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ReliefWeb - Updates (Headlines)
UN human rights office gravely concerned extreme violence continuing to spiral out of control in Haiti
Tue, 21 Mar 2023 13:42:59 +0000
Since the beginning of the year, up to 15 March, a total of 531 people were killed, 300 injured and 277 kidnapped in gang-related incidents that took place mainly in the capital, Port-au-Prince.
UNICEF calls on de facto authorities to allow girls to return to secondary school in Afghanistan immediately
Tue, 21 Mar 2023 12:29:50 +0000
“Girls across Afghanistan have been denied their right to learn for over three years – first, due to COVID-19, and then because of the ban on attending secondary school," - UNICEF chief.
Funding shortfall forces WFP to limit food and cash aid to displaced Iraqis and Syrian refugees
Tue, 21 Mar 2023 08:57:57 +0000
As the funding shortfall coincides, regrettably, with the Holy Month of Ramadan, WFP is urgently seeking $10 million to continue providing food assistance to vulnerable IDPs until June 2023.
Burkina Faso home to almost half of closed schools in Central and West Africa
Tue, 21 Mar 2023 08:18:27 +0000
Over a million children in Burkina Faso are affected by school closures with 6,134 academic institutions shut as of February 2023, an increase of 40 per cent since the end of the last school year.
Oxfam raises fresh concerns for Türkiye earthquake survivors as torrential rains batter devastated region
Tue, 21 Mar 2023 02:38:24 +0000
At least five people have been killed and at least five others are missing, with the provinces of Sanliurfa and Adiyaman badly hit. Footage shows streets in Sanliurfa turned into fast-flowing rivers.
More than 10 million people living in Pakistan’s flood-affected areas still lack access to safe drinking water
Tue, 21 Mar 2023 01:28:00 +0000
The floods damaged most of the water systems in affected areas, compelling people - including 2.5 million children - to solely rely on contaminated water from ponds and wells.
World: WFP assesses impact of COVID-19 and other global events on school-based food and nutrition programmes
Tue, 21 Mar 2023 00:38:50 +0000
The State of School Feeding Worldwide 2022 identifies the key principles that underpin successful school feeding programmes as governments bolster their education systems for the future.
World: The IRC warns that least prepared communities on climate crisis frontlines will bear the most cost
Mon, 20 Mar 2023 16:16:52 +0000
As the IPCC reports that the world nears the 1.5-degree limit, the IRC warns that the 20 countries on its watchlist emit just a fifth of the global CO2 per capita, while bearing the most cost.
World: Global Agriculture and Food Security Program strengthens resilience of farmers with $220 million of funding
Mon, 20 Mar 2023 12:33:56 +0000
These grants will help countries, with support from GAFSP’s implementing partners, design and implement solutions in line with their current agriculture and food security strategies.
New study finds 43,000 "excess deaths" may have occurred in 2022 from Somalia drought
Mon, 20 Mar 2023 10:41:55 +0000
Total deaths are projected at up to 34,200 in the first half of 2023, suggesting that, although famine has been averted for now, the crisis is far from over and is already more severe than in 2017-18.
Cholera surges in Mozambique after Cyclone Freddy causes severe disruption to critical services
Mon, 20 Mar 2023 09:09:37 +0000
Flooding caused by Cyclone Freddy, compounded by interruption of WASH services, is driving a rapid acceleration in cholera cases, which have almost quadrupled – to almost 10,700 – since early February.
World: A triple threat of water-related crises is endangering the lives of 190 million children - UNICEF
Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:12:00 +0000
Children in 10 African countries are at the highest risk from a convergence of three threats: inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); related diseases; and climate hazards.
CERF releases US$5.5 million to assist communities ravaged by floods in Malawi
Sun, 19 Mar 2023 19:48:00 +0000
Nearly 363,000 people are displaced and sheltering in over 500 camps across flood-affected areas in the southern regions while the devastating toll of the floods and mudslides continues to rise.
UN Humanitarian Fund approves $1.7m to support Vanuatu’s recovery following twin cyclones
Sun, 19 Mar 2023 03:15:00 +0000
The funding will specifically support three key areas - food security, water and sanitation hygiene, and emergency shelter - targeted at the most vulnerable and most affected populations in Vanuatu.
Earthquake undermines Syria’s economic outlook, compounding dire socio-economic conditions
Sat, 18 Mar 2023 23:16:37 +0000
According to the RDNA, physical damage caused by the earthquake is estimated at $3.7 billion, while losses are estimated at $1.5 billion, bringing the total estimated impact to $5.2 billion.
As humanitarian needs in Haiti reach alarming highs, UN and partners spotlight urgency of stepping up response
Sat, 18 Mar 2023 22:05:01 +0000
With the humanitarian situation in Haiti deteriorating by the day, United Nations and its partners issued an urgent call for increased access and resources to reach people in desperate need.
World: Disasters caused 30,704 deaths and $223.8 billion in damages last year, new report finds
Fri, 17 Mar 2023 17:41:20 +0000
The human and economic impact of disasters was relatively higher in Africa, which accounted for 16.4 per cent of the share of deaths compared to 3.8 per cent in the previous two decades.
More South Sudanese civilian victims recorded in 2022 compared to 2021, though killings, violent incidents show decrease – UN report
Fri, 17 Mar 2023 10:47:59 +0000
2022 was marked by three distinct surges of violence: April - May, in southern Unity State; July - September, in Warrap State; and August - December, in the Greater Upper Nile region.
Burkina Faso: Ten million children in the central Sahel in need amid spiraling armed conflict and punishing climate
Fri, 17 Mar 2023 05:16:33 +0000
In brutal new lows, children are being directly targeted by non-state armed groups who operate across vast swathes of Mali and Burkina Faso, and increasingly in Niger.
South Sudanese IDPs and refugees call for an end to conflict and climate-fuelled crises
Thu, 16 Mar 2023 16:32:12 +0000
South Sudan's refugee crisis remains the largest in Africa, with 2.3 million people living as refugees in neighbouring countries and an additional 2.2 million people internally displaced.
