Reports

THE HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN SOUTH SUDAN South Sudan is facing a growing humanitarian crisis. Approximately 9 million people, or three out of four of the country’s population of 12.4 million, need humanitarian assistance. The outlook for the…

Delivered by Nada Al-Nashif, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights At Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the Sudan, 57th session of the Human Rights Council Location Geneva, Palais des Nations, Room XX Mr. President, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Over sixteen months on, the conflict in…

SUMMARY OF CRISIS Ethiopia faces a cascade of recurring shocks that have eroded people’s capacity to cope and continue to engage in their livelihood activities.1 Climate-related shocks have left the country particularly vulnerable. While struggling to recover…

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…