Tag: humanitarian
The situation in Darfur is catastrophic. Civilians are being deliberately targeted, children are dying from hunger, and humanitarian aid is being blocked. Faced with this extreme emergency, civil society is calling on the international community to act without delay. Urgent funding, secure humanitarian access, and the protection of civilians are essential. Every hour of inaction […]
Millions of lives are at risk if the humanitarian response remains underfunded. Nearly 29 million people in six Sahel countries-Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Mali, Niger, and Nigeria-are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance and protection. According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the region is grappling with multiple and interconnected […]
The hunger crisis in the DRC is reaching a critical level, requiring urgent humanitarian action. Addressing this crisis requires urgent efforts to increase humanitarian funding, secure access to aid, support local livelihoods, and mobilize the international community. The ongoing violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is exacerbating a major humanitarian crisis. […]
About 4.8 million people require humanitarian assistance, according to UNICEF. At least 45 people were killed when Cyclone Chido hit Mozambique on Sunday, a provisional toll released Tuesday by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. While 500 others were injured, the material damage is also significant: 24,000 houses were destroyed. In […]
ICRC as one of the supporters of human rights provides and advocates for innovative and sustainable solutions to address the humanitarian consequences of armed violence, migration and other emergencies in Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe and to support ICRC objectives in Africa. The International Committee of the Red Cross […]
Burkina Faso, a landlocked West African country, is already suffering from recurring droughts and military coups, leading to a serious humanitarian crisis in the region. Climate change is one of the increasingly influential factors negatively affecting the African continent through severe variations in rainfall, water shortage and low agricultural yield, amplifying drought risks and evaporation […]
