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Victoria Falls, 28 November – Urgent assistance is needed to avert deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Southern Africa, as the consequences of a historic El Niño-induced drought threaten...

The Horn of Africa is grappling with a convergence of conflicts, economic shocks and increasingly severe and frequent climate shocks, such as drought and flooding. These challenges are exacerbating...

Southern Africa has experienced the worst impacts of the 2023-2024 El Niño and is facing the risk of a deepening and widespread hunger crisis. Many parts of Southern Africa have endured the worst...

Southern Africa experienced its worst drought in over 100 years The 2023/24 rainy seasons resulted in dry conditions across the Southern Africa region due to the warm El Niño phase declared by the...

Climate change, conflicts, political instability, diseases and economic shocks are driving humanitarian needs in the Southern and Eastern Africa region. At least 74 million people in the region...

Pretoria, 5 June 2024- More than 30 million people across Southern Africa have been affected by a severe drought. Millions could be pushed into acute hunger unless support is urgently mobilized to...

HIGHLIGHTS Heavy rains and flash floods continued to cause damage and displacement across Eastern Africa, mainly in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia, with nearly 1.6 million people affected, including 528...

HIGHLIGHTS • Heavy rains and flash floods continued to cause damage and displacement across Eastern Africa, mainly in Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Uganda, and Tanzania, where an estimated 1.6...

Nairobi, Kenya, 20 May 2024 - The United Nations (UN) and its humanitarian partners today urged for solidarity with drought-affected people in Southern Africa and called on the international...

HIGHLIGHTS Heavy rains and flash floods have affected an estimated 848,773 people, including 350,155 displaced, in Kenya, Somalia, Burundi and Tanzania. In the coming period, heavy rain and flash...

HIGHLIGHTS • Heavy rains and floods have affected more than 637,000 people, including 234,000 displaced, mainly in Kenya, Burundi, Somalia, Tanzania, Rwanda, and other parts of Eastern Africa. •...

The severe unprecedented drought in Southern Africa is having Catastrophic Consequences for the population. Urgent action is needed before the early start of the lean season, next July 2024. Driest...

The Greater Horn of Africa¹ faces a convergence of increasingly recurring and intensifying climate crises, mainly drought and flooding, conflicts, disease outbreaks, and economic shocks. These,...

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...

“The climate crisis is without doubt a humanitarian crisis […] it is hitting the most vulnerable people first, worst and longest – people, communities and countries already weakened by violence,...

THEME: Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) and Gender-based Violence (GBV) AGENDA • Introduction • Linkages between CVA and Gender Based Violence - UNFPA • CVA and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Risk...

(New York, 17 November 2023) Wrapping up a visit to four countries in southern and eastern Africa ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 28), Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian...

AGENDA Introduction What linking Humanitarian Assistance and Social Protection can mean - Conceptual presentation by the Social Protection Interagency Cooperation Board (SPIAC-B) (Charlotte Bilo and...

Executive Summary It is widely understood that the food insecurity crisis in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa is one of the world’s fastest growing and most neglected crises. Yet it lacks sufficient...

(New York, 27 October 2023) The Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Joyce Msuya, will arrive in Mozambique’s capital Maputo on Saturday, 28...