Substantial critical funding gaps amounting to some $1.3 billion leave vulnerable Afghan families staring down the barrel of hunger, disease and even potential death as winter approaches.
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Crisis fatigue not an option as global hunger crisis deepens, warn ICRC-IFRC
More than 140 million people face acute food insecurity due to conflict and instability, even as climate change and economic precarity indicate that hunger needs will rise in the coming months.
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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.
Up to 1.6 million Zambians to experience 'crisis' levels of food insecurity
Between October 2021 and March 2022, the lean season, food security is set to deteriorate as more households rely on the food market, with prices expected to remain above the five-year average.
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More than 139 million people hit by climate crisis and COVID-19, IFRC analysis reveals
COVID-19 and climate extremes created compound impacts and reduced resilience to future shocks. Since the beginning of the pandemic, climate-related disasters have killed at least 17,242 people.
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DR Congo tops list of world’s most neglected crises
Crises in Africa dominated the Norwegian Refugee Council’s annual list once again, with DR Congo followed by Cameroon, Burundi, Venezuela, Honduras, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, CAR, and Mali.
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Internal displacement at all-time high after unprecedented year of crises
During a year marked by intense storms and conflict, 40.5 million new displacements were triggered across the world by disasters and violence, the highest annual figure recorded in a decade.
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Acute food insecurity soars to five-year high, warns Global Report on Food Crises
Conflict, economic shocks – including due to COVID-19, extreme weather – pushed at least 155 million people into acute food insecurity in 2020, says coalition of UN, EU, NGOs and government agencies.
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Natural disasters occurring three times more often than 50 years ago, says FAO
At no other point in history have agri-food systems faced more hazards and with such frequency, intensity, and complexity as during the past year of the COVID-19 pandemic, states new report.
UN and partners appeal for $1.09 billion to provide life-saving assistance across Somalia
The HRP aims to assist four million people in the most dire need and to reduce the loss of life for 3.1 million of the most severely vulnerable people, including one million children under five.
Up to 2.7 million people in Somalia face acute food insecurity crisis through mid-2021
The drivers of acute food insecurity include the compounding effects of poor and erratic rainfall distribution, flooding, desert locust infestation, socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19, and conflict.
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New CARE report highlights the 10 most under-reported humanitarian crises of 2020
The annual analysis points out the emergencies with the least online global media coverage in five languages throughout the year. CARE sees a concerning trend of crises being neglected year after year.
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Counting the disastrous cost of climate change in 2020
Report identifies 10 extreme events, influenced by climate change, each causing $1.5 billion damage or more. Floods, windstorms, tropical cyclones and fires killed thousands of people across the globe.
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Triple threat of COVID, climate change and conflict threatens 200 million people
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.
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Desert Locust upsurge continues to threaten food security in Horn of Africa and Yemen despite intense efforts
FAO is seeking $40 million to increase control activities in the worst-hit countries, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, the Sudan and Yemen, where more than 35 million people are acutely food insecure.
New swarms of desert locusts pose a threat to Somali farmlands
Desert locusts thrive in wet weather, which allows immature swarms to rapidly complete their maturation. Breeding is underway and expected to cause swarms to start forming and continue until year-end.
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Climate-fuelled La Niña in East Africa will drive millions into hunger, Oxfam warns
With more than 50 million people in need of immediate food assistance in East Africa, La Niña will likely trigger below-average rainfall, resulting in millions of more people going hungry in 2021.
Up to 8.6 million Ethiopians face acute food insecurity due to COVID-19, displacement and high food prices
About 8.6 million people (16% of analysed population) are facing IPC Phase 3 or above. Of these, about 7.2 million are classified in Crisis (IPC Phase 3) and 1.4 million in Emergency (IPC Phase 4).
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In 2021, 235 million people will need humanitarian assistance and protection
This means one in 33 people worldwide needs help — a significant increase from the one in 45 people a year ago. The UN and partner organizations will require $35 billion to reach 160 million people.
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Drier-than-usual season due to La Niña could pose risks to crops and pastures in East Africa
Although risks are uneven across the region, the risk of lower-than-usual rainfall in some farming areas comes when countries are still facing the impacts of desert locusts, floods and COVID-19.