016 compared with the same period in 2015.
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The presence of recently discovered Desert Locust infestations in Yemen, where conflict is severely hampering control operations, poses a potential threat to crops in the region, FAO warns.
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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.
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Those making the journey to Europe are assisted by a rapidly proliferating set of smuggling networks that have shifting sets of motives, nationalities, ways of operating and levels of criminality.
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The recent heavy and widespread rains in northwest Africa, Horn of Africa and Yemen could favour desert locust breeding, FAO warns. Potential effects are a major threat to food security.
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As other options narrow, a small but growing number of Syrians are attempting a new and circuitous route to Europe: flying first to Mauritania and then travelling overland through the Sahara.
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UNHCR is planning for up to 700,000 people seeking safety and international protection in Europe in 2015 and requesting funds that can be allocated as flexibly as possible in light of the fast-evolving situation.
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In many parts of northern Mali, the security situation remains volatile, and risk of reprisal attacks may exist for refugees and IDPs. Social and economic conditions have not yet been restored to pre-conflict levels.
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The UN Security Council endorsed the Russia-US agreement on the elimination of Syria’s chemical stockpile. Heavier than usual monsoon rains have resulted in floods in large parts of Thailand.
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"It is still uncertain when northern Mali might be safe enough from new attacks by Islamist extremists for the refugees to return home unharmed," reported STP. "The refugees desperately need more humanitarian assistance."
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The food security situation in northern Mali, northern Nigeria and neighbouring countries, where coarse grain prices continue to increase, is of particular concern.
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A new paper analyses the various patterns of human mobility as part of the crisis in Mali since January 2012 and provides recommendations for a regional and integration approach.
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Despite control operations, adult groups and small swarms formed and are expected to move to the northern Sahel and breed with the onset of the summer rains, causing locust numbers to increase further.
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Around 6.5 million people were newly displaced, almost twice as many as the 3.5 million during 2011. The conflicts in Syria and DRC were responsible for around half of the new displacements.
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Humanitarian access continues to improve in central regions. In the north, aid activities remain limited due to insecurity.
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Humanitarian access continues to improve in Mali's central regions, and assistance to these areas is increasing. In the north, aid activities remain limited due to insecurity. Military operations, mine incidents and violence by armed groups continue to create a highly volatile operating environment.
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Despite improvements to the security situation in some areas, fear of returning home remains widespread. The absence of public services in the north is also a factor.
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The number of Syrian refugees continued to rise, amounting to a total of 830,675, an increase of around 38,500 newly registered refugees or individuals awaiting registration in a week
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New report chronicles the scale-up of UNICEF operations in Mali, a country already struggling from poverty, inadequate education and a weakened health system