Because of the damage caused by the floods, many have nothing to eat now. Some have sold all their livestock to buy food, plunging themselves further into a poverty abyss, says Oxfam's partner.
Mozambique + 1 more
Mozambique + 1 more
Because of the damage caused by the floods, many have nothing to eat now. Some have sold all their livestock to buy food, plunging themselves further into a poverty abyss, says Oxfam's partner.
Mozambique + 10 more
National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies are at the forefront of the climate emergency: they help communities prepare for, respond to and recover from climate-related disasters.
The cyclone has hit at a time the country was already battling to contain Covid-19. Tens of thousands of displaced people are squashed in camps without masks, preventive material or clean water.
Yemen + 20 more
A new report from IRC shows Yemen is the country most at risk of humanitarian catastrophe in 2021, for the third year in a row, followed by Afghanistan, Syria, DR Congo and Ethiopia.
Brutal violence has been slowly escalating over the last three years and has now reached a new intensity. There were more attacks in the first half of 2020 than there were in all of 2019.
Zimbabwe + 11 more
Funding from this aid package will go for humanitarian projects in Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The COVID-19 Flash Appeal focuses on the critical needs of millions in dire humanitarian conditions, while the Rapid Response Plan for Cabo Delgado will prioritize those affected by increasing violence.
Mozambique + 2 more
ACT Alliance launched an appeal for the recovery, livelihood and resilience needs of communities affected by Cyclone Idai. To date, about 60 per cent of the $8,168,517 appeal has been funded.
Mozambique + 2 more
A new brief by Oxfam shows how disasters, poverty and inequality and a lack of long-term support have made it all but impossible for people in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe to rebuild their lives.
If this funding is not urgently received, hundreds of thousands of people in desperate need across the country will be unable to access life-saving and life-sustaining assistance.
The report shows the patterns and impacts of displacement after Cyclone Idai, from the initial emergency response phase to a longer-term recovery phase.
World + 10 more
The climate crisis contributes to at least 33 million people in the region being at emergency levels of food insecurity or worse this year. More than 16 million are believed to be children.
Zimbabwe + 5 more
If urgent humanitarian action is not taken, the number of food-insecure people will likely rise in the coming months, according to the Regional Interagency Standing Committee Africa.
Food insecurity is expected to affect two million people by early next year and nearly 38,000 children are at risk of malnutrition. Communities hit by the cyclones are among those at risk.
Mozambique + 3 more
Oxfam report highlights how people in Mozambique and the Horn of Africa are facing mounting human and financial costs from climate-related disasters they did least to create.
Save the Children is calling on international donors to commit an additional US$160 million to ensure families receive adequate food and children are protected.
Zimbabwe + 14 more
SADC report says 41.2 million people in 13 countries are estimated to be food insecure in 2019-2020 - a 28 percent increase compared with the 11 countries that provided data in 2018.
Close to 2.2 million people need urgent assistance following the cyclones and floods, on top of 815,000 people already in need as a result of the drought.
More than 700,000 children have been vaccinated against polio and 650,000 children against measles and rubella. Teams also reached nearly 700,000 children with vitamin A supplements.
At least 715,378 hectares of agricultural land have been damaged. Food security is likely to deteriorate over the coming months, once whatever small quantities of maize harvested have been finished.