The arrival of rapid diagnostic test kits for cholera in Malawi signals the start of a global programme that will see more than 1.2 million tests distributed to 14 countries at high risk for cholera.
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The arrival of rapid diagnostic test kits for cholera in Malawi signals the start of a global programme that will see more than 1.2 million tests distributed to 14 countries at high risk for cholera.
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Drawn from first-hand accounts from medical staff and patients, a Médecins Sans Frontières report details the harrowing consequences of Europe's policy-made crisis at its borders and beyond.
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The number of hungry people set to reach a staggering 49.5 million people between June and August 2024 – a four percent increase compared to 2023, according to a regional food security analysis.
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On behalf of more than 1,900 humanitarian partners worldwide, the United Nations launched its global appeal for 2024. More than 180 million people need life-saving assistance and protection.
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Internally displaced people who have access to adequate housing are over three times more likely to not rely on humanitarian aid and twice as likely to have a stable income, the report reveals.
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A 25% rise in food insecurity increases the risk of conflict by 36%, while a 25% increase in the number of people without access to clean water increases the likelihood of conflict by 18%, says IEP.
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The first-of-its-kind vaccine will be sent to areas where the risk of illness and death among children are highest. The first doses are expected in late-2023, with rollout starting by early 2024.
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WFP will only be able to assist just over half of the 11.6 million initially targeted – leaving millions stranded without aid as the lean season sets in and hunger starts to peak.
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Millions of children are being denied their human right to an education and the numbers are growing. And even when they are able to go to school, the quality of education is simply too low.
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A new study just released by CARE reported that 112.2 million more people around the world were driven to hunger after 2020, compared to the previous major global food crisis (2008-2009).
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The G7’s strong commitment to global food security in 2022 must be maintained in 2023 as new crises in Sudan, Haiti and the Sahel push more people into hunger, the UN World Food Programme said today,
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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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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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Children in 10 African countries are at the highest risk from a convergence of three threats: inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); related diseases; and climate hazards.
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The human and economic impact of disasters was relatively higher in Africa, which accounted for 16.4 per cent of the share of deaths compared to 3.8 per cent in the previous two decades.
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Thousands of migrants deported from Algeria and abandoned in the desert of northern Niger are stranded without access to shelter, healthcare, protection, or basic necessities.
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The disparity between the demand for and supply of regulated pharmaceutical products leaves room for trafficking and provides an incentive for the involvement of organized criminal groups.
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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.
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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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Next year will set another record for humanitarian relief requirements, with 339 million people in need of assistance in 69 countries, the UN and partner organizations said.