News Monitor
UNDP and Oxford's new research found that poverty rates in countries affected by conflict are nearly three times as high as compared to countries not affected by conflict.
Eighty percent of the record 163 million Africans facing acute food insecurity are in conflict-hit countries, including potentially 840,000 people confronting famine in Sudan, South Sudan, and Mali.
An Oxfam report, Food Wars, examined 54 conflict-affected countries and found that they account for almost all of the 281.6 million people facing acute hunger today.
Almost 700 million people – 8.5 per cent of the global population – live today on less than $2.15 per day, with 7.3 per cent of the population projected to be living in extreme poverty in 2030.
The unprecedented rains across Nigeria, Mali, Niger and DRC have created a worsening education crisis with the damage to schools, occupation of buildings by IDPs, and displacement away from schools.
Mali, Nigeria, Niger and Chad are either experiencing or imminently facing stockouts, while Cameroon, Pakistan, Sudan, Madagascar, South Sudan, Kenya, DRC and Uganda could run out by mid-2025.
Without the immediate allocation of resources and a ceasefire, millions of people will see their conditions deteriorate to near catastrophe levels, or worse be simply left with no assistance at all.
The International Rescue Committee calls for the international community to act urgently to scale up support to both new arrivals and the vulnerable host communities receiving them.
Up to 400,000 Palestinians were on Monday trapped across northern Gaza, with at least 300 people reportedly killed in nine days of bombardment, and a hospital sheltering thousands ablaze in the south.
The increasingly violent conflict, which started in April 2023, has made the delivery of healthcare - including reproductive care - increasingly challenging, putting mothers and children at risk.
Since 1 October, crossings have been kept closed and no essentials have been allowed from the south. The pressure on at least 400,000 people remaining in northern Gaza to leave southwards is mounting.
Since 1 October, crossings have been kept closed and no essentials have been allowed from the south. The pressure on at least 400,000 people remaining in northern Gaza to leave southwards is mounting.
Urgent additional funding is needed to sustain aid for the Lebanese people during these challenging times, as the demand for food, medicine, shelter, and other essential supplies continues to rise.
South Sudan is now hosting more than half a million refugees across 30 locations, mainly in refugee camps in Maban, Jamjang, Wedweil, and Gorom. This figure has almost doubled since 2023.
Jointly published by Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe, this year's report shows that the prospects for achieving Zero Hunger by the target date of 2030 are grim.
Thousands of schools are damaged or closed in Viet Nam, Myanmar, Lao PDR, and Thailand following the region's strongest storm in years, jeopardising children’s future prospects.
Internally displaced people, host communities and those who have returned home continue to struggle due to limited access to healthcare, livelihoods and education.
Amidst the evolving landscape of armed conflicts, the emergence of new issues and actors has exacerbated the impact on children, deepening their suffering and entrenching the six grave violations.
“Given the intensity of the violence, road damage, and the lack of guaranteed safety, we are currently unable to reach all affected areas in Lebanon despite increasing medical and humanitarian needs."
“Given the intensity of the violence, road damage, and the lack of guaranteed safety, we are currently unable to reach all affected areas in Lebanon despite increasing medical and humanitarian needs."