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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In a phone call with the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, Foreign Minister Gabriel pushes for concerted action to combat hunger and pledges to provide 15 million euros in emergency aid
In a phone call with the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, Foreign Minister Gabriel pushes for concerted action to combat hunger and pledges to provide 15 million euros in emergency aid: Following a phone call with UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’Brien, Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel issued the following statement today (12 March): Today I discussed the … [Read more...] about In a phone call with the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, Foreign Minister Gabriel pushes for concerted action to combat hunger and pledges to provide 15 million euros in emergency aid
The European Union (EU) has allocated another EUR 29M in response for Drought Emergency
The European Union (EU) has allocated another EUR 29M in response for Drought Emergency: In response to the ongoing drought which has hit several parts of Kenya for the last one-year, the European Union is providing an additional EUR 23 million, about Sh2.5 billion to contain the worst impacts of drought among the most affected communities. In addition to meeting the most … [Read more...] about The European Union (EU) has allocated another EUR 29M in response for Drought Emergency
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
Norway to provide NOK 135 million in emergency aid to South Sudan
Norway to provide NOK 135 million in emergency aid to South Sudan: The humanitarian crisis in South Sudan is now so severe that the UN has declared a famine in parts of the country. ‘The situation is acute. We must act now to save lives. Norway is therefore providing NOK 135 million for emergency relief efforts in South Sudan,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs … [Read more...] about Norway to provide NOK 135 million in emergency aid to South Sudan
