UNICEF reports a 15 per cent increase, or 30 million more girls and women, compared with the data released eight years ago. The largest share of the global burden is found in African countries.
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UNICEF reports a 15 per cent increase, or 30 million more girls and women, compared with the data released eight years ago. The largest share of the global burden is found in African countries.
Sudan + 9 more
About six million children were pushed into hunger in the top 10 countries that faced worsening food crises this year. This was a 32 per cent increase compared to 2022, according to Save the Children.
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The 18 hotspots comprise 22 countries and territories that will see worsening food insecurity between November and April. Burkina Faso, Mali, South Sudan, Sudan and Palestine are of highest concern.
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It is estimated that more than 46 million people in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda are in Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Phase 3 or above.
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More than 80 million people in the region are estimated to be food insecure, with upwards of 37.5 million people classified as being in IPC phase 3, due to conflict, changes in climate and COVID-19.
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More funding is needed to prevent human trafficking, identify and support survivors, ensure access to asylum for those who need international protection, as well as to bring perpetrators to justice.
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As malnutrition increases, health needs in the region are mounting, especially among children, and clean water is becoming scarce. As people leave home in search of food, they can't access services.
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The time frame for the plan has been extended to December to prevent a deterioration in food security in the region and help save the lives of almost five million rural people across four countries.
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UNICEF executive director Catherine Russell visited the drought-impacted Somali region in Ethiopia and called for an immediate scaled-up response to save the lives of millions of children.
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More than two million Ethiopians have fled within the country, and almost 60,000 across the border into Sudan. Several camps and settlements hosting Eritrean refugees have been attacked or destroyed.
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Over the past decade, Africa has made significant progress, reducing new infections by 43% and nearly halving AIDS-related deaths. However, it is unlikely to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.
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The mobile medical unit set up a year ago has a doctor, ambulance, a nurse and a nurse's assistant. It has helped more than 9,700 migrants with food and water and more than 2,000 with medical support.
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Thousands of migrants remain stranded along the ‘Eastern route’. To continue providing life-saving return and reintegration services, IOM has launched an appeal for $99 million.
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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.
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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.
Ethiopia + 3 more
Aid has started to gradually arrive in Tigray, although access remains limited due to insecurity in some areas. Lack of basic services and access to food, fuel and cash remain.
Sudan + 3 more
The requested funds are needed to meet the critical humanitarian needs of Ethiopian refugees fleeing the conflict in Tigray through the first half of 2021.
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Within just a few weeks, the financial institution prepared a global COVID-19 emergency health response, working closely with national teams, the WHO, UNICEF and other international partners.
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Global hunger has fallen since the 2000s, but progress is too slow. The report highlights 11 countries in which hunger is confirmed, or provisionally considered ‘alarming’ levels, an increase of seven.
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The number of food-insecure people in East Africa is estimated to increase this year to more than 41 million as a result of COVID-19, including 14 million who are estimated to live in urban areas.