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United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)

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    • A wave of recent child abductions and other crimes prompted UNMISS civilian peacekeepers in Eastern Equatoria to visit Lowoi to get first-hand information and discuss solutions. Photo by Moses Yakudu/UNMISS
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Recent child abductions prompt United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) visit to Lowoi to discuss human rights and solutions

Recent cattle raids and child abductions have left residents feeling distressed and concerned about their safety, access to basic services and disrupted schooling for boys and girls

“We are excited to have you here to listen to our concerns. Our children are gradually disappearing as they fall victim to abductions, and we are worried about this troubling trend,” said Loliha Andrew, a visually impaired elder of Lowoi. Recent cattle raids and child abductions have left residents feeling…

Save the Children
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Ethiopia: More Than 1,320 Children Remain at Risk Following Week of Deadly Landslides

Save the Children is working with local partners to roll out much-needed aid to communities impacted by the landslides, as search and rescue efforts intensify

Hundreds of children living in the remote Gofa zone of Southern Ethiopia remain at risk of death and injury from rain-induced disasters, after surviving a series of landslides that killed at least 257 people, said Save the Children. On Sunday, heavy rains in the area caused a major landslide which…

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
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Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Field Monitoring and Evaluation of Humanitarian Response to Food Insecurity in Liberian Communities

The ECOWAS team also participated in distributing food and nutrition assistance to beneficiaries identified by the implementing partners

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission’s Humanitarian Response Team began a comprehensive 4-day field monitoring and evaluation mission in Liberia on Monday, 22nd July, 2024. This mission aimed to assess the impact of the food and nutrition response initiatives by the ECOWAS Commission addressing food security in…

Delegation of the European Union to the Federal Republic of Nigeria and ECOWAS
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European Union allocates N171 million to fight malnutrition in the northeast of Nigeria

This EU funding will enable the Nigerian Red Cross to provide emergency assistance to reduce malnutrition, with a focus on malnourished children, as well as pregnant and lactating women

In response to the high levels of malnutrition in northeastern Nigeria, the EU is providing €100,000 (over 171 million Nigerian Naira) in humanitarian assistance to help those most in need. The funding will help 160 000 people in the states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe. This EU funding will enable…

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
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Almost 300,000 Children Threatened by Severe Acute Malnutrition in Six Drought-Affected Countries in Southern Africa – United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)

UNICEF calls for urgent funding to scale up programmes across affected countries

The severe drought that has impacted large swathes of Southern Africa is threatening the lives of hundreds of thousands of children in the six worst-affected countries, UNICEF said today. This includes more than 270,000 children who are expected to suffer from life-threatening severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in 2024. El Niño-related…

United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)
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United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Funds New Police Training Centre in Torit County

The peacekeeping mission’s decision to fund the construction project was made following a joint request made by local authorities and citizens living in the area

With crime on the rise and residents in Torit County feeling unsafe, the recent inauguration of new police facilities in Imodonge was warmly welcomed. “As a community, we believe that this positive development will greatly improve security in our area,” said Luka Ohucholi Odu, landlord of the large plot of…

World Food Programme (WFP)

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    • WFP calls for access to Khartoum State where hunger is soaring. Photo: WFP/Abubakar Garelnabei
    • A women collects WFP food assistance in northern Sudan, even as humanitarian deliveries to the capital remain challenging. Photo: WFP/Abubakar Garelnabei
    • Child malnutrition in many parts of Sudan is worryingly high. Photo: WFP/Abubakar Garelnabei
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Sudan updates: World Food Programme (WFP) supports Khartoum's grassroots kitchens as famine threatens capital

WFP is supporting Khartoum’s community kitchens – known as Emergency Response Rooms – by working with local NGOs who are involved in buying food, and preparing and distributing the meals

Sudan’s capital Khartoum is at risk of famine, with over 90,000 people facing catastrophic levels of hunger (IPC5) - meaning they are unable to access enough food to survive and are at risk of starvation. Gaining consistent access to people in Khartoum is an urgent priority for WFP’s scale-up plan.…

World Food Programme (WFP)
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Hunger numbers stubbornly high for three consecutive years as global crises deepen: United Nations (UN) report

1 in 11 people worldwide faced hunger in 2023, 1 in 5 in Africa

Around 733 million people faced hunger in 2023, equivalent to one in eleven people globally and one in five in Africa, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report published today by five United Nations specialized agencies. The annual report, launched this year in…

Médecins sans frontières (MSF)

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    • Maryam Muhammad and the MSF health promotion team conduct a Tom Brown sensitization session for men in Kebbi. Convincing men to support the approach is key as the mostly are the one supplying the family. Nigeria, February 2024
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Cooking classes help reduce child malnutrition in northern Nigeria

This kind of cooking demonstration is crucial because people understand that they can prevent their children from becoming acutely malnourished rather than bringing them to a facility to treat them

Since April 2024, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)-supported healthcare facilities in North-West and North-East Nigeria are recording unprecedented surges in admissions for acute malnutrition among children. While struggling to provide lifesaving medical care to an ever-increasing number of young patients, MSF teams also try to reinforce community-led responses. One example is in Kebbi state, where MSF…

World Food Programme (WFP)
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United Nations (UN) central emergency response fund contributes to United Nations World Food Programme (WFP's) assistance to families affected by El Niño in Angola

The funding, part of a US$ 3 million allocation from CERF, will allow WFP to scale-up its humanitarian response to communities affected by the El Niño-fuelled drought in southern Angola

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a generous contribution of US$ 1.65 million from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). The funding, part of a US$ 3 million allocation from CERF, will allow WFP to scale-up its humanitarian response to communities affected by the El Niño-fuelled…