The ongoing and serious escalation of violence in and around Gaza has claimed the lives of 13 Palestinians by Israeli airstrikes, including a 5-year-old child and one woman.
FAO urgently requires $131.4 million to assist 882,000 people across 55 districts with immediate lifesaving and livelihood support. These famine prevention efforts in Somalia are only 46% funded.
Reduced access to basic health, nutrition and WASH services, coupled with soaring food prices, inflation and food insecurity in Cité Soleil, leave one in five children suffering from acute malnutrition
MSF has collected patient testimonies and medical data that indicate people are being denied access to basic services, being beaten and humiliated in their attempts to cross the border.
Improvements in the provision of essential health services, gains in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health, as well as progress in the fight against infectious diseases, helped extend expectancy.
More than 190,000 people have fled their homes in Rutshuru and Nyiragongo territories since late March, after the resurgence of the M23 armed group and intermittent clashes with the Congolese army.
With limited access to essential healthcare services for submerged areas, consequences of unsafe water, sanitation, and hygiene are bound to cause several diseases.
The UN has stressed that peace, development, and accountability are key for the Yazidi community to flourish, while also highlighting the Iraqi Government’s role.
A CARE report highlights a global link between gender inequality and food insecurity. Data from 2021 shows that across 109 countries, as gender inequality goes up, food security goes down.
“We estimate that more than 18,000 people have been affected, many of whom were already struggling to survive. Over 40 people have lost their lives. The disaster has hit nine...provinces," said NRC.