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Sudden heavy rains and windstorms struck North Galkacyo on 10 May, which destroyed IDP shelters and other communal assets such as latrines, health facilities, and schools.

With a scorching summer fast approaching, food prices rising and access to water and electricity limited, more funds are needed to address the crisis, the UN’s senior humanitarian official warns.

As IOM scales up its response, the effects of the cyclone are compounding existing needs in northern Mozambique as services and resources have been overstretched due to insecurity in Cabo Delgado.

Safe routes must be established for migrants between Colombia and Panama, medical care must be provided at the first point of arrival and conditions in reception centres must be improved, says MSF.

To help meet people's most urgent food security and nutrition needs, OCHA has released $30 million for the four countries: $6 million for Burkina Faso and $8 million each for Chad, Mali and Niger.

With Ukraine a major supplier of global food supply, the inability to export has created market volatility and rising food prices worldwide. By 2023, there will likely be a food availability problem.

In the past six months, the total number of food-insecure children has risen to more than 4.6 million. An unprecedented number of children is now battling soaring rates of malnutrition.

Up from 55 million a year earlier, the unprecedented figure is the result of new waves of violence, protracted conflict and disasters, according to IDMC's annual report.

Of the 25 countries with the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates in the world, more than half are embroiled in armed conflict, which takes a heavy toll on health care systems.

The response planned for 2022, seeking $4.4 billion, is only 9% funded. More than 14 million people in Syria will lack critical aid, basic services and means for recovery this year without new monies.

During migration in 2021, deaths due to drowning numbered 64 with five due to harsh environmental conditions – particularly the high temperatures that frequently result in exhaustion and dehydration.

The State of the Global Climate 2021 report confirms that greenhouse gas concentrations, sea level rise, ocean heat and ocean acidification set new records, with harmful and long-lasting ramifications.

The number of people experiencing extreme hunger in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia has more than doubled since last year – from over 10 million to more than 23 million today.

Wasting cases are increasing in areas affected by conflict, climate shocks and ongoing economic fallout from COVID-19. Some countries have seen a 40% or more increase in child wasting since 2016.

Agencies seek $10.1 million urgently to provide critical assistance; 86 percent of in-camp refugees remain food-insecure or vulnerable to food insecurity following a string of socio-economic shocks.

Between January and March, Save the Children recorded 108 cases of child marriage in the Pemba, Metuge, Chiure, and Montepuez districts of Cabo Delgado, against 65 between October and December 2021.

A CARE report highlights case studies and lessons learned during COVID-19. The evidence shows that we must invest in gender equality in health systems to prepare for and respond to the next pandemic.

Plan Int'l CEO said the media spotlight on Ukraine must widen to bring the worsening global hunger crisis out of the shadows - a crisis affecting more people than the entire population of Europe.

If the parties to the conflict continue to work together to operate regular flights in and out of Sana’a, they can help save thousands of lives, prevent premature deaths, and support the economy.

A new portal reflects key updates to modernize the user interface that give unparalleled insight, accessibility and relevance to seven decades of mortality data for policymakers and the public.