KHARTOUM | Xinhua | The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Monday said Sudan continues to spiral into chaos, with the humanitarian crisis worsening. “The lives of 800,000 people — of women, children, men, the elderly and people with disabilities — are hanging in the balance …
Read More »UN: East Africa floods affecting 750,000 people kill more than 235, displace 234,000
UNITED NATIONS | Xinhua | UN humanitarians said on Monday nearly 750,000 people were affected by flooding in eastern Africa, with 234,000 displaced and more than 236 killed – more than 229 in Kenya alone. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) also said local authorities in …
Read More »Horn of Africa nations to experience heatwaves
NAIROBI, Kenya | Xinhua | Several Horn of Africa countries are set to experience heatwaves due to elevated temperatures, said the Climate Prediction and Applications Center (ICPAC) of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), a regional bloc, Tuesday. In its most recent forecast, ICPAC predicted that heatwaves would occur in …
Read More »5.3 mln people displaced by war in Sudan: OCHA
Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Friday said that some 5.3 million have fled from the war in Sudan since mid-April when the conflict broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). “With …
Read More »UN relief chief warns Sudan conflict could engulf region
New York, US | Xinhua | The UN relief chief warned on Wednesday that allowing the conflict in Sudan to descend into a full-blown civil war could be a human tragedy. “If urgent international action is not taken, the crisis threatens to deteriorate into a catastrophe that could engulf, will …
Read More »Over 3.3 mln people in Ethiopia’s Tigray receive humanitarian aid since October: UN
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | More than 3.3 million people in Ethiopia’s conflict-affected northernmost Tigray region have received humanitarian aid since early October, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The OCHA, in its latest Ethiopia situation update issued Thursday, said humanitarian partners have assisted …
Read More »UN humanitarians concerned about killing of civilians in eastern DRC
United Nations | Xinhua | The killing of at least 31 people in less than a week in the eastern North Kivu and Ituri provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is raising deep concern, UN humanitarians said on Wednesday. During attacks on villages in the Irumu territory …
Read More »18.4 million people in severe food insecurity in Horn of Africa drought: UN
United Nations | Xinhua | The Horn of Africa drought has thrust at least 18.4 million people, including more than 7.1 million acutely malnourished children, into severe food insecurity, UN humanitarians said on Monday. “From northern Ethiopia, we and our partners are continuing to provide humanitarian aid across Tigray, Afar, and …
Read More »UN allocates emergency funds to fight hunger in NE Uganda
The CERF allocation will address rising food insecurity in Uganda’s Karamoja region United Nations | Xinhua | The UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated 4 million U.S. dollars to fight hunger in Uganda’s drought-hit northeastern Karamoja region, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday. “The poor production of food and livestock …
Read More »Famine threatens drought-devastated parts of Horn of Africa: UN
United Nations | Xinhua | Suffering a devastating drought that kills millions of livestock in the Horn of Africa, the threat of starvation looms in parts of the region, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday. “Meteorological and humanitarian agencies are warning of the threat of starvation following four consecutive failed rainy seasons …
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