Democratic Republic of the Congo + 5 more
UNICEF appeals for US$58.8 million to address mpox crisis as cases among children rise NEW YORK, 16 September 2024 – UNICEF has launched an appeal for US$58.8 million to address the rising mpox crisis across six African…
Chad
Las fuertes lluvias han destruido gran parte de los campos de cultivo de la región. Pedimos a la comunidad internacional una respuesta a la altura: es imprescindible para evitar una catástrofe humanitaria y “la gente no…
Burkina Faso
CRISIS IMPACT OVERVIEW Violence has been rapidly increasing in Centre-Nord region of Burkina Faso since early 2024. During the first four months of the year, attacks by the al-Qaeda-affiliated group Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) killed…
Central African Republic + 2 more
Summary of trend history The 2024 Humanitarian Response plan (HRP) aims to provide a sustained response focused on the centrality of protection, guided by the preferences of affected populations, whilst preserving their lives and their dignity, and…
Democratic Republic of the Congo + 19 more
Key strategic developments in epidemiology • Geographic spread: as of 13 September 2024, a total of 14 countries in the WHO African region have been affected by mpox and have an active transmission • Newly active countries: after…
Chad
SITUATION OVERVIEW Weeks of severe rains in Chad have hit all 23 provinces leaving at least 340 people dead and 1.5 million affected since July. The situation continues to evolve very rapidly with the number of people…
Burundi
HIGHLIGHTS As of 15 September, a total of 34 out of 59 health districts in the country had at least one confirmed case of Mpox. UNICEF’s response plan for Mpox covers 16 priority districts, aiming to reach…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Introduction Overview In 2022, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in collaboration with UNICEF, WHO and the National Program for the Elimination of Cholera and the Control of Other Diarrheal Diseases (PNECHOL-MD) developed…
Chad
HUMANITARIAN OVERVIEW Since late July, torrential rains have caused flooding in the 23 provinces of Chad. The last data shared by the Government on the 3 rd of September 2024 states that 1,495,969 people have been affected…
Nigeria
Highlights • 72 new suspected cases were reported in Epi week 36, 2024, compared with 74 cases reported in the previous week (Epi week 35). • Nine (9) confirmed cases were reported in week 36 compared with eight…
