Since 15 January, the UN Department of Safety and Security has restricted all road missions in the four southern departments. UN Humanitarian Air Service flights have also been temporally suspended.
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Since 15 January, the UN Department of Safety and Security has restricted all road missions in the four southern departments. UN Humanitarian Air Service flights have also been temporally suspended.
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Angola is once again number one among the top 10 forgotten humanitarian crises that received the least media attention last year. CARE's report draws attention to these forgotten crises.
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The analysis clearly shows how the climate crisis disproportionately affects those who have done least to cause it and are least able to withstand its most damaging effects, says Save the Children.
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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.
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Extreme weather, climate and water-related events caused 11,778 reported disasters between 1970 and 2021, with just over two million deaths and $4.3 trillion in economic losses, says WMO.
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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.
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Despite a steady decline in child marriage in the last decade, multiple crises including conflict, climate shocks, and the ongoing fallout from COVID-19 are threatening to reverse hard-earned gains.
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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.
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As the IPCC reports that the world nears the 1.5-degree limit, the IRC warns that the 20 countries on its watchlist emit just a fifth of the global CO2 per capita, while bearing the most cost.
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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.
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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.
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Millions of people from Ukraine, Afghanistan and across the Middle East could face a perilous winter as freezing temperatures add to the misery induced by spiralling prices and the climate crisis.
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A large majority of the children are at high risk of a multitude of threats, including death by drowning, disease, lack of safe drinking water, malnutrition, disruption in learning, and violence.
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“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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The success of the upcoming COP27 will depend on whether negotiators strengthen local resilience to the risks of climate change, food insecurity and economic instability.
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IFRC warns that men, women and children are being forced to live out their day-to-day lives in dirty, stagnant water and are at risk of deadly diseases such as malaria, dengue, cholera and diarrhoea.
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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.
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Since the last Every Woman Every Child Progress Report in 2020, food insecurity, hunger, child marriage, risks from intimate partner violence, and adolescent depression and anxiety have all increased.