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.
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World + 47 more
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.
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CARE report "Suffering in Silence" highlights humanitarian crises around the world that rarely made the news: North Korea, Eritrea and Burundi were the least covered by media.
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Of the 9.1 million new internal displacements, 4.6 million were caused by conflict, a figure which is already two-thirds of last year’s total. Disaster displacement continues at an unabated pace too.
Bangladesh + 1 more
Severe rains have triggered landslides in the Chittagong Hills, reportedly killing more than 40 people and leaving dozens missing. This latest disaster comes in the wake of Cyclone Mora.
Bangladesh + 2 more
Cyclone Mora in Myanmar and Bangladesh, and torrential monsoon rains across Sri Lanka have left children homeless and in need of protection, nutrition and health services.
Sri Lanka + 4 more
An estimated 503,560 people in 15 of Sri Lanka’s 25 districts have been affected by floods and landslides, with 82,998 people displaced. A total of 156 deaths has been confirmed.
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EM-DAT preliminary data shows that during this year, 301 country-level natural disasters in 102 countries caused more than 7,000 deaths and US$97 billion of economic damages.
Ecuador + 5 more
The floods that hit the Northeast and center zones of the country in 2016 have particularly damaged the province of Corrientes, where the total number of people affected is 20,903.
St. Vincent & Grenadines + 1 more
Severe rains and high winds in late December caused severe floods, landslides and damage to critical infrastructure and homes in St Lucia and St Vincent & Grenadines.
St. Vincent & Grenadines + 3 more
Re-establishing health services and emergency medical care in affected areas is a priority now. Access to potable water is also a major concern.
St. Vincent & Grenadines + 3 more
Food, water, medical supplies and shelter are immediately needed for flood-affected families in Dominica, Saint Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.