Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance – Southern Africa: Early Recovery, Risk Reduction, and Resilience, Fiscal Year (FY) 2023
Madagascar + 4 more
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Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance – Southern Africa: Early Recovery, Risk Reduction, and Resilience, Fiscal Year (FY) 2023
Overview Key messages • In 2023, amid a 131 percent increase in acute food insecurity, WFP provided food assistance to 2.5 million people. • WFP provided USD 28 million in cash-based transfers,...
Angola + 11 more
In Southern Africa, the El Niño weather phenomenon is a significant factor, driving humanitarian needs. Its effects, including drought, erratic rainfall, flooding, and high temperatures, vary across...
Malawi + 3 more
CONTEXT Climatic shocks—including droughts, floods, and storms—continue to adversely affect agricultural livelihoods and reduce food availability in Malawi, creating widespread food insecurity and...
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The Zambia Red Cross Society is a humanitarian and developmental aid organization. It has been active in Zambia since the country’s pre-independence days. Following independence in 1964, it was...
Malawi + 2 more
NATIONAL SOCIETY PLAN The Malawi Red Cross Society was established by an Act of Parliament in 1966 and admitted to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in 1971...
Zimbabwe + 2 more
HARARE, LILONGWE, MAPUTO, 22 February 2024– Tens of thousands of children in Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique are at risk of deadly disease as the 2024 cyclone season threatens to bring more floods,...
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PUTTING POLICY INTO ACTION The Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act (GMPTA) is a pivotal legislative initiative signed into law by President Biden in October 2022. This act charges the...
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WHO’s annual malaria report spotlights the growing threat of climate change Despite strides in expanding access to insecticide-treated nets and medicines to help prevent malaria in young children and...
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Summary This profile provides an overview of projected climatic changes and related impacts on different sectors in Southern Africa until 2080 under different climate change scenarios (called...
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Through 14 case studies from climate-hit communities in Africa, Asia and the Pacific Islands, this multi-author resource reveals the true impact of ‘non-economic loss and damage’. Unlike the...
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Executive summary The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warn that acute food insecurity is likely to deteriorate further in 18 hunger...
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Seventy-eighth session Agenda item 72 (a) Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance: strengthening...
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Geneva, Switzerland -- Comprehensive cholera statistics for 2022, published by WHO today, shed light on the scale and extent of the ongoing cholera upsurge. While data for cholera remain inadequate,...
New York, 19 September 2023 Mr. President, Excellencies, Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, I truly appreciate the opportunity to participate in today’s event, an impressive milestone speaking volumes...
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This note summarizes lessons and practices deployed in embedding climate resilience into the design of projects that received catalytic funds from The Africa Climate Resilience Investment Facility...
Malawi continues to show resilience in the face of enormous challenges. 2022 was a difficult year due to multiple emergencies and socio-economic stresses, including impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic...
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Good morning, good afternoon and good evening, First malaria, I’m pleased that together with Gavi and UNICEF, WHO will shortly announce the allocation of 18 million doses of the RTS,S malaria vaccine...
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OUR VISION AND STRATEGY Inspired by the Islamic faith and guided by our values, we envisage a caring world where communities are empowered, social obligations are fulfilled, and people respond as one...
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Increasing risk of hunger in hotspot areas as the Sudan crisis spills over into subregion and El Niño looms - warns new UN report Burkina Faso, Haiti, Mali and the Sudan have been elevated to the...