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July 27, 2021
US announces nearly $200mn in new humanitarian aid for Somalia
July 27, 2021
Child malnutrition expected to quadruple in Southern Madagascar
OUAGADOUGOU — Rising violent attacks by militant groups in Burkina Faso are forcing record-breaking numbers of people to flee both inside the country and across international borders, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, reported on Friday.
Six percent of the population in the West African country is now internally displaced, with more than 1.3 million people uprooted in just over six weeks, according to the latest government figures.
No slowing down
The speed of internal displacement shows no sign of slowing as attacks on civilians and security forces continue unabated, UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch told journalists in Geneva.
During the first six months of the year, 237,000 people fled their homes to other parts of the country, which is a sharp increase over the 96,000 registered during...
July 23, 2021
Increased militant attacks in Burkina Faso spark record-breaking displacement: UNHCR
July 22, 2021
As famine looms, first WFP humanitarian flight arrives in Ethiopia's Tigray
CAIRO — Although new COVID-19 cases in Africa have slowed following an eight-week surge, this “small step forward” could be short-lived, the Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
Cases on the continent fell by 1.7 percent this week to nearly 282,000, largely due to a sharp decline in South Africa, home to the bulk of reported infections.However, removing the country from the data would show an 18 percent increase or more than 182,000 cases: what the UN agency called a uniquely steep and unbroken nine-week surge.
At peak risk
“Be under no illusions, Africa’s third wave is absolutely not over. This small step forward offers hope and inspiration but must not mask the big picture for Africa,” said Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for...
July 22, 2021
WHO: COVID-19 third wave in Africa not yet over as vaccine inequity threatens all
July 20, 2021
Domestic violence, forced marriage, have risen in Sudan: UN-backed study
July 20, 2021
Mali’s interim president survives assassination bid
July 18, 2021
Call for ‘dignity, equality, justice and human rights’ rings out on Mandela Day
NEW YORK — There is a “bloody surge” impacting humanitarian crises around the world, with civilians in conflict zones paying the highest price, the UN deputy chief told the Security Council on Friday.
Briefing on behalf of the UN chief, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, painted a grim picture of civilian executions, arbitrary arrests, detentions, forced displacement and sexual violence against children, on a massive scale, in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.
She also spoke of “brutal attacks” in Afghanistan, Syria and Yemen, where 20 million people are living “face-to-face” with hunger.“We are in uncharted waters”, she said, with the “sheer scale of humanitarian needs” never greater.
This year the UN and its partners are seeking to assist...
July 16, 2021
UN deputy chief warns of ‘hurricane of humanitarian crises’
July 16, 2021
Sharp rise in Africa COVID-19 deaths, WHO reports
