Funding shortfalls had already forced WFP to cut rations for refugees to 50% in the Far North, Adamawa, East and North regions of Cameroon and to distribute incomplete food baskets since end 2023.
Cameroon + 2 more
Cameroon + 2 more
Funding shortfalls had already forced WFP to cut rations for refugees to 50% in the Far North, Adamawa, East and North regions of Cameroon and to distribute incomplete food baskets since end 2023.
Uganda + 5 more
Since the start of the conflict in South Sudan more than 10 years ago, growing needs compounded by food shortages, insecurity and the impacts of climate change, have kept South Sudanese in exile.
The conflict, coupled with disrupted supply chains, economic decline and hindrances to humanitarian aid, has rendered approximately 37% of the population — 18 million people — severely food insecure.
Mali + 2 more
Mali hosts approximately 66,793 refugees as it faces the needs of more than 354,000 people displaced within its own borders. An influx of 40,000 from Burkina Faso arrived in the last three months alone.
It’s almost as if conflicts have become an accepted part of life. It’s important to remember that hungry children, disease outbreaks, hospitals shutting down … these are not to be normalized, said WHO.
Many children in the worst affected areas of the country, where around a third of the population is nomadic, are also missing out on school because of road closures brought on by thick snow and ice.
An estimated 362,000 people are internally displaced; about 17,000 people have left Port-au-Prince, leaving behind their livelihoods and facing even more vulnerable situations, says IPC.
Measles outbreak surges in South Sudan, MSF urges immediate vaccination campaign. Over 460 cases recorded, 90% unvaccinated. MSF calls for increased awareness and better vaccination coverage.
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