The theme of this year’s World Humanitarian Day is #TheHumanRace, highlighting the race against time to beat climate change and the immediate consequences for the world’s most vulnerable people. In the race against the climate crisis, we can’t leave anyone behind. Gloria Nthenya Kivuva, who works for Islamic Relief Worldwide in East Africa, reflects here [...]
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HAITI, August 17, 2021 - At least 1,419 people are known to have died and 6,000 injured in the 7.2 magnitude earthquake which struck Haiti last Saturday. The incident was devastating homes and buildings include hotels and churches. Haiti and the affected residents were becoming more pressure because they are already suffering from food insecurity, [...]
AFGHANISTAN, August 16, 2021 – At least 31,535 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in western Afghanistan and 8,470 people in northern Afghanistan currently need humanitarian assistance. The conflict has driven thousands of people to flee from their homes. 10,350 IDPs in Afghanistan arrived in Kabul from July to mid-August to seek refuge while in Nangarhar, there [...]
ALBANIA, August 6, 2021 - At least one person has died in a series of forest fires that spread in the north to south Albania. According to the official data from the Civil Emergency Agency, the forest fires have affected forests and pastures in 13 districts where nine fires are still active. The Albanian Authorities are [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
