UNICEF's Ted Chaiban urged the international community to immediately scale up support for children and families to avert a deepening humanitarian catastrophe throughout the country.
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Ethiopia + 4 more
UN launches $3.24 billion response plan for Ethiopia
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
East Africa's floods leave more than four million people with no food or income
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
Severe floods ravage eastern Africa, threatening more hunger
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
Deadly climate-induced flooding displaces nearly 1.6 million people across the Horn of Africa
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
Acute food insecurity likely to deteriorate further in 18 hunger hotspots, new report warns
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.
World + 13 more
Strong El Niño event will contribute to high food assistance needs through 2024
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.
Ethiopia + 2 more
Over 7 million children remain malnourished across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia
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
Number of internally displaced people worldwide reaches an all-time high of 71 million
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.
Somalia + 9 more
The 10 countries most at risk of climate disaster
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
The world is off-track to meet Sustainable Water Goal by 2030, UN water experts warn
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
WHO launches Grade 3 Emergency Appeal for the Greater Horn of Africa
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.
Uganda + 5 more
UNHCR and partners appeal for $1.3 billion to support South Sudanese refugees
With only a third of funding needs met for last year's appeal, the major countries of asylum in the region - DRC, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda - were among UNHCR's most under-funded operations.
World + 19 more
UN emergency fund releases record $250 million to reach world’s most vulnerable people, avert famine
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
Climate disasters cost the world billions in 2022
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 + 4 more
Oxfam says 189 million people a year affected by extreme weather in developing countries
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.
World + 18 more
Food crisis tightens its grip on 19 'Hunger Hotspots' as famine looms in the Horn of Africa
Without a massively scaled up humanitarian response that has at its core time-sensitive and life-saving agricultural assistance, the situation will likely worsen in many countries in the coming months.
Ethiopia + 8 more
Greater Horn of Africa faces fifth failed rainy season
"Our models show ... we are entering the 5th consecutive failed rainy season in the Horn of Africa. In Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia, we are on the brink of an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe."
World + 13 more
Increasing number of disaster events and extensive economic losses wreaked havoc in 2021
While the number of fatalities and people affected were below their 20-year averages, last year saw 432 disasters causing 10,492 deaths and approximately $252.1 billion in losses.
World + 31 more
Next year, 274 million people will need humanitarian assistance and protection
This number is a significant increase from 235 million people a year ago. The UN and partner organizations aim to assist 183 million people across 63 countries, which will require $41 billion.