“Girls across Afghanistan have been denied their right to learn for over three years – first, due to COVID-19, and then because of the ban on attending secondary school," - UNICEF chief.
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UN human rights office gravely concerned extreme violence continuing to spiral out of control in Haiti
Since the beginning of the year, up to 15 March, a total of 531 people were killed, 300 injured and 277 kidnapped in gang-related incidents that took place mainly in the capital, Port-au-Prince.
More than 10 million people living in Pakistan’s flood-affected areas still lack access to safe drinking water
The floods damaged most of the water systems in affected areas, compelling people - including 2.5 million children - to solely rely on contaminated water from ponds and wells.
Burkina Faso home to almost half of closed schools in Central and West Africa
Over a million children in Burkina Faso are affected by school closures with 6,134 academic institutions shut as of February 2023, an increase of 40 per cent since the end of the last school year.
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Funding shortfall forces WFP to limit food and cash aid to displaced Iraqis and Syrian refugees
As the funding shortfall coincides, regrettably, with the Holy Month of Ramadan, WFP is urgently seeking $10 million to continue providing food assistance to vulnerable IDPs until June 2023.
Oxfam raises fresh concerns for Türkiye earthquake survivors as torrential rains batter devastated region
At least five people have been killed and at least five others are missing, with the provinces of Sanliurfa and Adiyaman badly hit. Footage shows streets in Sanliurfa turned into fast-flowing rivers.
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Global Agriculture and Food Security Program strengthens resilience of farmers with $220 million of funding
These grants will help countries, with support from GAFSP’s implementing partners, design and implement solutions in line with their current agriculture and food security strategies.
Cholera surges in Mozambique after Cyclone Freddy causes severe disruption to critical services
Flooding caused by Cyclone Freddy, compounded by interruption of WASH services, is driving a rapid acceleration in cholera cases, which have almost quadrupled – to almost 10,700 – since early February.
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In 2022, natural disasters and human-made crises affected communities and nations across the globe more than in previous years. As the leading source of humanitarian information, ReliefWeb played a vital role in providing timely and accurate information to humanitarians responding to the needs of the affected people. ReliefWeb witnessed a significant increase in the number of users seeking...