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.
Angola + 10 more
Angola + 10 more
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.
Afghanistan + 64 more
Conflict and violence threatens food security for 85% of 258 million people in 58 countries, according to a new Action Against Hunger report, released today.
Angola + 10 more
CARE’s annual “Breaking the Silence” report shines the light on the ten humanitarian crises that received the least media attention in 2022. All of which, for the first time, are in Africa.
Madagascar + 5 more
Crisis/Emergency (IPC Phases 3 & 4) outcomes driven by weather shocks, conflict and poor economies in Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Angola, Zimbabwe and DRC will steadily increase through early 2023.
World + 19 more
Afghanistan and Somalia are new entries. These all have people facing IPC phase 5 – or at risk of deterioration towards catastrophic conditions, with 750,000 people facing starvation and death.
World + 24 more
According to a new report from the UNCCD, more than 1.4 billion people were affected by drought from 2000 to 2019. This makes drought the disaster affecting the second-highest number of people.
World + 20 more
The index ranks countries based on children’s exposure to climate and environmental shocks. Approximately one billion children live in one of the 33 countries classified as “extremely high-risk”.
Angola + 1 more
Aggravated by climate change and land diversion, the “worst drought in 40 years” has driven thousands from their homes to seek refuge in Namibia as food and water grow increasingly scarce.
World + 37 more
Most of the world will be living with water stress in the next few years. We must all act now, said UN representatives during the launch of the GAR Special Report on Drought 2021.
World + 33 more
While the COVID-19 crisis has shown the realities of how vulnerable the world can be, the climate crisis is and will continue to have much more significant impact, according to a new IFRC report.
DR Congo + 6 more
Population in Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse is expected to be significantly higher than average in recent years, with needs expected to peak during typically long September to November lean season.
Algeria + 57 more
To protect and build towards the continent’s shared prosperity, $100 billion is needed to urgently provide fiscal space to all countries to address the immediate safety net needs of the populations.
Zimbabwe + 14 more
SADC report says 41.2 million people in 13 countries are estimated to be food insecure in 2019-2020 - a 28 percent increase compared with the 11 countries that provided data in 2018.
DR Congo + 4 more
Les nouveaux déplacements priveraint l’accès à la terre à près de 100 000 ménages agricoles et impacteraient le niveau de la production agricole et la consommation alimentaire des ménages.
World + 10 more
More than 60% of humanity live in areas of water stress, where the supply does not meet demand. If water is not managed better, the crises of today will become the catastrophes of tomorrow.
World + 51 more
In 2017, conflict continued to be the primary driver of food insecurity in 18 countries, while climate disasters were also major triggers of food crises in 23 countries, reveals the new Report on Food Crises.
DR Congo + 9 more
Intensified conflict and political instability, deepening food insecurity and simultaneous outbreaks of communicable diseases are driving a worsening humanitarian crisis across the region.
World + 23 more
The infestation has been confirmed in over 30 African countries and poses a growing threat to food security, nutrition, and the livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers.
DR Congo + 14 more
The region faces a major displacement crisis with 10.7 million people uprooted by the end of September 2017, and this figure expected to rise in the months ahead.
World + 30 more
The disease claimed 920,000 young lives in 2015. That represents two fatalities every minute of every day – more than diarrhoea, malaria and measles combined, says Save the Children.