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BURKINA FASO AFRICAN UNION & ECOWAS SUSPEND BURKINA FASO OVER COUP On 31 January, the African Union (AU) suspended Burkina Faso following the coup d'état and military takeover. The AU’s 15-member...

HUMANITARIAN SITUATION In 2021, humanitarian actors in the Central African Republic provided humanitarian assistance to 1.8 million people. Despite growing insecurity and new risks, including...

SITUATION HUMANITAIRE En 2021, les acteurs humanitaires en République centrafricaine ont fourni une assistance humanitaire à 1,8 million de personnes. Malgré une insécurité croissante et de nouveaux...

TONGA Following the eruption of the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai volcano on 15 January, government-led efforts continue with the clearing of ash debris, coordinating relief distribution to affected...

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Super Typhoon Rai, (local name Odette) which struck the Philippines on 16 and 17 December, swept through 11 of the country’s 17 regions, leaving a swathe of destruction. It damaged houses and roads,...

BURKINA FASO MILITARY SEIZES POWER, 1.6M PEOPLE FLED ACROSS THE COUNTRY On 24 January, the military made an announcement on state television saying it has seized power and overthrown President Roch...

TONGA The Government of Tonga is leading relief and clearing operations since the eruption of the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai volcano on 15 January. The ash and the tsunami affected an estimated 84 per...

Across the Lake Chad Basin, i.e. in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria, 11.1 million people need humanitarian assistance. After over 12 years of violence, basic social services and already limited...

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The humanitarian context in the cross-border area between Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger continues to deteriorate. Security trends showcase a continuous increase in the number of incidents, with 366...

UNRWA Conducts a Humanitarian Mission to Yarmouk From 5-7 and 9 December 2021, UNRWA conducted an extended humanitarian 908 micronance loans mission to Yarmouk camp. 2,886 food baskets with wheat our...

3,337 COVID-19 deaths have been reported, and 46,825 people tested positive with a case fatality rate of 7.1% - the fourth highest globally from March 2020 to December 2021. Of the reported deaths,...

NIGERIA 50 PEOPLE KILLED IN AN ARMED ATTACK IN KEBBI IN THE NORTH-WEST On 15 January, armed men on motorbikes attacked Dankade village, in Kebbi province, in the north-west, killing at least 50...

TONGA An eruption of the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha-apai underwater volcano on 15 January caused a tsunami and ash fall in Tonga, with a 5km wide and 20km high plume of ash, steam and gas. The eruption was...

A 20 per cent increase in civilian crossings of the “contact line” was reported through the entry-exit crossing points (EECPs) in December compared with November. A slight increase was also observed...

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As of 13 January 2022, a total of 8 million people are affected across 11 regions in 8,779 barangays or villages. Around 200,000 displaced people are reported in five regions with 160,000 people...

Despite growing geopolitical tensions, the security situation in Donetska and Luhanska oblasts improved considerably in December, with the lowest number of security incidents of the year, recording...

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