Tag: humanitarian crisis
South Sudan faces a growing humanitarian crisis – World Health Organization
Twelve years on from independence the people of South Sudan continue to face huge challenges, exacerbated now by the...
Amitabh Behar: The world cannot turn its back on Sudan and its neighbours any longer
At Renk in South Sudan, 40km (25 miles) south of the border with Sudan, I met a young boy...
WHO scales up emergency response to reach displaced vulnerable populations in north-east Nigeria
Raising from the recently concluded 12th Joint Operations Review (JOR) on humanitarian support in the northeast, the World Health...
Nearly 25 million Nigerians at high risk of food insecurity in 2023
Nearly 25 million Nigerians are at risk of facing hunger between June and August 2023 (lean season) if urgent...
Increase in cholera cases, outbreak of measles in Kenya’s refugee camps straining health resources, IRC warns
At least three refugees have lost their lives and 504 others treated for acute dehydration following an outbreak of...
Somalia’s economy is expected to grow despite significant shocks
Somalia’s economy rebounded with GDP growth of 2.9 per cent in 2021, up from a contraction of 0.3 per...
In Nigeria health workers learn how to help women facing gender-based violence
Like many health workers across the Sahel, Mairama Baba Yadafa has been witnessing first-hand the multiple impacts of an...
United Nations chief condemns any attempt to seize power by force of arms in Burkina Faso
Allegedly, Capt. Ibrahim Traore appeared last Friday on national television announced that Lt. Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba, who...
Female health workers defy the odds to reach vulnerable populations with services
Mrs Mercy Ameh is a passionate nurse who works as a humanitarian healthcare worker in Northeast Nigeria. “I joined...
WHO warns of disease threat amid the drought in the Horn of Africa region
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of a number of adverse repercussions amid the ongoing drought affecting the...