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Source: Government of Canada | Mar 27, 2023

Canada announces $8M in humanitarian assistance in response to Tropical Cyclone Freddy in Malawi and Mozambique

Canada’s support will help scale-up the humanitarian response to provide critical emergency assistance, including food, safe water and sanitation, health services and shelter to those in need

The impact of Tropical Cyclone Freddy on Mozambique and Malawi has been devastating, with high winds, flooding, and landslides causing the death of more than 600 people. These are exacerbating the already deadly cholera outbreaks, and leaving nearly 2 million in need of humanitarian assistance. The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan,…

Source: World Food Programme (WFP) | Mar 24, 2023

Malawi: Devastation caused by cyclone Freddy is a ‘wake-up call on the climate crisis’

World Food Programme supports response after tropical storm displaces more than 500,000 people

“We heard a sound like an airplane. And then people started running, so we ran,” says farmer Eliza Edward who lost her husband to massive floods triggered by Cyclone Freddy that swept Malawi this month. Eliza was forced to flee her home at the foot of Soche Hill, on the…

Source: FAO Regional Office for Africa | Mar 24, 2023

One Country One Priority Product advances in Africa

The Regional Organizing Group for the Implementation of the One Country One Priority Product Initiative in Africa meets for the first time

The One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) initiative, launched by FAO in 2021, aims to promote agricultural development by identifying and prioritizing one essential agricultural product per country that has the potential to increase farmers' incomes and improve food security. Since the launch of OCOP, over 80 Members from all…

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea | Mar 24, 2023

Korean Government to Provide US$200,000 in Humanitarian Assistance to Malawi Hit by Tropical Cyclone Freddy

This humanitarian assistance will help the people of Malawi affected by tropical cyclone to swiftly bring stability to their daily lives and recover from the damage

The Government of the Republic of Korea has decided to provide US$200,000 in humanitarian assistance to Malawi, which suffered damage from tropical cyclone Freddy that struck southern Malawi in early March. The Korean government hopes that this humanitarian assistance will help the people of Malawi affected by tropical cyclone to…

Source: Médecins sans frontières (MSF) | Mar 23, 2023

Malawi: Médecins sans frontières (MSF) to support providing access to healthcare to cut-off populations after cyclone Freddy

After carrying out a series of assessment missions, MSF teams have begun responding in Phalombe, Mulanje, Chikwawa and Nsanje, some of the hardest-hit districts

A week after cyclone Freddy, the most intense cyclone ever recorded by weather stations, hit southern Malawi between March 12 and 14, some districts and their populations are still reeling from the destruction. The region’s roads, bridges and electrical and sanitary infrastructure have suffered heavy damages. Freddy is one of…

Source: WHO Regional Office for Africa | Mar 23, 2023

Cyclone Freddy deepens health risks in worst-hit countries

In Malawi and Mozambique the cyclone tore through amid cholera outbreaks

The devastation by Tropical Cyclone Freddy is exposing major health risks in the hardest-hit southern Africa countries where emergency response efforts are being ramped up to provide relief to affected communities. More than 300 health facilities have been destroyed or flooded in Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique following the devastation by…

Source: The State Council Information Office: The People's Republic of China | Mar 23, 2023

Xi extends condolences to Malawi, Mozambique over deadly tropical cyclone

Xi said he was saddened to learn that Tropical Cyclone Freddy has caused heavy casualties and property losses in Malawi and Mozambique

Chinese President Xi Jinping has respectively extended his condolences to President of Malawi Lazarus Chakwera and President of Mozambique Filipe Nyusi over the deadly tropical cyclone hitting the two countries. In his messages sent on Monday, Xi said he was saddened to learn that Tropical Cyclone Freddy has caused heavy…

Source: World Food Programme (WFP) | Mar 22, 2023

Food prices skyrocket as cost of cyclone Freddy becomes evident in Malawi

The price of maize, the country’s staple food has soared to record levels and is now 300 percent higher on average than the same time last year in the cyclone-affected region

Prices of staple foods are soaring in Malawi, ten days after Tropical Cyclone Freddy made its second passage over the southern African country, worsening levels of food insecurity as families struggle to meet their food needs. The price of maize, the country’s staple food has soared to record levels and…

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway | Mar 22, 2023

Norway to provide support for Cyclone Freddy victims

So far, millions of people in Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar have been affected by the cyclone

‘The long-lasting tropical cyclone has caused widespread devastation. Norway is providing NOK 60 million to support the enormous humanitarian needs in Malawi, Madagascar and Mozambique in the wake of Cyclone Freddy,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt. So far, millions of people in Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar have been…

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan | Mar 20, 2023

Emergency Assistance to the Republic of Malawi in Response to the Flood and Landslide Disaster due to the Cyclone

According to the Government of the Republic of Malawi, as of March 16, 2023, 326 people died, 183,158 people evacuated, and 501,775 people were affected

On March 17, upon the request of the Government of the Republic of Malawi, the Government of Japan has decided to provide emergency relief goods (tents, portable jerry cans, water purifiers and plastic sheets) through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to the Republic of Malawi in response to the…

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