Reports

Tropical Cyclone ELOISE formed over the Indian Ocean on 17 January and is moving west-south-west towards north-eastern Madagascar. On 18 January at 6.00 UTC, its centre was located 700 km north-east of Antalaha Commune (Sava Region),…

HIGHLIGHTS • A new weather system has formed in the south-west Indian Ocean and intensified into a moderate tropical storm, named Eloise, today. • Tropical Storm Eloise is expected to make landfall in northern Madagascar around 19 to…

Crisis Overview In the Grand Sud of Madagascar, three consecutive droughts, compounded by COVID-19, have left at least 1.27 million people in need of humanitarian assistance in the Grand Sud from January to May 2021, based on…

In Numbers In November, 700,000 people assisted (through drought response and regular programmes) COVID-19 response: As of 24 December, 74,500 households (350,000 people) received cash assistance during the second distribution cycle (July – December 2020) US$ 35 million net…

Highlights Inter Phase Classification for Acute Food Insecurity and Acute Malnutrition showed that 1.06 million people are currently in acute food insecurity which will increase up to 1.35 million between January and April. As a result, an estimated 135,476…

ABOUT THE INDIAN OCEAN REGIONAL INTERVENTION PLATFORM For twenty years the Indian Ocean Regional Intervention Platform (PIROI) – which reports to the International Relations and Operations Department (DIRO) of the French Red Cross – has been working…

Le sud de Madagascar est au bord d’une « crise humanitaire ». Le Programme alimentaire mondial (PAM) des Nations Unies estime que 1,35 million de personnes ont besoin d’une aide alimentaire d’urgence. En cause, plus de trois…

ANTANANARIVO -- Three consecutive years of drought coupled with a sharp recession triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic will leave a third of the population in Southern Madagascar struggling to put food on the table. With severe…

The German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO) has announced its support of €4.5 million for a programme of activities that will embed early humanitarian action across a global network of NGOs. Start Network’s innovative approach aims to shift…

OVERVIEW How severe, how many and when: During the current period (October to December 2020), 1.06 million people (27% of the analysed population) are estimated to be facing high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3…