Reports

Executive Summary It is widely understood that the food insecurity crisis in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa is one of the world’s fastest growing and most neglected crises. Yet it lacks sufficient global focus, resources…

Yaounde, 10 November 2023 – The Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator (USG/ERC), Martin Griffiths, approved the allocation of US$6 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support the humanitarian response to the needs of…

Elena Rubini Martina Valente Monica Trentin Giulia Facci Luca Ragazzoni Sarah Gino International Journal for Equity in Health volume 22, Article number: 227 (2023) Abstract Background Conflicts exacerbate dynamics of power and inequalities through violence normalization, which acts as a facilitator for conflict-related sexual violence.…

Reporting Sexual Violence By state bodies or conflict actors that particularly targets IDPs and refugees, aid, health workers or educators or students among others. Africa Burundi 03 September 2023: In Buhiga commune, Karuzi province, a 13-year-old girl was raped by…

Reporting Sexual Violence By state bodies or conflict actors that particularly targets IDPs and refugees, aid, health workers or educators or students among others. Africa Cameroon 08 August 2023: Between Ganse village and Kolofata town, Mayo-Sava municipality, Extreme-Nord province, seven women had…

HIGHLIGHTS The humanitarian community in Cameroon celebrated the World Humanitarian Day Partners in the North-West and South-West regions alert on water, hygiene and sanitation needs More than 2,400 people arrived in Cameroon after floods in Chad New cholera cases reported…

WASHINGTON, September 29, 2023- The World Bank Board of Directors today approved $365 million in International Development Association (IDA*) financing to increase girls’ and women’s access to learning, economic opportunities, and utilization of health services, and…

Your Excellency, In 2005 heads of state and government unanimously agreed on the responsibility of states to protect populations from genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing. Under the Responsibility to Protect (R2P), it is…

For Immediate Release Office of Press Relations press@usaid.gov Tuesday, September 19, 2023 Press Release Today, the United States, through USAID, announced more than $247 million in additional funding for urgent humanitarian assistance to help people across Africa coping with the impacts…

This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African region. This week’s articles cover: Dengue in Chad Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in Mauritania Humanitarian Crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo For each of these events, a…