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The amount of money needed for UN humanitarian appeals involving extreme weather events is now eight times higher than 20 years ago — and donors are failing to keep up, reveals a new Oxfam brief.

Afghanistan and Somalia are new entries. These all have people facing IPC phase 5 – or at risk of deterioration towards catastrophic conditions, with 750,000 people facing starvation and death.

WFP combines activities that regenerate the environment, such as soil, water conservation, land restoration, agroforestry and developing community infrastructure, with access to early warning systems.

More than 3.4 million people are food insecure due to armed conflict and inter-communal violence, leading to the desertion of arable land and the decline in cereal production.

"WHO is doing everything we can to support Ukraine's MoH and deliver essential medical supplies and equipment. But the one medicine that Ukraine needs most is the one that WHO can't deliver -- peace."

The new allocation will focus on underserved, hard-to-reach areas and complements the $14 million Rapid Response grant from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF).

UN Envoy Hans Grundberg stressed that for the truce to fully deliver on its potential, additional steps will need to be taken that require leadership and a vision for all of Yemen.

With at least 100 health emergencies per year in Africa, ranging from disease outbreaks to natural or human-made disasters, health emergency partners are rallying to reform the response architecture.

IRC is calling on donors to urgently fulfil funding pledges made in response to the drought in order to mitigate the risks for women and girls and protect the gains made in previous years.

Researchers for Education under Attack 2022 found the number of attacks on education and military use of schools increased from 2019 to 2020 by one-third and continued at this heightened rate in 2021.

The 2021 neglected displacement crises list analyses 41 displacement crises based on three criteria: lack of funding, lack of media attention, and lack of international political and diplomatic initiatives.

At least 262 children have been killed and 415 injured in attacks since 24 February. UNICEF warns of an acute child protection crisis as almost two out of every three children have been displaced.

More than 7.8 million children are out of school due to COVID-19 school closures and escalating insecurity. Save the Children recorded at least 260 attacks on schools between May 2021 and April 2022.

A vital $12 million contribution from CERF will support urgent efforts to build the resilience of resource-poor farmers and pastoralists in Sudan's 14 most severely affected counties.

The near-constant bombardment is forcing civilians to seek refuge in bomb shelters and basements, with only few precious opportunities for those trying to escape.