Rapports

Heavy rain downpours on 7 September in the western town of Kasese caused severe flooding after River Nyamwamba burst its banks affected residents in Nyamwamba Division of Kasese Town. Uganda Red Cross reports, as of 9 September,…

This document explores the wide-ranging socio-economic impacts of the El Niño phenomenon on Malawi, focusing on the droughts and floods it has triggered. It provides an in-depth analysis of the humanitarian situation, assessing the immediate response…

This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African region. This week’s articles cover: Drought and Food insecurity in Zimbabwe Cholera in the Union of Comoros Cholera in Togo For each of these events, a brief…

Former President joined by Irish development and humanitarian organisations to share an urgent message: A humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding in Sudan. We must act now. There is no time to lose. ‘This is, in effect, a manmade…

By Ines Surwumwe Squatting on dirty plastic sheets on waterlogged ground and huddled together under ripped canvas tarpaulins strung together by sticks are thousands of families, forced to flee rapidly rising flood waters in Fangak. “The water submerged…

Situation Overview Lesotho is grappling with a severe food security crisis, made worse by El Niño weather pattern, which is disrupting the critical 2024/25 summer planting and rainy season. Persistent crop failures, dwindling food production, water shortages,…

Lusaka - The World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of US$ 2 million from the Government of Japan to support 42,000 drought-affected people in Zambia to meet their essential food security and nutrition needs. With this…

Port Sudan, 9 September 2024 — WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Regional Director Dr Hanan Balkhy today concluded a two-day mission to Port Sudan, where they reaffirmed WHO's commitment to reaching all Sudanese in…

Tanzania hosts 234,296 refugees and asylum- seekers mainly from Burundi and DRC, who live in two camps, while some refugees from the 1972 Burundian population live in villages and three old settlements in Kigoma, Katavi and…

Highlights On 20 August, the US Secretary of State expressed optimism about a potential humanitarian agreement in Sudan, hoping it could lead to a broader peace deal to end the ongoing conflict. He emphasized the severity of…