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INTRODUCTION The SPMS Technical team is working to enhance the online dashboard to fully reflect disaggregation of Key Informants, including of those not reporting violations. In the process, some...

Objectives and Methodology Agree on the validity and relevance of the findings Identify the causes and triggers of the key protection concerns, connectors/dividers, and coping mechanism Agree on...

Severe drought conditions persist over eastern Horn despite late seasonal rains Key Messages Rainfall in March and April was characterized by a significantly delayed onset of the March to May/June...

DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENT Impact Extreme drought has left Somalia on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe, destroying crops and livestock and forcing huge numbers of people to leave their homes in...

Severe drought conditions are now present in the Horn and parts of Southern Africa Severe drought is present across much of southern Madagascar. Abnormal dryness and drought persist in parts of...

Situation and needs in the Horn of Africa: Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Eritrea and Djibouti

In the last two weeks there has been a significant reduction of rainfall across Somalia except for a few places along the southern coast. Generally, the seasonal rains have been low in parts of the...

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As Putin’s war threatens global food security, it’s time for everyone to help the world’s most vulnerable By Sarah Charles, Assistant to the Administrator for USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian...

Overview This paper analyses systemic risk and compound vulnerabilities, by highlighting a case study to help decision-makers formulate effective strategies to address the nature of systemic risks in...

Brief Summary Whilst some callers this week (12-18 May 2022) announced rainfall in their areas and improved conditions, the majority of callers to Radio Ergo’s feedback platform complained of...

Office of Press Relations press@usaid.gov At the UN Security Council’s Ministerial on Food Security today in New York, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced nearly $215 million in additional...

The latest models suggest that La Niña will continue to persist during the summer and the negative Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) signal will intensify further. If the models are correct, the negative IOD...

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Executive summary The devastating impact of the war in Ukraine is being felt by crisis-affected communities around the world. People living in low-income, food import-dependent countries already...

FOREWORD In 2021, the triple threat of conflict, climate change and socioeconomic consequences of COVID-19 pandemic drove human suffering to a staggering scale. Eastern Africa felt the brunt of such...

Executive Summary The Ministry of Energy and Water Resources (MOEWR) in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is carrying out the project “Sustainable Flood Management...

When men and boys are forced to move with their livestock in pursuit of graze and water, women and girls are left alone without the protection of their family. This leaves women and girls at risk of...