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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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 number of people living in modern slavery has increased to 50 million, but government action has stagnated, particularly among those with traditionally stronger responses.
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“The number of unvaccinated children more than doubled from two million in 2019 to 4.6 million in the region by 2021... We need to urgently address gaps and challenges aggravated by COVID-19."
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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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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.
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Children in the region face six times more climate related shocks compared to their grandparents eroding their coping capacity and exacerbating inequality.
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International humanitarian spending dropped by $284 million between 2019 and 2020; the UK cut funding by the most, $900 million, offsetting increases by others, such as $800 million more from Germany.
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There is a real concern about the growing risk of famine, potentially even several famines at once. Before the pandemic hit, 27 million people were in “emergency” levels of acute food insecurity.
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Con 3.596.000 de casos de COVID-19 confirmados, la ONU pide 6,7 mil millones de dólares para proteger millones de vidas y frenar la propagación del coronavirus en países frágiles.
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The peak of the disease in the world’s poorest countries is not expected until some time over the next three to six months. However, there is already evidence of children missing vaccinations and meals.
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"The majority of crises ranked are partly a consequence of declining natural resources, increasing extreme weather events and global warming more broadly," said CARE
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This represents the highest figure in decades. The United Nations and partner organizations will require $28.8 billion to assist the most vulnerable people.
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The Boko Haram crisis, the conflict in the Sahel and the Venezuela migration crisis are three regional crises that ACAPS highlights in its latest annual analysis.
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ACAPS provides a snapshot of the contexts where humanitarian action faces the biggest constraints and lists Eritrea, Syria, and Yemen as the most challenging places for aid agencies.
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Conflicts are the primary cause of high levels of food insecurity, while adverse weather conditions - particularly rainfall shortages in Africa - acutely affect food availability and access for millions.
Red Cross volunteers and disaster response teams are on standby to help with search and rescue, evacuation, first aid, distribution of emergency items and activities to prevent the spread of water-borne diseases.
The current funding gap is at 67 per cent. Without timely, additional funds, programme implementation will be hampered and it will directly affect the most of vulnerable children and women.
The drought, which started early this spring after months of unusually erratic weather, has destroyed crops that would have been harvested between June and September.
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WFP estimates that at least 300,000 metric tons of food, valued at US$275 million, is needed to scale up assistance in support of those people most affected by significant crop losses.
The drought follows a lean 2018 where food production was 12% below 2017 and the lowest in a decade. An estimated 10.1 million people (40% of the population) need urgent food aid.