28.5 Million People in Ethiopia Needs Humanitarian Aid
ETHIOPIA, August 6, 2021 - About 28.5 million people require humanitarian assistance in Ethiopia due to ongoing conflict in Tigray, Wollega, and Benishagul, desert locust invasion, natural disasters such as floods and droughts as well as the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the United Nations (UN), access to Tigray has already improved following [...]
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Nigeria Faces the Threat of Famine
NIGERIA, August 3, 2021 - 4.4 million people in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobo in northeastern Nigeria are facing the threat of famine due to food insecurity. Currently, 800,000 people are in Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) level 4, while 12.2 million people across the country are in IPC level 3. They are 300,000 children [...]
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The Worst Drought Threatens People in Madagascar
MADAGASCAR, August 3, 2021 – A total of 400,000 people in Madagascar are facing the threat of starvation as the region suffers its worst drought since 1981. Their crops were destroyed by locust infestations which make their agricultural sector suffered huge losses. Thousands of people have to eat unsafe foods such as locusts, cactus, leaves, [...]
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Food Crisis Keeps Getting Worse
AFGHANISTAN, August 3, 2021 - At least 14 million people are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity, and more than 9.5 million people are in Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) level 3. The food crisis keeps getting worse due to ongoing forty years conflict, natural disasters such as drought and flood, high food [...]
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Turkey Wildfires Kill at Least 8 People
TURKEY, 2 August 2021 - At least eight people have died in a series of wildfires in the southern province of Turkey. The affected areas involve Antalya, Mersin, Osmaniye, Adana, Kahramanmaras, Mugla, Kirikkale and Kayseri. Efforts to control the fires that occurred in 14 forest areas are still ongoing while another 57 areas have been [...]
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