According to the report, explosive weapons used in cities, towns and villages caused at least 20,793 civilian deaths and injuries around the world in 2022, compared with 11,343 in 2021.
Ukraine + 70 more
Ukraine + 70 more
According to the report, explosive weapons used in cities, towns and villages caused at least 20,793 civilian deaths and injuries around the world in 2022, compared with 11,343 in 2021.
Yemen + 27 more
Afghanistan, Sudan, Syria and Yemen are among the top 10 countries in the world with the worst food crises by number of people in crisis or worse (IPC/CH Phase 3 or above) with nearly 40 million suffering.
Kenya + 11 more
The situation remains extremely alarming in the Horn of Africa, specifically Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia where new swarms are posing an unprecedented threat to food security and livelihoods.
Ethiopia + 9 more
Immature and mature swarms that formed from recent breeding during the summer are moving into new areas in Pakistan and Ethiopia with the possibility of further migration.
World + 20 more
Conflict continues to be the main driver of hunger. More than two-thirds of the hungry - about 34 million people - live in conflict-affected countries, against 18 million in countries not hit by conflict.
Yemen + 1 more
A new tropical storm has developed in the southwest Arabian Sea where it intensified into Cyclone Mekunu and is expected to make landfall near Salalah, Oman on about 26 May.
World + 19 more
A new report on food security highlights how an ongoing intensification of violence is opening a wide "hunger gap" between countries being affected by conflicts and those that are not.
Yemen + 6 more
UNHCR coordinated the shelter and relief response for 15,000 people. Meanwhile, coalition-affiliated forces continued an offensive against extremist elements in the southern governorates.
Yemen + 6 more
On 30 March, the Humanitarian Country Team adopted its strategy for IDP response in Yemen aimed at providing a framework for a coordinated, multi-sector response.
Yemen + 8 more
The presence of recently discovered Desert Locust infestations in Yemen, where conflict is severely hampering control operations, poses a potential threat to crops in the region, FAO warns.
World + 21 more
Ten years after the strongest tsunami in living memory, 24 countries participate in an exercise to assess the effectiveness of communication flows between stakeholders, country readiness and the efficiency of emergency procedures.
World + 16 more
The interplay of natural disasters, rapid urbanization, water scarcity, and climate change has emerged as a serious challenge for policy and planning.
Pakistan + 13 more
The current trend of transmission is worrying as cases have occurred throughout the year as opposed to surging bi-annually and also in a wide area of the country and not just predominately in Balochistan.
World + 1 more
The new stations and a national early warning system in Oman will strengthen the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System.
Bahrain + 5 more
By Berta Acero RIYADH, 18 January 2013 - The Secretary General of the Cooperation Council for the Arab Gulf States (GCC) has called for strong regional commitment towards development of a disaster risk reduction strategy to strengthen the resilience of nations and individuals to natural...
Tunisia + 16 more
Middle East and North Africa: Protest and repression set to continue in 2012 Repression and state violence is likely to continue to plague the Middle East and North Africa in 2012 unless governments in the region and international powers wake up to the scale of the changes being demanded of them,...