Mauritania: Floods - Jul 2022 Updates

Le déplacement interne en Afrique a triplé depuis l'adoption il y a 15 ans d'un traité visant à y rémedier L'Afrique abrite 35 millions de personnes déplacées à l'intérieur de leur propre pays, soit...

Internal displacement in Africa triples in 15 years since landmark treaty to address it Africa hosts 35 million internally displaced people (IDPs), nearly half of the global total 32.5 million of...

A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster From late July 2022 Mauritania reported significant floods in different municipalities of Central and Southern regions. From 25 July to 3 August...

Bridging the Maghreb and the Sahel, Mauritania is one of the gateways to the continent-wide Sahara Desert. One of the poorest countries in the world, it suffers from exceptionally dry weather and...

FAO assesses that 45 countries, including 33 in Africa, nine in Asia, two in Latin America and the Caribbean, and one in Europe, are in need of external assistance for food. Prospects of persisting...

Summary of adjustments made to the emergency plan of action: This update aims to inform partners and stakeholders about the progress of implementation since the last update (Operations Update no. 1)...

Key Messages Despite the availability of the harvests, some poor households rely on markets to meet their food needs due to high inflation. Overall, the country's food insecurity outcomes remain...

Summary of adjustments made to the emergency plan of action: This update is published to inform partners and stakeholders about the progress of implementation since the start of the operation (end of...

SITUATION OVERVIEW As of 15 December 2022, the worst flooding in years affected 8.2 million people in 20 countries in West and Central Africa. Heavy rains and floods continued to take a significant...

In Numbers 601 mt of food, including specialized nutritious food, distributed USD 1.8 m cash-based transfers made USD 13.4 m for six months (November 2022 – April 2023) net funding requirements...

FAO needs USD 50 million for an urgent support to rehabilitate the agricultural livelihoods of communities affected by floods in West Africa and Sahel Overview During the 2022 rainy season, the...

Protracted crises Complex and protracted crises spill across borders and vulnerable people caught in them are often facing multiple hardships. One of these crises unfurls in the Sahel region...

SITUATION OVERVIEW As of 8 November 2022, the worst flooding in years affected 5.9 million people in 20 countries in West and Central Africa. Heavy rains and floods continued to take a significant...

In Numbers 513 mt of food, including specialized nutritious food, distributed USD 3.9 m cash-based transfers made USD 13.4 m for six months (Oct. 2022 – Apr. 2023) net funding requirements 311,730...

As world leaders converge on Sharm el-Sheikh for UN climate conference COP27, we highlight some of the countries hit hardest by droughts, floods and storms Storms, droughts and floods of immense...

In Numbers 190 mt of food, including specialized nutritious food, distributed USD 1.6 m cash-based transfers made USD 14.8 m for six months (Sept 2022 – Feb 2023) net funding requirements 263,507...

Summary of adjustments made to the emergency plan of action: This update is issued to inform partners and stakeholders on the progress of implementation since the start of the operation in early July...

MESSAGES CLÉS Malgré la disponibilité des premières récoltes, certains ménages pauvres font recours aux marchés pour satisfaire leurs besoins alimentaires dans un contexte de forte inflation des...

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I have just wrapped up a short mission to Burkina Faso. What I saw and heard left a deep impression on me. This is a critical time for Burkina Faso. First, humanitarian needs are rising fast. A...