In addition to dealing with past disasters and conflict, humanitarians are mounting a new response to El Niño-driven drought. The plan targets 15.5 million people, including 10.4 million with food needs.
Ethiopia + 4 more
Ethiopia + 4 more
In addition to dealing with past disasters and conflict, humanitarians are mounting a new response to El Niño-driven drought. The plan targets 15.5 million people, including 10.4 million with food needs.
Ethiopia + 2 more
Six months after a historic five-season drought, massive floods have inundated vast swaths of farmland across Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia, right in the middle of the harvest season.
Somalia + 6 more
Nearly three million people have been affected, with more than 1.2 million forced to leave their homes. Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya are bearing the brunt of this crisis, which follows severe drought.
Ethiopia + 2 more
Floods causing widespread damage and hunger. The situation is expected to worsen in December as more rain is forecast. Action Against Hunger is calling for increased funding to address the crisis.
Burkina Faso + 23 more
The 18 hotspots comprise 22 countries and territories that will see worsening food insecurity between November and April. Burkina Faso, Mali, South Sudan, Sudan and Palestine are of highest concern.
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The main drivers of forced displacement were war in Ukraine and conflicts in Sudan, DR Congo and Myanmar; drought, floods and insecurity in Somalia; and a prolonged humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
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FEWS NET anticipates that about 110 million people will need food aid through early next year, with a net increase in needs in Southern Africa and the Latin America and Caribbean regions.
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Based on analysis of data from the IDMC, at least 1.85 million children in sub-Saharan Africa were left displaced within their countries by climate shocks at the end of 2022.
A combination of anticipated climate events between October and November brings risks and opportunities for Somalia’s rural communities who have already endured years of historic drought.
A toxic mix of conflict, severe drought and devastating floods has forced more than one million people in Somalia to flee their homes in just 130 days – a record rate of displacement for the country.
Ethiopia + 2 more
Three years of drought have left over 1.9 million children at risk of dying from severe malnutrition as vulnerable communities have lost cattle, crops, and entire livelihoods.
World + 44 more
The number of movements in which people fled in search of safety and shelter - sometimes more than once - was also unprecedented in 2022, according to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre.
Levels of acute food insecurity remain very high in Somalia through June 2023, with 39 percent of the total population needing urgent humanitarian assistance despite the decline in the risk of Famine.
Somalia + 9 more
The countries on this list all have something in common – despite contributing little to greenhouse gas emissions, they are especially vulnerable to the effects of global warming.
World + 23 more
Three out of four people live in water-insecure countries. More people die from a lack of WASH services than water-related disasters, according to the new UN global water security assessment.
Ethiopia + 6 more
It is estimated that more than 46 million people in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda are in Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Phase 3 or above.
World + 19 more
The newly announced record $250 million allocation from CERF will help people in 19 countries including eight countries that are home to more than 20 million people just one step away from famine.
World + 27 more
A new report by Christian Aid shows that floods, cyclones and drought killed and displaced millions of people across the globe in places which have done little to cause the climate crisis.
World + 16 more
“COP27 must equip countries and communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis to prepare for extreme weather, to adapt, and minimize the impact of the climate emergency,” said Grandi.
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Report highlights how rich countries have repeatedly stalled efforts to provide dedicated finance to developing countries bearing the costs of a climate crisis they did little to cause.