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…
Burundi
A la veille de la rentrée scolaire 2024-2025, la Croix-Rouge du Burundi en partenariat avec la Croix-Rouge de Belgique communauté Flandres a assisté en matériels scolaires 2000 élèves des communes Kayogoro (750) et Mabanda (750) de…
Chad
The humanitarian impact of the widespread flooding caused by heavy rainfall that has been affecting central and south-western Chad is increasing. As of 17 September, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) reports at least 341 fatalities, at…
Mali
Heavy rainfall has been affecting Mali, resulting in severe flooding, casualties, and damage. According to UNICEF, as of 16 September, at least 62 people died, 118 have been injured, and 179,949 have been affected, including 71,946 children…
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…
Nigeria + 15 more
DAKAR – Des pluies torrentielles ont provoqué des inondations catastrophiques en Afrique de l'Ouest et centrale, affectant plus de quatre millions de personnes dans 14 pays, alerte aujourd'hui le Programme alimentaire mondial (PAM) des Nations unies.…
Nigeria
HIGHLIGHTS ‒ In July, 2024: ‒ Kwara (44), Ekiti (43), Ogun (41), and Borno (40) accounted for 25.5% of the 658 suspected cases reported ‒ Of the suspected cases reported, 103 (15.7%) were confirmed (73 labconfirmed, 0 epidemiologically linked,…
Nigeria + 15 more
DAKAR – Torrential rains have unleashed catastrophic floods in West and Central Africa, affecting over four million people in 14 countries – the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today warns. The worrying spike in humanitarian…
Nigeria
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR’s Representative in Nigeria, Arjun Jain – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. GENEVA –…
