Operation Start Date: 10-01-2023 Operational End Date: 30-04-2023 Description of the Event Date of event 2022-12-25 What happened, where and when? On 25 December 2022, a significant fire incident...
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DR Congo + 22 more
UNICEF West and Central Africa Region Humanitarian Situation Report No. 2, 1 January - 31 December 2023
HIGHLIGHTS Armed conflict and inter-communal clashes escalated dramatically in the eastern DRC, especially in the Kivus and Ituri, displacing of more than 1.1 million people. Conflict in Sudan in...
Burkina Faso + 22 more
UNICEF West and Central Africa Region Humanitarian Situation Report No. 1, 1 January – 30 June 2023
Highlights Insecurity and fragility across the Sahel continue to expand and impact surrounding countries. The arrival of refugees from Burkina Faso into coastal countries, coupled with existing weak...
Sri Lanka + 19 more
Start Fund Risk Bulletin (Issued 18 May 2023)
The monthly risk briefing reports on new, emerging or deteriorating situations; therefore, ongoing events that are considered to be unchanged are not featured and risks that are beyond the scope and...
Sierra Leone: Funkia Fire Incident, DREF Application (MDRSL014)
Description of the Event What happened, where and when? A large fire incident occurred on December 25, 2022 (Christmas Day) in one of the Sierra Leone Red Cross Society program communities – England...
Increasing resilience in Susan’s Bay
UNOPS is working with the government of Japan to help the largest informal settlement in Freetown, Sierra Leone build back better after devastating fires. Susan’s Bay has been battling the...
Sierra Leone + 1 more
Taskforce to Investigate Wellington Fire Disaster Presents Report to Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio, Makes General and Specific Recommendations
State House, Freetown, Thursday 28 April 2022 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio today received a report from the 15-man Presidential Taskforce set up to investigate circumstances...
UNICEF Sierra Leone HAC Situation Report: January-December 2021
Highlights UNICEF continued to support the COVID-19 vaccine deployment in the country. As of 31 December 2021, a total of 2,308,000 vaccine doses had been received, including 1,357,800 doses under...
Providing emergency care to severe burn survivors
In Sierra Leone, Humanity & Inclusion is helping survivors of a fuel tank explosion access specialized rehabilitation care. On Nov. 5, 2021, the explosion of a fuel tanker in Freetown killed more...
Sierra Leone + 4 more
Sierra Leone | Explosion and UCPM response | 24/11/2021
UCPM Response A fire incident in Freetown took place on 5 November when a petrol tanker had an accident. On 6 November, the UCPM was activated following a request by WHO for specialised teams on burn...
Sierra Leone + 1 more
Belgium sends emergency aid to Sierra Leone via B-FAST
Earlier this month, a fuel truck exploded in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. More than 100 people were killed and more than 100 injured, with many people suffering from severe burns. Following...
Sierra Leone: After explosion in Freetown, survivors need aid
At least 144 people were killed after a fuel tanker exploded in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, on Nov. 5. After assessing needs in the field, Humanity & Inclusion is moving on to the next...
World + 4 more
Weekly Operational Update on COVID-19 (16 November 2021)
Overview In this edition of the COVID-19 Weekly Operational Update, highlights of country-level actions and WHO support to countries include: Delivering 6.6 tonnes of emergency medical kits to Sierra...
Sierra Leone + 1 more
The Ministry of Health & Sanitation has on Thursday 11th November 2021 officially welcomed nine medical practitioners from Senegal at the 5/11 Health Coordination Centre
The deployment of these health workers is precipitated by the overwhelming state of the nation’s health care system after the sudden fire disaster at Wellington that claimed many lives and left many...
The Ministry of Health & Sanitation, in acute response to the Wellington fire disaster has on Wednesday, 10th November 2021 activated the 5/11 Health Coordination Centre housed at the Ministry’s Conference Hall, 4th flooor Youyi Building.
The principal objective of the Coordination Center is to galvanize experts & liaise with other relevant command centers to judiciously manage donations, deploy material & human resources to cater for...
Wellington PMB Fire Disaster
BY MADLYN The fire disaster which occurred on the 5th November, 2021 claimed over 100 lives and several others badly injured and currently being treated in 4 different hospitals. According to eye...
Concern helping identify bodies in Sierra Leone after oil tanker blast
Irish humanitarian organisation Concern Worldwide is helping identify bodies and also providing medical supplies in Sierra Leone in the aftermath of the fuel tanker fire that has killed over 90...
Cameroon + 4 more
West and Central Africa: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (2- 8 November 2021)
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC 12,000 PEOPLE FLEE IN OUAHAMPENDE PREFECTURE Fearing non-state armed groups (NSAG) attacks, 12,000 people fled on 9 November from Mann to Ndaga towns in the OuhamPendé...
Sierra Leone: Mobilizing support after deadly explosion in Freetown
More than 100 people were killed when a fuel tanker hit a large truck and exploded on Nov. 5 in Freetown’s Wellington district. Humanity & Inclusion staff in Sierra Leone are working to assist the...
WHO delivers 6.6 tons of emergency medical kits to Sierra Leone following fire disaster
09 November 2021 Freetown, 09 November 2021 – World Health Organization has delivered 6.6 metric tons of emergency medical supplies to support the government and people of Sierra Leone in responding...