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World + 1 more

FAO chief urges that food exports must keep flowing worldwide

FAO Director-General participates in summit to tackle higher prices for food, fertilizer and fuel. Global food trade system must remain open and ensure that agrifood exports are not restricted or taxed.

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  • FAO
Posted
8 Jun 2022
Originally published
8 Jun 2022

Somalia

Drought is worsening multiple health crises in Somalia

Common and preventable diseases like measles and diarrhoea have been leading causes of death among children and widespread water scarcity and food insecurity are causing such diseases to spread fast.

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  • MSF
Posted
8 Jun 2022
Originally published
7 Jun 2022

World + 10 more

How the Ukraine conflict could fuel displacement in Africa

Should the disruption of wheat supplies continue, states in North Africa might need to cut subsidies, which, in the past, has led to protests - even to the Arab Spring that saw sizeable displacement.

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  • ICMPD
Posted
8 Jun 2022
Originally published
10 May 2022

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s economic crisis is spiralling into a food crisis

Amid civil unrest and an economic crisis, millions are facing acute shortages of food, fuel, cooking gas and medicine, warns IFRC. Some 2.4 million people already live below the poverty line.

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  • IFRC
Posted
8 Jun 2022
Originally published
8 Jun 2022

Afghanistan

Women’s activism in Afghanistan is still alive and needs all the support it can get

A quick survey among grassroots Afghan women’s leaders shows common challenges, striking differences, and a shared will to pursue their mission, Cordaid reports.

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  • Cordaid
Posted
7 Jun 2022
Originally published
7 Jun 2022

World + 12 more

Fair finance for loss and damage in an era of escalating climate impacts

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.

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Analysis
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  • Oxfam
Posted
7 Jun 2022
Originally published
7 Jun 2022

World + 19 more

Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Sudan and Yemen remain at ‘highest alert’ for hunger hotspots with catastrophic conditions

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.

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Analysis
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  • FAO
  • WFP
Posted
6 Jun 2022
Originally published
6 Jun 2022

World + 9 more

We must act now to build resilience in a changing environment, says WFP

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.

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  • WFP
Posted
6 Jun 2022
Originally published
3 Jun 2022

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso experiencing unprecedented food crisis

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.

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Situation Report
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  • IFRC
Posted
5 Jun 2022
Originally published
4 Jun 2022

Ukraine + 4 more

Ukraine’s health system under severe pressure after 100 days of war

"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."

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  • WHO
Posted
3 Jun 2022
Originally published
3 Jun 2022

Somalia

Somalia Humanitarian Fund allocates $20 million for drought emergency

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).

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  • OCHA
Posted
3 Jun 2022
Originally published
2 Jun 2022

Yemen

Yemen's warring parties have agreed to renew the UN-mediated truce for two more months

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.

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  • OSESGY
Posted
2 Jun 2022
Originally published
2 Jun 2022

World + 3 more

WHO and partners seek to reboot Africa’s health emergency response

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.

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  • WHO
Posted
2 Jun 2022
Originally published
2 Jun 2022

Kenya + 2 more

Horn of Africa drought leading to increasing violence against women and girls

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.

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  • IRC
Posted
1 Jun 2022
Originally published
1 Jun 2022

World + 17 more

Attacks on education increased worldwide during pandemic

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.

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Analysis
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  • GCPEA
Posted
1 Jun 2022
Originally published
1 Jun 2022

DR Congo + 9 more

The world’s ten most neglected crises are all in Africa - NRC

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.

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Analysis
Source
  • NRC
Posted
1 Jun 2022
Originally published
1 Jun 2022

Ukraine + 6 more

One hundred days of war in Ukraine left 5.2 million children needing humanitarian assistance

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.

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  • UNICEF
Posted
1 Jun 2022
Originally published
1 Jun 2022

Myanmar

Number of children out of school in Myanmar more than doubles in two years

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.

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  • Save the Children
Posted
1 Jun 2022
Originally published
1 Jun 2022

Sudan + 1 more

FAO scales up response to soaring acute food insecurity in Sudan

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.

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  • FAO
Posted
31 May 2022
Originally published
31 May 2022

Ukraine

Thousands of civilians caught in Severodonetsk crossfire in dire need of aid

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.

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  • NRC
Posted
31 May 2022
Originally published
31 May 2022

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