1. BACKGROUND 1.1. Context More than two years ago (25 August 2017), the world witnessed one of the largest forced displacements of recent times. Currently, about 911,566 Rohingya refugees are living...
Since the beginning of 2018, Burkina Faso has been facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. The rapid deterioration of insecurity has resulted in the displacement of nearly half a million people...
This Emergency Appeal seeks a total of CHF 1,850,000 on a preliminary basis to enable the IFRC to support the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) to deliver assistance and support to some 35,500 people for 14...
Zambia: 2.3 million people face severe food insecurity Lusaka/Pretoria/Geneva, 29 October 2019 – A “catastrophic” combination of drought and communities’ declining resilience has left an estimated...
The region of Montserrado, Grand Cape Mount, Margibi, Bomi and Lofa counties in Liberia, have been hit by an extremely heavy downpour causing flash floods, leaving many towns around Monrovia and...
SITUATION OVERVIEW Key Highlights: • Significant rainfall deficits in Southern and Western provinces have sharply reduced national cereal crop production prospects. • Prices of maize products have...
This revised Emergency Appeal, with an increased budget from 51 million Swiss francs to 82 million Swiss francs seeks an additional 45 million Swiss francs. The funds will enable the International...
Bangladesh Since August 2017, over 730,000 Rohingya, including 400,000 children, have fled violence in Myanmar and settled in Cox’s Bazar District, Bangladesh. Since then, with government and...
CHANGES IN CONTEXT The Government and humanitarian partners are dealing with the triple challenge of drought impact in the eastern and south eastern parts of the country, localized flooding and the...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Zambia Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZVAC) carried out an In-Depth Vulnerability and Needs Assessment in eighty-six (86) selected districts of the country. The main...