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World + 17 others
© OCHA/Ivo Brandau
UNHCR
A record 65 million people displaced at the end of 2015
Conflict and persecution caused global forced displacement to escalate sharply, reaching the highest level ever recorded and representing immense human suffering, according to UNHCR.
OCHA
Cholera continues to make victims; approximately 10 towns on red alert in Haiti
The situation is most critical in the West department, including Port-au-Prince (70 cases), Tabarre (66 cases), Carrefour (38 cases), and Centre department particularly Hinche (67 cases) and Mirebalais (39 cases).
World + 38 others
WHO
New Zika response plan released
Almost US$ 122 million needed over the 18 months to implement the revised Zika Strategic Response Plan which places support for women and girls of child-bearing age at its core.
Zimbabwe + 4 others
© OCHA/Tamara van Vliet
SADC
More than 41 million people food insecure in Southern Africa; about half require urgent aid
Nearly 2.7 million children are currently suffering from severe acute malnutrition. This figure is expected to rise if support is not immediately provided.
© UNICEF/Mark Beresford.
WHO
WHO expresses concern over disease outbreaks in its response to Fallujah crisis
© UNHCR/Benjamin Loyseau
UN Human Rights Council
UN human rights experts call for concrete steps to end crisis
Syria + 1 other
© UNICEF/Razan Rashidi
UN Human Rights Council
