Tag: malnutrition
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 […]
Across Africa, millions of lives are threatened by hunger, driven by a lack of resources, peace, and international support. Ethiopia is now approaching a critical juncture. As famine continues to ravage several regions of the continent, the World Food Programme (WFP) has announced the imminent suspension of its nutritional assistance to 650,000 women and children […]
Sudan is facing a devastating food crisis, with famine spreading rapidly and millions affected as conflict destroys crops, infrastructure, and livelihoods. Sudan risks becoming the world’s largest hunger crisis in recent history as conflict continues to rage across the country, destroying livelihoods, infrastructure, trade routes and supply chains. Famine was first confirmed by the Famine […]
Severe floods and landslides, as well as long-running conflicts in other parts of the country, have worsened needs and some 25 million people are currently in need of humanitarian assistance, according to the WHO. Children are particularly vulnerable, with more than a million at risk of acute malnutrition if immediate action is not taken. According […]
According to a new United Nations food security and nutrition assessment, the situation in Somalia is alarming and could get worse, especially in parts of Puntland and Somaliland, which have been hard hit by drought exacerbated by El Niño. “We are deeply concerned that the proportion of severely food insecure people remains alarmingly high, especially […]
An international medical aid organization has expressed concern over the threat posed by a severe lack of food to the lives of thousands of refugees from the Central African Republic (CAR) who have sought shelter in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo. “The majority of the refugees… depend largely on the generosity of the local […]
