Thousands in urgent need of assistance in cyclone-hit Madagascar; Red Cross launches emergency appeal: Tens of thousands of people are displaced in Madagascar and need urgent humanitarian assistance after powerful Cyclone Enawo battered the island with torrential rain and wind, destroying homes and flooding farms and communities. Officials from the country’s disaster … [Read more...] about Thousands in urgent need of assistance in cyclone-hit Madagascar; Red Cross launches emergency appeal
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Emergency Assistance to Mozambique in Response to the Cyclone Damage
Emergency Assistance to Mozambique in Response to the Cyclone Damage: Today, March 1, upon the request of the Government of the Republic of Mozambique, the Government of Japan decided to provide emergency relief goods (plastic sheets, portable jerry cans, etc.) through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to Mozambique in response to the damage caused by the recent … [Read more...] about Emergency Assistance to Mozambique in Response to the Cyclone Damage
In Oslo, Foreign Minister Gabriel pledges humanitarian assistance for Nigeria and the Lake Chad region
In Oslo, Foreign Minister Gabriel pledges humanitarian assistance for Nigeria and the Lake Chad region: Foreign Minister Gabriel issued the following statement today (24 February) at the Oslo Humanitarian Conference for Nigeria and the Lake Chad region: Hundreds of thousands of children are threatened by starvation in the Lake Chad region. Millions of people have had to … [Read more...] about In Oslo, Foreign Minister Gabriel pledges humanitarian assistance for Nigeria and the Lake Chad region
UN allocates $21 million to help thousands in need of humanitarian assistance in Sudan
UN allocates million to help thousands in need of humanitarian assistance in Sudan: The United Nations, through the Sudan Humanitarian Fund (SHF) – a multi-donor fund that responds to critical humanitarian needs in Sudan – has allocated $ 21 million to help thousands of people in need of humanitarian assistance across Sudan in 2017. The humanitarian … [Read more...] about UN allocates $21 million to help thousands in need of humanitarian assistance in Sudan
Fighting Blocks IOM Humanitarian Assistance in Upper Nile, South Sudan
Fighting Blocks IOM Humanitarian Assistance in Upper Nile, South Sudan: IOM has been forced to suspend humanitarian activities in Wau Shilluk in South Sudan’s Upper Nile area due to violent clashes over the weekend putting thousands at risk. Due to this increased insecurity, IOM has had to post pone the registration of nearly 3,000 thousand vulnerable individuals for … [Read more...] about Fighting Blocks IOM Humanitarian Assistance in Upper Nile, South Sudan
