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UN and SARC deliver humanitarian assistance to 50,000 people at Rukban camp in Syria
The inter-agency aid operation will bring food, sanitation and hygiene supplies, nutrition and health assistance to Rukban. Some 10,000 children will be vaccinated against Measles, Polio and other deadly diseases.
Sudan + 1 more
Poor rainfall and high prices lead to predictions of food insecurity in Sudan
People in parts of Kassala and North Darfur, which had poor rains in 2017, and IDPs in some parts of Jebel Marra—where aid agencies cannot reach—will face crisis levels of food security.
Sudan + 1 more
Sudan: First inter-agency mission in seven years reaches communities in South Kordofan's Al Abassiya locality
The assessment mission identified dire needs in nutrition, health and water for nearly 35,000 people, 60 per cent of whom are estimated to be women and children.
Nationwide polio vaccination campaign aims to vaccinate more than 2.4 million children in Syria
Children under five in 13 governorates to be reached in a joint effort by WHO, UNICEF and the Ministry of Health to ensure that Syria remain polio-free.
Pakistan + 11 more
Rotary gives $53.5 million to help eradicate polio worldwide
More than half of the funds will support efforts to end polio in Afghanistan and Pakistan, where polio remains endemic. Further funding will support efforts to keep 10 vulnerable countries polio-free
Jordan + 1 more
UN aid deliveries resume to Syrians at the Berm as Jordan gives approval
Approval of an exceptional delivery of humanitarian aid was granted to provide food and winterization relief items to 50,000 people who face increasingly dire circumstances.