An immunization drive will take place in early April in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, with 77 per cent of confirmed cases in the Philippines being reported from there.
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Food assistance to refugees in Cameroon at risk of stoppage amid funding shortages
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
UNHCR and partners seek $1.4 billion to support South Sudanese refugees in region
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.
Unfettered humanitarian access and increased funding needed to avert hunger crisis in Sudan
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.
Yemen conflict enters 10th year with more than 17 million people needing medical aid
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.
Mali + 2 more
Support urgently needed to avert a deeper Sahel crisis, UNHCR’s protection chief warns
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.
Gang activity in Haiti drives nearly five million people into high levels of acute food insecurity
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.
Mongolia counts cost of extreme winter as 5.2 million livestock dead and children missing school
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.
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