# data[].attributes.body
Political unrest and Earthquake 2022, group 1

# data[].attributes.body
https://reliefweb.int/report/world/humanitarian-organisations-estimate-one-person-dying-hunger-every-four-seconds

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
As world leaders gather for the United Nations General Assembly, 238 civil society organisations demand urgent action to save lives now.
[NEW YORK, 20 SEPTEMBER] - With one person estimated to be dying of hunger every four seconds, 238 local and international non-governmental organisations are calling on leaders gathering at the 77th UN General Assembly to take decisive action to end the spiralling global hunger crisis.

Organisations from 75 countries have signed an open letter expressing outrage at skyrocketing hunger levels and recommendations for action. A staggering 345 million people are now experiencing acute hunger, a number that has more than doubled since 2019.

Despite promises from world leaders to never allow famine again in the 21st century, famine is once more imminent in Somalia. Around the world, 50 million people are on the brink of starvation in 45 countries.

Mohanna Ahmed Ali Eljabaly from the Yemen Family Care Association, one of the letter's signatories, said:

"It is abysmal that with all the technology in agriculture and harvesting techniques today we are still talking about famine in the 21st century. This is not about one country or one continent and hunger never only has one cause. This is about the injustice of the whole of humanity. It is extremely difficult to see people suffering while others sharing the same planet have plenty of food. We must not wait a moment longer to focus both on providing immediate lifesaving food and longer-term support so people can take charge of their futures and provide for themselves and their families."

Sumaya, a 32-year-old mother who lives with her four children in a displacement camp in the Somali region of Ethiopia, is one of the millions facing catastrophic levels of hunger.

"No water, no food, a hopeless life," she said. "Above all, my children are starving. They are on the verge of death. Unless they get some food, I'm afraid they will die."

The global hunger crisis has been fuelled by a deadly mix of poverty, social injustice, gender inequality, conflict, climate change, and economic shocks, with the lingering impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the crisis in Ukraine further driving up food prices and the cost of living.

Those with the power and money to change this must come together to better respond to current crises and prevent and prepare for future ones.

NOTES TO EDITOR

1. The calculations of the estimated mortality rate from hunger per second was calculated by applying the IPC crude death rate cut offs for IPC Phase 3, minus a normal daily death rate of 0.22 per 10,000 people per day, to the recent Global Report on Food Crises mid-year update for 2022 (released 12/09/22) figure which is 205.1 million people in IPC Phase 3 Acute Food Insecurity or worse (IPC Phases: 3 Crisis, 4 Emergency and 5 Catastrophe), which require immediate humanitarian assistance. This would equal between 7,745.7 and 19,701.7 people dying daily as a result of acute hunger, and between 5.39 and 13.69 people dying per minute. That translates to one person dying every 4.25 - 12 seconds. This is a conservative estimate since the death rates for people in IPC Phase 4 and 5 are significantly higher.

2. Current acute hunger levels are 345 million; they were 135 million in 2019: https://www.wfp.org/publications/wfp-global-operational-response-plan-update-5-june-2022.

3. Open letter, signed by 238 NGOs from 75 countries, together with policy recommendations, can be viewed here: https://sdg2advocacyhub.org/news/open-letter-un-member-states-global-food-crisis.

Press release endorsed by:

* Action Against Hunger

* CARE International

* Concern Worldwide

* Islamic Relief Worldwide

* Oxfam International

* Plan International

* Save the Children International

* World Vision International

* Yemen Family Care Association

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Humanitarian organisations estimate one person dying of hunger every four seconds - World

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
As world leaders gather for the United Nations General Assembly, 238 civil society organisations demand urgent action to save lives now. [NEW YORK, 20 SEPTEMBER] - With one person estimated to be dying of hunger every four seconds, 238 local and international non-governmental organisations are calling on leaders gathering at the 77th UN General Assembly to take decisive action to end the spiralling global hunger crisis.

# data[].attributes.body
https://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/afghanistan-emergency-earthquake-response-plan-july-september-2022

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
The multi-sectoral Emergency Earthquake Appeal targets approximately 362,000 earthquake affected people across provinces in south eastern Afghanistan. A total of $110.3 million is urgently required to frontload life-saving response activities over the course of three months (July-September).

All earthquake affected areas had been previously identified as having acute humanitarian needs in the 2022 HNO. As such, all activities and population groups within the appeal are already encapsulated in the 2022 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) projections - which projected needs and response for some 500,000 new conflict and disaster driven IDPs. Financial requirements to respond to this caseload are also already included in the 2022 HRP.

This appeal therefore articulates the activities which are urgently required to be frontloaded over the course of the next three months in earthquake affected areas. It must be noted that due to the overarching operating environment in Afghanistan, earthquake response is not being delivered utilising existing development programme footprint or robust infrastructure networks. Therefore the activities outlined represent some of the costliest activities within the HRP, driving the per capita costs higher.
Context and Needs Overview
A 5.9 magnitude earthquake that struck on 22 June, 2022 has affected Paktika and Khost provinces. Preliminary analysis indicates Barmal, Ziruk, Nika and Gayan districts in Paktika Province as well as Spera and Shamal districts in Khost province are the most impacted, though further assessment data is incoming. As of 24 June - less than 72 hours after the incident - some 770 people are estimated to have been killed, while an additional 1,500 people wounded.

At least 1,500 homes are reported to have been damaged in one district alone. It is estimated that at least 70% of the houses in the high impact areas (MMI V+) have been damaged or destroyed, leaving many without shelter and sleeping in the open and prone to weather, health, protection and other hazards.

Even prior to the earthquake, affected provinces were characterized by intense needs. A rapid spread of Acute Watery Diarrhoea (AWD) had already been reported across most of the earthquake affected districts. As cholera outbreaks in the aftermath of earthquakes are of particular and serious concern, immediate investment in preparedness activities to prevent a cholera outbreak and curtail the spread and worsening AWD outbreak will be critical. Additionally, with large parts of the country being contaminated with explosives (particularly after the surge of conflict experienced in mid-2021), earthquake shocks bring a concerning degree of exposure to explosive remnants of war.

Earthquake impacted provinces were already "hotspots" for crisis levels of food insecurity and acute malnutrition. Additionally, the earthquake comes right before an Afghanistan's imminent harsh winter and an early-onset lean season, when households' food resources are most constrained or depleted.

In response to the earthquake, de facto authorities have deployed defence assets (military helicopters) and ambulances to support search and rescue operations. While authorities have notified partners about a near-completion of the search and rescue operations, more assessments are needed to cross-check additional efforts are not needed. Both regional governments and UN resources (UNDAC and INSARAG) are on standby. After-shocks have also been reported and will require close, ongoing monitoring.

While the situation remains dynamic, less than 24 hours after the initial impact, UN and NGO partners have started mobilising relief items to affected areas. Joint multi-sectoral assessment teams have already been deployed comprising in excess of 10 humanitarian partners. Initial response - premised on a no regrets approach - has also been deployed or dispatched. This includes mobile health teams, medicines and other supplies; emergency shelter and basic household items; water treatment kits, soaps and other hygiene packages; replenishment of stocks of therapeutic and supplementary feeding for those acutely malnourished; as well as food commodities and cash packages.

Despite challenges in setting up a physical base at the heart of the impacted areas, humanitarian partners are assessing logistics, air, road and other capacity to expand footprint as close to affected areas as possible. A joint high-level mission comprising senior leadership among humanitarian partners was also deployed on 25 June 2022.
Methodology
The ICCT utilised best available information to identify the number of people likely affected by the earthquake. To do this, an analysis of people living in high-intensity zones (using the Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) estimates) and people living in shelters of non-robust materials was conducted. The MMI measures the shaking intensity from an earthquake at a specific location by considering its effects on people, objects, and buildings. Based on this analysis, it is estimated that a total of 361,634 people are in need of humanitarian assistance across 17 districts in Paktika, Khost and Paktya provinces.
Response targeting
Initial reports indicated that the majority of the population living in affected areas have been impacted, with many people sleeping outdoors due to damage to houses and fear of aftershocks. However, availability of humanitarian assistance is limited and will need to be targeted to the most vulnerable, particularly after the first 72 hours.
Highly vulnerable groups to be prioritised for assistance, include:

People living in poor shelter conditions

People with limited or no access to services

Female-headed HHs

Children

Persons with Disabilities (PWD)

Newly displaced and prolonged/protracted IDPs, including those residing in informal settlements (ISETs)

People working in vulnerable employment (day wages/casual labour), with limited savings, high debt, and/or no or limited support (in terms of living with family or host communities)

Response Phasing
For planning purposes, the response has been divided into three Phases: Phase 1 (0 days - 2 weeks), Phase 2 (2 - 4 weeks) and Phase 3 (1 - 3 months).
Response Objectives

1. Alleviate human suffering by providing immediate life-saving and protection assistance to communities affected by the disaster

2. Facilitate early recovery of the most vulnerable through emergency livelihood support and the provision of basic services

3. Minimise the impact on other humanitarian responses to conflict, natural disaster and displacement through rapid restoration of logistics and operational capacity

Phase 1 (0 days - 2 weeks)

Period of confusion and lack of access to affected people

Access to services and markets severely disrupted. and people's ability to source daily food intake needs is reduced

Markets are effectively closed or extremely limited, in part due to curfews and other government-imposed restrictions. Limited capacity of markets resulting on high reliance on in-kind pre- positioned or airlifted support

High levels of displacement, with large numbers of people without adequate shelter

Phase 2 (2-4 weeks)

In-country assistance from different parts of the country is able to reach affected areas

International assistance and programmes will have begun to scale up and to reach more isolated and vulnerable communities

Risk of secondary crisis from disease or other impacts will grow

Markets will begin to recover, particularly for locally produced items, but supply lines remain disrupted and prices for key commodities may spike

Phase 3 (1-3 months)

Access is largely restored to pre-earthquake levels, but while many people return to damaged homes and areas to initiate repairs, some areas of mass displacement will remain and require scale-up of services and work towards viable transitional shelter options

Pre-existing needs in other parts of the country have become more acute due to diversion of resources to the earthquake affected areas, particularly to Kabul

Basic services are restored but serious gaps remain among vulnerable people and areas

Recovery planning begins but resources for large-scale reconstruction are not yet mobilised

Markets are largely functioning at pre-crisis levels, except for disruptions to high-demand commodities such as building materials

Planning Assumptions Staff and capacity
Taliban authorities have deployed several military assets and resources (including personnel) to support search and rescue and initial emergency transport operations. However, longer-term assistance capacity of the de facto authorities is limited.

Within the humanitarian system, capacity is also limited as impacted areas had little to no previous humanitarian footprint. While staff may be able to surge in for limited periods, adequate shelter and logistics for longer-term/sustained support is a limiting factor. Staffing of female humanitarians is particularly difficult given pre-existing limited numbers of women staff and restrictions on women's movements without a Mahram. Staff are further stretched with pre-existing emergency response priorities in the east, central and south eastern regions, including due to AWD outbreak, measles outbreak, and pervasive acute food insecurity.
Logistics and access
Telecommunications networks in the area (both landline and mobile) are and had previously been limited but can be supported through emergency telecom support.

Landing zones for emergency air support (including helicopters) have be identified and additional weekly flights initiated by UNHAS.

Initial response (both assessments and distributions of assistance) remain heavily reliant on-air operations to reach remote, earthquake affected areas.

However, main roads are largely passable, enabling quick transport of relief items from warehouses in central and provincial capitals. Access to Pakistan's markets may potentially allow for a scale-up of stocks of emergency aid and staple goods, though this must be assessed further.
Relationship Between this Plan and HRP 2022
All activities and population groups in this plan are already articulated within the HRP. It is important to note that this plan is only for the initial three months of the response. The evolution of the situation will determine whether a separate appeal is issued or targets are modified.

Donors able to provide new funding are encouraged to be in touch with OCHA and the Inter-Cluster Coordination Team for the latest updates on sector-specific gaps and priorities and consider channelling urgent funds through the Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund (AHF) or bilaterally. Donors are also encouraged to immediately mobilise global stocks of food and non-food items (especially more durable shelter options), along with new funding.

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit https://www.unocha.org/.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Afghanistan: Emergency Earthquake Response Plan (July - September 2022) - Afghanistan

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
The multi-sectoral Emergency Earthquake Appeal targets approximately 362,000 earthquake affected people across provinces in south eastern Afghanistan. A total of $110.3 million is urgently required to frontload life-saving response activities over the course of three months (July-September). All earthquake affected areas had been previously identified as having acute humanitarian needs in the 2022 HNO.

# data[].attributes.body
https://www.care.org.au/appeals/afghanistan/?utm_source=sem_google&utm_medium=all-T&utm_campaign=DN-EM-KW&appealcode=YERAfghanistan-SEM&gclid=CjwKCAjwpqCZBhAbEiwAa7pXec5MHNRcinprmaJeCry5vzPc6R5RrvecGzvuKqSAmibn1MctRh-2YBoC9a8QAvD_BwE

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Haiti's Civil Protection Agency said Sunday that the death toll from this month's magnitude 7.2 earthquake has grown to 2,207, with 344 people still missing.

The previous figure had been 2,189 on Wednesday. The agency said via Twitter that 12,268 people were injured and nearly 53,000 houses were destroyed by the Aug. 14 quake.

Tropical Storm Grace also rolled across Haiti on Tuesday, pounding the region with drenching rains just days after a powerful earthquake devastated a swath of the island nation's so-called southwestern "claw."

The storm hit as thousands of Haitians dug through rubble looking for loved ones or hunted for shelter after the earthquake crumbled entire towns and left hospitals overwhelmed with the injured.

The new toll comes at a time when relief operations are expanding - the U.S.-based aid agency Samaritan's Purse opened a field hospital Saturday - but authorities are struggling with security at distribution points. Gangs have hijacked aid trucks and desperate crowds have scuffled over bags of food.

In the hard-hit city of Les Cayes, meanwhile, some attended outdoor church services on Sunday because sanctuaries had been badly damaged by the quake, which was centered on the impoverished nation's southwestern peninsula.
Haiti: Contributing: John Bacon, USA TODAY The country is reeling from a devastating earthquake, COVID-19 pandemic and political instability. Here's how to help.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Haiti earthquake death toll rises to 2,200, more than 300 people still missing

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Haiti's Civil Protection Agency said Sunday that the death toll from this month's magnitude 7.2 earthquake has grown to 2,207, with 344 people still missing. The previous figure had been 2,189 on Wednesday. The agency said via Twitter that 12,268 people were injured and nearly 53,000 houses were destroyed by the Aug.

# data[].attributes.body
A documentary on the impact of Ebola in West Africa

# data[].attributes.location_name
Equator, Democratic Republic of the Congo

# data[].attributes.headline
Equator, Democratic Republic of the Congo

# data[].attributes.subject
Equator, Democratic Republic of the Congo

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
Last updated on December 16, 2021
The Government of the DRC has announced the end of the thirteenth Ebola outbreak on 16 December 2021. UNICEF has focused its response on communication and community mobilization activities, water supply and hygiene promotion to prevent the spread of the disease, as well as psychosocial assistance to families affected by the outbreak and community-based complaint mechanisms for protection from sexual exploitation and abuse.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Last updated on December 16, 2021 The Government of the DRC has announced the end of the thirteenth Ebola outbreak on 16 December 2021. UNICEF has focused its response on communication and community mobilization activities, water supply and hygiene promotion to prevent the spread of the disease, as well as psychosocial assistance to families affected by the outbreak and community-based complaint mechanisms for protection from sexual exploitation and abuse.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
A "revitalized" peace agreement signed by government and opposition leaders in September did not end the fighting between government forces and various rebel forces. The agreement envisions a transitional government led by President Salva Kiir with Riek Machar as first vice president and four additional vice presidents. It provides for an eight-month pre-transitional period, followed by a 36-month transitional period.

All parties to the conflict committed serious abuses, including indiscriminate attacks against civilians including aid workers, unlawful killings, beatings, arbitrary detentions, torture, sexual violence, recruitment and use of child soldiers, looting and destruction of civilian property. Some of the abuses constitute war crimes or crimes against humanity. All parties to the conflict restricted access for the United Nations (UN) mission,those providing humanitarian assistance, and ceasefire monitors.

Since the conflict started in December 2013, more than 4 million people have fled their homes, with 2.47 million taking refuge in neighboring countries. Close to 200,000 people are living in six UN "protection of civilians" sites across the country. Seven million people need humanitarian assistance, most of whom faced acute food shortages.

Lack of accountability continued to fuel the violence, while progress on establishing the hybrid court envisioned in the 2015 peace agreement remains stalled. The government continued to restrict media and civil society and arbitrarily detain perceived critics and opponents.

Attacks against Civilians and Civilian Property

All parties attacked civilians and civilian properties, but government forces were responsible for most documented abuses. People with disabilities and older people continued to be particularly vulnerable during attacks due to difficulties fleeing.

In Northern Jonglei, clashes between government and rebel forces in Yuai, Pieri, Motot and Waat displaced thousands of civilians to Akobo, Lankien, the UN site in Bor and Ethiopia. In June, four civilians were killed and another five injured, in a government attack in Kuernyuong in former Jonglei State.

The UN mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) documented how, in April and May, government and aligned fighters attacked 40 villages in opposition-controlled parts of southern Unity, killing at least 232 civilians and injuring many more, looted and burned homes, and used rape "as a weapon of war," against at least 120 women and girls, and ordered civilians to leave their villages. Thousands fled their homes or hiding places.

Forces also vandalized, destroyed and looted schools and health facilities. In Western Bahr El Ghazal region, witnesses from the greater Bagari area outside Wau told Human Rights Watch that government forces, between June and August, attacked civilians, looted and burned property and occupied schools, health centres and churches. Thousands fled into the bush and to Wau.

In the Greater Equatoria region clashes between government and rebel forces and criminality along the main roads continued throughout the year, killing civilians and forcing people to flee to refugee settlements in Uganda or the bush. An October UN report documented the abduction of 900 civilians and other abuses by rebel and government forces in Western Equatoria between April and August.

Members of all parties committed acts of sexual violence against women and girls during armed attacks on their homes, while they were fleeing attacks or when they went to buy or search for basic necessities such as food and firewood around UN sites. Perpetrators of sexual violence crimes were rarely held accountable.

All sides recruited and used children despite repeated promises to stop. In January, the Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring Mechanism (CTSAMM) released a report indicating that "the recruitment and employment of child soldiers goes on throughout the country." The UN reported that 6500 children were recruited and used as fighters by armed groups between October 2014 and June 2018, and were victims of other abuses such as abductions, killing, maiming and sexual abuse.

Attacks on and Restrictions of Humanitarian Aid

South Sudan remains one of the most dangerous places to be an aid worker. All parties have attacked aid workers, and restricted access to populations in need. At least 12 aid workers were killed in 2018, bringing the toll to over 100 since December 2013. In February, rebel forces detained 29 aid workers in greater Baggari area and released them after one day. In April, 10 aid workers were abducted for five days In Yei, in the former Central Equatoria state.

In July, armed youth in Maban county, in Upper Nile, looted and burned UN and humanitarian facilities to protest lack of job opportunities, forcing aid groups to suspend operations.

UNMISS peacekeepers were attacked by armed actors on several occasions; a Bangladeshi soldier was killed in June and a Nepalese soldier was injured in September. Armed groups and government soldiers continued to attack UNMISS compounds, including in Juba Bor, Bentiu, Malakal, Wau, Akobo and Melut.

Arbitrary Detentions and Enforced Disappearances

Government security forces, especially the National Security Service (NSS), detained perceived government opponents and critics, including human rights activists and academics. In July, NSS officials detained activist Peter Biar Ajak, who at time of writing was being held without charge at the NSS Juba headquarters, reportedly in solitary confinement. Kerbino Wol, a businessman, remained in detention without charge since April.

National security and military officials have subjected civilian detainees to harsh conditions including beatings, electric shocks and other ill-treatment. Since the start of the conflict, countless people have disappeared or died in custody.

In January 2017, lawyer Dong Samuel and opposition member Aggrey Idri were abducted in Nairobi, Kenya and resurfaced in national security headquarters in Juba later that month. The government has not acknowledged their detention nor investigated their enforced disappearance. Similarly, the fate of two UN staff, Anthony Nyero and James Lual, who were held in the NSS Riverside detention facility in Juba in December 2016, remained unknown.

The government announced the release of 21 detainees in August and another five in October. None of the former detainees who spoke to Human Rights Watch had been charged with crimes despite being detained for months. The government also released William Endley and James Gatdet Dak, the spokesperson of Riek Machar, both of whom had been sentenced to death in February on trumped up charges.

Restrictions of Freedom of Expression and Association

National security officials summoned, questioned, and harassed journalists and editors and censored newspaper articles. In February, the UN published a report identifying 60 incidents including killings, arbitrary arrests and detentions of journalists and editors, closure, suspension or censorship of newspapers and blocking of websites, from the period of July 2016-Dec 2017.

In February and May, the NSS summoned the editor in chief of Juba Monitor and repeatedly warned her against publishing articles deemed critical of the government. In March, the Media Regulatory Authority suspended UN Radio Miraya from operating, but the station defied the authority and continued to broadcast.

Authorities, particularly the NSS, continued to harass and intimidate members of civil society. Government measures including a requirement to obtain prior NSS authorization for the conduct of public meetings, bureaucratic registration processes and surveillance, have eroded the exercise of freedoms of speech and association.

In February, Jonglei authorities issued a ministerial order dissolving all youth associations in the state for allegedly engaging in activities disrupting public order.

Civil society activists participating in the peace process faced intimidation and threats. In June, one female activist was threatened by a government representative in Addis and another surveilled. Similarly, four activists in exile in neighboring countries reported facing intimidation, threats and surveillance by authorities.

In August, a civil society activist was arrested and detained in Yambio and transferred to NSS headquarters in Juba. He was released without charge in late October.

In an annual report released in September, the United Nations Secretary General put South Sudan on a black-list of 38 states where individuals faced intimidation or reprisals for cooperating with the UN on human rights.

Justice and Accountability

In September, a South Sudanese military tribunal found 9 soldiers guilty of crimes committed during a July 2016 attack on a compound housing international aid workers. Dozens of soldiers attacked the compound, killed a journalist, raped, gang raped and assaulted aid workers, and looted and destroyed property. The court acquitted one of ten soldiers prosecuted, and sentenced nine others to imprisonment and awarded financial compensation to rape and gunshot victims and 51 cows to the family of deceased journalist, John Gatluak. However, the government did not address impunity for widespread conflict related sexual and gender-based violence against South Sudanese.

South Sudan did not make progress on establishing the Hybrid Court envisioned in the 2015 peace agreement, included in the revitalized agreement. It has yet to sign the memorandum of understanding with the AU or promulgate legislation to establish the court.

In May, Kiir appointed General Gabriel Jok Riak as Chief of Defense Forces of the SPLA. Riak is subject to targeted sanctions by the UN, European Union (EU), and the United States (US).

In August, Kiir announced an amnesty for Machar and other rebel commanders, a move Human Rights Watch criticized as contravening international law prohibitions on amnesties for war crimes.

Key International Actors

International and regional actors condemned ongoing violations of ceasefires and threatened punitive action. The US imposed a unilateral arms embargo on South Sudan in February and sanctioned 15 South Sudanese oil-related entities.

In July, by a vote of nine in favor and six abstentions, the UN Security Council imposed a globally enforceable arms embargo and targeted sanctions-travel bans and asset freezes-on two of three individuals already subject to EU unilateral sanctions in February, bringing the total number of South Sudanese individuals under UN sanctions to eight.

In March, the UN Human Rights Council renewed the mandate of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan for another year. The Commission submitted names of individuals and groups who bear responsibility for abuses to the High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Under the auspices of the regional trade bloc, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Sudan, Ethiopia and Kenya played key roles in mediation of the revitalized peace agreement. In September, IGAD requested UN Security Council to include troops from Sudan, Uganda, Djibouti and Somalia in the "Regional Protection Force" that it mandated in the summer of 2016, and which has only partially deployed.

In September, South Sudan acceded to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict.

The AU Commission has the authority to establish the hybrid court without the engagement of the South Sudanese government under the terms of the 2015 peace agreement, and the revitalized agreement, but has yet to move ahead in the face of lack of progress by South Sudanese authorities.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
World Report 2019: Rights Trends in South Sudan

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
A "revitalized" peace agreement signed by government and opposition leaders in September did not end the fighting between government forces and various rebel forces. The agreement envisions a transitional government led by President Salva Kiir with Riek Machar as first vice president and four additional vice presidents.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
How is the crisis affecting children?

Thousands of children have been killed or maimed since the beginning of the conflict, and thousands more have been recruited into the fighting. Years of conflict, misery and grief have left millions of people in Yemen in need of mental health and psychosocial services.

The ongoing humanitarian crisis has increased the vulnerability of children and women to exploitation, violence and abuse, child labour, killing and maiming, recruitment and use of children by parties to the conflict as combatants and in various support roles, domestic and gender-based violence, child marriage and psychosocial distress.

The conflict has exacerbated the ongoing malnutrition crisis in Yemen. More than 2 million children are suffering from acute malnutrition, including more than 540,000 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition - a life-threatening condition if not treated urgently. The damage and closure of schools and hospitals has also disrupted access to education and health services. More than 2.7 million children are out of school, leaving them even more vulnerable.

What is UNICEF doing to help children in Yemen?

UNICEF is on the ground to save children's lives, to help them cope with the impact of conflict, and to help them to recover and resume their childhoods. Conflict and violence have pushed more families into poverty and deprivation. UNICEF is helping treat severe acute malnutrition in children by providing essential therapeutic food and medical supplies.

Children are also being helped with victim assistance and education on mines and explosive remnants of war. Meanwhile, UNICEF and partners are rehabilitating damaged schools and establishing safe learning spaces.
Check here for the most up to date statistics on the situation in Yemen.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
8 years of conflict have left more than 11 million children in need of humanitarian assistance

# data[].attributes.location_name
North-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

# data[].attributes.headline
North-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

# data[].attributes.subject
North-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.provider_name
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
Related

Summary

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared their tenth outbreak of Ebola in 40 years on 1 August 2018. The outbreak is centred in the northeast of the country, in North Kivu and Ituri provinces. With the number of cases having surpassed 3,000, it is now by far the country's largest-ever Ebola outbreak. It is also the second-biggest Ebola epidemic ever recorded, behind the West Africa outbreak of 2014-2016.

During the first eight months of the epidemic, until March 2019, more than 1,000 cases of Ebola were reported in the affected region. However, between April and June 2019, this number has doubled, with a further 1,000 new cases reported in just these three months. Between early June and the beginning of August, the number of new cases notified per week was high, and averaged between 75 and 100 each week; in recent weeks, this has decreased slightly, but the number of new cases are still averaging around 70-75 per week.

Contributing to this is the difficulty in identifying and following up contacts of people diagnosed with Ebola. Since the beginning of the epidemic, only around half of the new reported Ebola cases have been identified as contacts of previous confirmed cases before falling ill and seeking treatment, or dying without receiving proper treatment for Ebola.

On 11 June 2019, Uganda announced that three people had been positively diagnosed with Ebola, the first cross-border cases since the outbreak began. After several weeks with no recorded cases, the Ugandan government announced a new case on 29 August; the patient, a young girl, sadly died.

On 14 July, the first case of Ebola was confirmed in Goma, the capital of North Kivu, and a city of one million people. The patient, who had travelled from Butembo to Goma, was admitted to the MSF-supported Ebola Treatment Centre in Goma. After confirmation of lab results, the Ministry of Health decided to transfer the patient to Butembo on 15 July, where the patient died the following day.

On 30 July, a second person in Goma was diagnosed with Ebola; they died the next day and two more cases were announced.

In reaction to the first case found in Goma, on 17 July 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the current Ebola outbreak in DR Congo represents a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC).

In mid-August, the epidemic spread to neighbouring South Kivu province - becoming the third province in DRC to record cases in this outbreak - when a number of people became sick in Mwenga, 100 kilometres from Bukavu, the capital of the province.

Given the ongoing challenges in responding to the outbreak, MSF believes that Ebola-related activities should be integrated into the existing healthcare system, in order to improve proximity of the services to the community and ensure that it remains functional during the outbreak.

Background of the epidemic

Retrospective investigations point to a possible start of the outbreak back in May 2018 - around the same time as the Equateur outbreak earlier in the year. There is no connection or link between the two outbreaks.

The delay in the alert and subsequent response can be attributed to several factors, including a breakdown of the surveillance system due to the security context (there are limitations on movement, and access is difficult), and a strike by the health workers of the area which began in May, due to non-payment of salaries.

A person died at home after presenting symptoms of haemorrhagic fever. Family members of that person developed the same symptoms and also died. A joint Ministry of Health/World Health Organization (WHO) investigation on site found six more suspect cases, of which four tested positive. This result led to the declaration of the outbreak.

The national laboratory (INRB) confirmed on 7 August 2018 that the current outbreak is of the Zaire Ebola virus, the most deadly strain and the same one that affected West Africa during the 2014-2016 outbreak. Zaire Ebola was also the virus found in the outbreak in Equateur province, in western DRC earlier in 2018, although a different strain than the one affecting the current outbreak.

First declared in Mangina, a small town of 40,000 people in northern North Kivu province, the epicentre of the outbreak appeared to progressively move towards the south, first to the larger city of Beni, with approximately 400,000 people and the administrative centre of the region. As population movements are very common, the epidemic continued south to the bigger city of Butembo, a trading hub. Nearby Katwa became a new hotspot near the end of 2018 and cases had been found further south, in the Kanya area. Meanwhile, sporadic cases also appeared in the neighbouring Ituri province to the north.

Overall, the geographic spread of the epidemic appears to be unpredictable, with scattered small clusters potentially occurring anywhere in the region. This pattern, along with the lack of visibility on the epidemiological situation, and now cases appearing in Goma and in South Kivu province, is both extremely worrying and makes ending the outbreak even more challenging.

Project Update

Area

Located in northeastern DRC, North Kivu province is a densely-populated area with approximately 7 million people, of whom more than 1 million are in Goma, the capital, and about 800,000 in Butembo. Despite the rough topography and the bad roads in the region, the population is very mobile.

North Kivu shares a border with Uganda to the east (Beni and Butembo are approximately 100 kilometres from the border). This area sees a lot of trade, but also trafficking, including 'illegal' crossings. Some communities live on both sides of the border, meaning that it is quite common for people to cross the border to visit relatives or trade goods at the market on the other side.

The province is also well-known for being an area of conflict for over 25 years, with more than 100 armed groups estimated to be active. Criminal activity, such as kidnappings, are relatively common and skirmishes between armed groups occur regularly across the whole area.

Widespread violence has caused population displacement and made some areas in the region quite difficult to access. While most of the urban areas are relatively less exposed to the conflict, attacks and explosions have nonetheless taken place in Beni, an administrative centre of the region, sometimes imposing limitations on our ability to run our operations.

Cases have also been confirmed in North Kivu's neighbouring provinces, Ituri to the north and, in recent weeks, South Kivu.

Existing MSF presence in the area

MSF has had projects in North Kivu since 2006. Today, we have regular projects along the Goma-Beni axe as follows:

Lubero hospital: paediatric/nutrition care and treatment of sexual and gender-based violence.

Bambu-Kiribizi: Two teams support local emergency room and paediatric and malnutrition in-patient departments, plus care and treatment of sexual and gender-based violence.

Rutshuru hospital: MSF withdrew from the hospital at the end of 2017. However, in light of the volatile conditions in the region, we have returned to support emergency room, emergency surgery and paediatric nutrition programmes.

Goma: HIV programme supporting four medical centres (including access to antiretroviral treatment).

Current situation

As of late August, 28 out of a total of 47 health zones across Ituri and North Kivu provinces have reported cases of Ebola. Of these 28, 18 are considered active transmission zones, meaning that they have notified new confirmed cases in the last 21 days (the maximum incubation period for Ebola). South Kivu has recently recorded cases in Mwenga health zone, becoming the third province in DRC to be affected in the current outbreak.

Five new health zones, Goma (North Kivu), Nyiragongo (adjacent to Goma), Lolwa (Ituri), Mwenga (South Kivu) and Pinga (North Kivu), were recently added to the list. Former hotspots such as Butembo, Katwa and Mandima health zones have been notifying more cases in recent weeks, while Beni continues to record the highest amount of cases. The first case of Ebola in Goma, a city of 1 million people, was reported on 14 July; further cases have since been found.

WHO has since subsequently declared the outbreak to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).

We have new tools and improvements in the medical management of this epidemic, compared to previous Ebola epidemics, such as new developmental treatments; a vaccine that has given indications of being effective; Ebola treatment centres are more open and accessible for the families of patients; and provision of a higher level of supportive care.

However, more than a year into the outbreak, the situation in the Ebola-affected areas of DRC is deteriorating and the number of Ebola cases continues to increase: over 3,000 cases and more than 2,000 deaths have been reported to date.

Many people continue to die in the community - either at home or in general healthcare facilities - and half of new confirmed cases cannot be traced to an existing contact with Ebola.

Community mistrust and attacks on responders

The response has been marked by community mistrust towards the response; attacks on our Ebola Treatment Centres (ETCs) in Katwa and Butembo in February 2019 led us to withdraw from running these centres.

The mistrust and violent attacks against the Ebola response show no signs of abating; in mid-July, two Ebola healthcare workers were killed by unidentified assailants, in Beni, North Kivu province, although the motives for the attack remain unclear. In late June, angry crowds hurled rocks at a driver working with an Ebola response team in Beni and set his vehicle on fire.

High levels of insecurity continue to hamper the efforts to control the epidemic and have a negative impact on its evolution: the violence further discourages people from seeking care in Ebola treatment centres, resulting in an increased likelihood of the virus spreading across the healthcare system.

The unrest, such as fighting between the army and armed groups in early May, and the killings of a WHO doctor in April in Butembo, and a health worker in Vusahiro in late May, have brought many outbreak response activities to a standstill.

Ebola in Uganda

On 11 June, the Ugandan Ministry of Health and WHO confirmed three people from the same family had tested positive for Ebola in the Kasese district, western Uganda, which borders DRC. The family had travelled over the border into Uganda from DRC. They are the first cross-border cases in the current outbreak.

Two of the people sadly died, while the third person and two other members of the family, showing symptoms consistent with the disease, were repatriated to DRC.

After several weeks with no recorded cases, the Ugandan Ministry of Health announced on 29 August that a new case had been recorded in the country. A young girl, who had travelled from DRC with family, was diagnosed with Ebola and admitted to a treatment centre but unfortunately died the following day.

Ebola and Marburg haemorrhagic fevers are rare but deadly. Outbreaks can kill 25 to 90 per cent of those infected, spreading fear and panic. No cure exists and treatment is mainly symptomatic.

The response to the current outbreak

The DRC Ministry of Health (MoH) is leading the outbreak response, with support from WHO.

We believe it will not be possible to end this outbreak if there is no trust built between the response and the affected people. Response authorities and workers must listen to the needs of communities, restore people's choice when it comes to managing their health, and involve the community in every aspect of the Ebola response.

MSF believes that Ebola-related activities should be integrated into the existing health care system to improve the proximity of services to the community and ensure the system remains functional during the outbreak. We aim to do this with our own Ebola-related activities wherever possible. This would help identify earlier on suspected cases and could encourage people to seek help more promptly at healthcare posts, clinics and hospitals that they know and trust.

MSF response

MSF has been involved in the outbreak response, working with the Ministry of Health, since the declaration of the epidemic on 1 August 2018.

As of late August 2019, we have more than 600 staff working in DRC responding to the Ebola outbreak.

We are providing care for confirmed Ebola patients in Goma, North Kivu, Bunia, Ituri, as well as in Bukavu, South Kivu in collaboration with the Ministry of Health.

We continue to provide care to suspect cases, and also manage Transit Centres for suspected Ebola patients. MSF is supporting existing health structures including treating common illnesses, and improving water and sanitation, building transit units within existing facilities, and implementing and strengthening triage and infection prevention and control activities (IPC).

In addition, our teams are reinforcing health promotion and community engagement in the areas where we are working. We are also working towards strengthening the disease surveillance system in our regular project areas, including in Goma.

MSF is currently running the following activities in the affected North-Kivu and Ituri provinces:
Goma - North Kivu province

MSF has been providing medical care to suspected and confirmed cases in the ETC in Goma provincial hospital. More than 500 patients have been admitted since February 2019. These activities have now been transferred to a 50-bed ETC in Nyiragongo, which we finished constructing in late July.

We are supporting emergency preparedness by reinforcing the surveillance system and ensuring there is adequate capacity to isolate suspected cases.

MSF is undertaking health promotion and community engagement activities in Goma and the surrounds.

Providing free primary healthcare for non-Ebola needs, including treating malaria, diarrhoea and respiratory and urinary tract infections.

Beni and surrounds - North Kivu province

Teams are managing and undertaking triage and isolation of suspected Ebola cases in transit units, while providing infection prevention and control, cross Lubero, Kayna and Beni.

We are providing medical care to suspect cases in isolation awaiting test results.

MSF teams are engaging in community and health promotion activities.

Supporting access to free non-Ebola healthcare in multiple hospitals and health centres across Lubero, Kayna and Beni.

Mabalako - North Kivu province

Supporting four health centres with non-Ebola healthcare needs, including providing primary and secondary health care (including emergencies and laboratory needs).

Improving water and sanitation needs.

Community engagement and health promotion activities.

Bunia and surrounds - Ituri province

Managing the 34-bed Bunia ETC: 24 beds for suspect patients and 10 beds for confirmed.

Undertaking infection prevention and control measures, including in Komanda, Bunia and Rwampara.

Providing support to over 10 health centres and facilities across Bunia, including Bunia general hospital.

Undertaking health promotion and community engagement activities in the communities.

Biakato - Ituri province

MSF teams are undertaking infection prevention and control, and water and sanitation activities (including providing access to clean water).

Managing, in collaboration with MoH, two small transit units, each a maximum 8 beds.

Providing free healthcare across four primary healthcare centres and mobile clinics, and secondary healthcare for paediatrics.

Mavuano/Somé - Ituri province

Managing an 8-bed transit centre for suspect cases that is integrated into a healthcare facility.

Providing infection prevention and control measures in healthcare facilities.

Undertaking community involvement and engagement in activities.

Mwenga - South Kivu province

Establishing and managing an Ebola treatment unit within Tchowe health centre, Mwemba health zone.

Constructing a 14-bed ETC on a nearby site.

Bukavu - South Kivu province

Established a 10-bed Ebola transit/treatment centre.

Training local staff on triage and isolation management.

Related

ETC in Katwa, North Kivu, is attacked and partly burnt down; MSF forced to suspend activities

Read more

A second MSF-run ETC, this time in Butembo, is attacked; we are forced to evacuate staff and suspend activities in the area

Read more

Ebola and Marburg haemorrhagic fevers are rare but deadly. Outbreaks can kill 25 to 90 per cent of those infected, spreading fear and panic. No cure exists and treatment is mainly symptomatic.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
DRC Ebola outbreak crisis update | Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Related Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared their tenth outbreak of Ebola in 40 years on 1 August 2018. The outbreak is centred in the northeast of the country, in North Kivu and Ituri provinces. With the number of cases having surpassed 3,000, it is now by far the country's largest-ever Ebola outbreak.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
In August 2017, armed attacks, massive scale violence, and serious human rights violations forced thousands of Rohingya to flee their homes in Myanmar's Rakhine State. Many walked for days through jungles and undertook dangerous sea journeys across the Bay of Bengal to reach safety in Bangladesh. Now, more than 960,000 people have found safety in Bangladesh with a majority living in the Cox Bazar's region - home to the world's largest refugee camp. The United Nations has described the Rohingya as "the most persecuted minority in the world."

Here's What You Need to Know:

The Rohingya are a Muslim ethnic minority group who have lived for centuries in predominantly Buddhist Myanmar - formerly known as Burma. Despite living in Myanmar for many generations, the Rohingya are not recognized as an official ethnic group and have been denied citizenship since 1982, making them the world's largest stateless population.

As a stateless population, Rohingya families are denied basic rights and protection and are extremely vulnerable to exploitation, sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and abuse.

The Rohingya have suffered decades of violence, discrimination and persecution in Myanmar. Their largest exodus began in August 2017 after a massive wave of violence broke out in Myanmar's Rakhine State, forcing more than 742,000 people - half of them children - to seek refuge in Bangladesh. Entire villages were burned to the ground, thousands of families were killed or separated and massive human rights violations were reported.

More than 1 million Rohingya refugees have fled violence in Myanmar in successive waves of displacement since the 1990s. Now, more than 960,000 Rohingya refugees are living in Bangladesh with a majority settled in and around Kutupalong and Nayapara refugee camps in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar region - some of the largest and most densely populated camps in the world.

More than half of all Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh (52 percent) are children, while 51 percent are comprised of women and girls. The current refugee population accounts for one-third of the total population in the Cox's Bazar region, making support to host communities essential for peaceful coexistence.
Learn more about life inside Kutupalong refugee camp
Since 2021, to decongest the 33 camps in Cox's Bazar, nearly 30,000 refugees have been relocated to Bhasan Char island by the Government of Bangladesh. While protection services and humanitarian assistance have been scaled up on the island, significant gaps remain in service delivery and the sustainability of critical assistance.

Rohingya refugees have also sought refuge in other neighboring countries like Thailand (92,000) and India (21,000), with smaller numbers settling in Indonesia, Nepal and other countries across the region.

Armed clashes across Myanmar have continued to trigger displacement, bringing the total number of internally displaced people (IDP) within the country to more than 1.8 million - including 1.5 million of whom have been internally displaced since February 2021.

The monsoon season runs from June to October each year and brings heavy rainfall and strong winds to Bangladesh, increasing the risk of floods and landslides. Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have found refuge in flimsy shelters made of bamboo and tarp which have been built in areas prone to landslides, which may not stand torrential rains and heavy winds.

The rainy season also exacerbates the risk of disease - such as hepatitis, malaria, dengue and chikungunya - in crowded camps that don't have proper water and sanitation facilities, putting children and the elderly at particular risk.

In May 2023, Cyclone Mocha struck Bangladesh and Myanmar, the most severe storm to hit the region in recent years, causing widespread destruction. Cyclone Mocha had a devastating impact on homes, infrastructure and millions of people across Bangladesh and Myanmar. The storm impacted 2.3 million people in Bangladesh, including 930,000 Rohingya refugees.

With the monsoon rains starting soon after, residents of the camp have attempted to rebuild as best they can before the rainy season reaches its peak. But only a fraction of damaged and destroyed shelters have been repaired, and thousands of people remain exposed to the elements.

UNHCR and its partners, along with government agencies, are on the ground to provide emergency relief to the affected communities. Rapid assessments are ongoing. The immediate priorities include the provision of emergency shelter, clean drinking water, food supplies and ensuring access to health and sanitation facilities.

How is UNHCR supporting Rohingya refugees?

Rohingya refugees lack legal status and livelihood opportunities, and their movements outside the camps are restricted, leaving them entirely dependent on humanitarian assistance and at heightened risk of exploitation and abuse. UNHCR's activities include registering refugees, providing protection and legal assistance, preventing gender-based violence, ensuring provision of adequate shelter, health care and sanitation, supporting education and skills development, as well as livelihood opportunities and distributing life-saving relief items where needed.

Given the camps and their inhabitants are highly exposed to weather-related hazards such as severe storms like Cyclone Mocha, or to fires, flooding and landslides, UNHCR also works to protect and mitigate against such dangers. Underfunding directly affects the successful implementation of climate actions, in particular the provision of liquefied petroleum gas to refugees as a clean and reliable source of energy for cooking, and one which protects women and children from long and dangerous daily treks to collect firewood.

UNHCR continues to engage in political dialogue on their voluntary repatriation. Until safe and dignified returns iare possible, Bangladesh and the Rohingya refugees will require sustained and adequate financial support to ensure they can live safely.

UNHCR is on the ground providing lifesaving humanitarian support to hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees. However, they need your help. Becoming a monthly donor is the most efficient and effective way to help those fleeing conflict. Make a difference in the lives of refugees by becoming USA for UNHCR's newest monthly donor.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
In August 2017, violence broke out in Myanmar's Rakhine State, forcing nearly one million Rohingya to flee their homes and seek refuge in Bangladesh. Today the number of arrivals continue to grow.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
Highlights A total of 3927 COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Cox's Bazar, of which 88 in the Rohingya camps. Increasing the number of samples collected from the camps remains a priority...

Highlights "Before going to the health post, I had some misconceptions about coronavirus. I thought that it is just a propaganda and it will not affect Muslims. But now, I understand that it is not a...

Overview As of 15 August, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported over 3,660 cases of COVID-19 in Cox's Bazar in the host community, and some 79 refugees who have also tested positive. Six...

View all Bangladesh Situation Reports

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Highlights A total of 3927 COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Cox's Bazar, of which 88 in the Rohingya camps. Increasing the number of samples collected from the camps remains a priority... Highlights "Before going to the health post, I had some misconceptions about coronavirus.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
As delivered Thank you very much Mr. President, Let me complement David's briefing today by focusing on three main areas: First, the humanitarian situation and outlook in the coming months; Second,...

Highlights * More than 700,000 individuals have been affected by flooding since June in 26 counties in South Sudan. Flooding has been most severe in Jonglei and Unity States. * WFP has provided...

Urgent, sustained humanitarian food assistance is required to prevent Emergency (IPC Phase 4) outcomes KEY MESSAGES The scale and severity of acute food insecurity in South Sudan through January 2021...

View all South Sudan Situation Reports

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
As delivered Thank you very much Mr. President, Let me complement David's briefing today by focusing on three main areas: First, the humanitarian situation and outlook in the coming months; Second,... Highlights * More than 700,000 individuals have been affected by flooding since June in 26 counties in South Sudan.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
CHIFFRES ET FAITS MARQUANTS * La recherche des contacts continue à Buburu * Le paiement des primes des prestataires se poursuit en Equateur APERCU DE LA SITUATION Aucun nouveau cas de la maladie à...

INTRODUCTION ET OBJECTIFS 1. Justification En 2020, le Cluster WASH veillera à garantir l'accès aux services EHA de qualité et en quantité de manière sûre, inclusive, digne et adaptée pour contribuer...

FAITS SAILLANTS * Plus de 25 600 personnes déplacées internes à la suite d'affrontements intercommunautaires liés au conflit des limites entre les territoires de Demba (Kasaï Central) et Mweka...

View all Democratic Republic of the Congo Situation Reports

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
CHIFFRES ET FAITS MARQUANTS * La recherche des contacts continue à Buburu * Le paiement des primes des prestataires se poursuit en Equateur APERCU DE LA SITUATION Aucun nouveau cas de la maladie à... INTRODUCTION ET OBJECTIFS 1.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
Torrential rains cause devastation across Yemen for the third time this year

COVID-19 response to be pivoted

Fuel crisis seriously holds back the humanitarian response in northern governorates

Stranded migrants in Yemen in desperate need of humanitarian assistance

Locust infestations threaten to exacerbate food insecurity in Yemen

A displaced family at an IDP site in Al Dhale'e Governorate, February 2020. ©OCHA/YPN Mahmoud Fadel

View full situation report: عربي English

IDP Response The Government of Yemen's (GoY) Executive Unit that coordinates IDP assistance, with partners managed the relocation of 80 displaced families who were evicted from an informal IDP...

New York, 15 September 2020 Thank you, Mr. President. Two years ago, I warned the Security Council that we were losing the fight against famine in Yemen. At the time, we identified five urgent...

Yemen: Aid Obstruction Puts Millions at Risk Foreign Donor Funding Critical Amid Houthi, Government Interference The 65-page report, "Deadly Consequences: Obstruction of Aid in Yemen During...

View all Yemen Situation Reports

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Torrential rains cause devastation across Yemen for the third time this year COVID-19 response to be pivoted Fuel crisis seriously holds back the humanitarian response in northern governorates Stranded migrants in Yemen in desperate need of humanitarian assistance Locust infestations threaten to exacerbate food insecurity in Yemen View full situation report: عربي English IDP Response The Government of Yemen's (GoY) Executive Unit that coordinates IDP assistance, with partners managed the relocation of 80 displaced families who were evicted from an informal IDP...