Reports

On 27 January 2020, heavy rainfall occurred in Kilwa, Liwale, and Ruangwa districts in Lindi region (southeastern Tanzania), causing deaths and major damage to critical infrastructure and houses. Immediately after the alert was received on…

Situation in Numbers 127,622 refugee children in need of humanitarian assistance (UNHCR/MOHA Nov 2020) 289,379 refugees and asylum seekers in need (UNHCR/MOHA, Nov 2020) 70 per cent (40.5M) COVID-19 target Population in Mainland and Zanzibar (MOHCDGEC, June 2020) 509 confirmed…

Highlights UNICEF Tanzania’s humanitarian appeal has a funding gap of US$ 10 million to continue supporting the provision of life-saving services linked to multiple risks of COVID-19, floods and refugee children hosted in three camps in Kigoma…

Situation in Numbers 136,422 refugee children in need of humanitarian assistance (UNHCR April 2020) 286,158 refugees and asylum seekers in need (UNHCR, April 2020) 70 per cent (40.5M) target Population in Mainland and Zanzibar (COVID-19) (MOHCDGEC, June 2020) 509 confirmed…

Summary of major revisions made to emergency plan of action: This Operation Update No.2 reports on the detailed assessment, seeks to extend the timeframe by two months (for a total of 6 months). Indeed, with support from…

Summary of major revisions made to emergency plan of action This Operations Update No.1 seeks to extend the timeframe, review targets and requests for a second allocation. The timeframe is extended from 2 to 4 months, with…

During the night of Sunday 26 January 2020, the district of Kilwa in Lindi region, Tanzania was hit by floods caused by heavy rainfalls which continued for three days from 23rd to 25th January 2020. These…

Heavy rain and floods continue to affect most parts of Tanzania, particularly the Lindi, Mwanza, Morogoro and Manyara regions, leading to at least 40 fatalities. According to media reports, 21 people were killed by floods in Lindi…

Heavy rain has been affecting southern Tanzania, particularly Lindi, Iringa, Ruvuma, and Mtwara regions over the last week, causing rivers to overflow and triggering floods. Media report 21 fatalities across Kilwa, Liwale, and Ruangwa Districts (Lindi Region).…

Highlights October to December 2019 rainfall was the lowest in central parts of the region since 1981 Extended dryness in December and January resulted in permanent wilting of crops in southern Mozambique and Zimbabwe South Africa’s main maize growing…