27 January 2021 – Dear colleagues, welcome to our first press briefing in 2021. When we look back on 2020, we see a catastrophic year, brought on by a global pandemic that continues to devastate,...
Highlights The Logistics Cluster established three logistics hubs in the neighbouring regions of Tigray, including in Gondar (Amhara Region), Kombolcha (Amhara Region), and Semera (Afar Region) for...
HIGHLIGHTS As of 18 January 2021, there were 5,558,874 reported cases of COVID-19 within the countries covered by the region*. There has been a 69 percent increase in cases over the last two months...
This humanitarian update, covering the period from 24 December 2020 to 25 January 2021, is produced by OCHA Myanmar in collaboration with the Inter-Cluster Coordination Group, UNHCR and humanitarian...
Situation Overview With the total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 at 1.7 million and the number of deaths at 46,000 — an increase by more than 50 percent in just one month — Southern Africa has...
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Foreword by the Humanitarian Coordinator The present Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) seeks to mobilize assistance for close to 945,000 people in 2021, in support of the efforts of the Government of...
In Numbers 6.7 million people internally displaced 9.3 million people food insecure 2.2 million people at risk of food insecurity Highlights WFP dispatched assistance for 5 million people across all...
(excerpt) From the field: WHO Afghanistan continues to strengthen COVID-19 testing capacity across the country COVID-19 has severely challenged Afghanistan’s already fragile health system...
In Numbers 773.5 mt food assistance distributed US$ 4.9 million cash-based transfers made between January and December 2020 US$ 4.5 million six-month (January 2020-June 2021) net funding...