News Monitor
DR Congo: Mpox outbreak raises alarm in eastern and southern Africa as cases increase among children
The new variant of the mpox virus (clade Ib) has been identified in all affected countries except South Africa, which is causing concern due to its potential for wider transmission across age groups.
The ICRC has not managed to bring humanitarian relief into the city to this day, despite numerous efforts. We call on the parties to the conflict to respect their obligations under IHL.
Report shows about 62.9 million people, or 25% of the analysed population in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity.
Seven years after more than 700,000 people fled violence in Myanmar, Save the Children interviewed more than 70 Rohingya refugees, mostly women and adolescent children, in Cox’s Bazar.
Some national statistical offices in the region say they don’t have enough staff working on climate data, and others do not have a unit dedicated to it, according to an Asian Development Bank survey.
Approximately 1.8 million people may experience food insecurity between October 2024 and March 2025 due to the impact of El Niño. The appeal will improve local resilience in the most affected areas.
Approximately 1.8 million people may experience food insecurity between October 2024 and March 2025 due to the impact of El Niño. The appeal will improve local resilience in the most affected areas.
Approximately 1.8 million people may experience food insecurity between October 2024 and March 2025 due to the impact of El Niño. The appeal will improve local resilience in the most affected areas.
This initial delivery will reach 13,000 people with provisions. WFP has food and nutrition supplies for around 500,000 people ready to move swiftly through the newly reopened route.
Children continue to face heightened insecurity due to the presence of armed groups, despite concrete measures adopted by the Government of Nigeria, a new report from United Nations shows.
Ceasefire needed to allow life-saving polio vaccinations to be administered to about 640,000 children under 10 after confirmation of the first case of polio in Gaza in 25 years, with reports of more.
The swift spread of a new virulent strain of the mpox virus across Africa triggered WHO to declare it once again a public health emergency of international concern last week.
Since the start of the year, an estimated 8,772 children have contracted the disease - more than half of the country’s 15,664 total reported cases - according to the latest available data.
Approximately 213,000 Palestinians have been affected by nine evacuation orders since the beginning of August. In total, 86% of the Gaza Strip has come under evacuation orders since 7 October.
Trucks with about 4,800 metric tons of WFP food and nutrition assistance – enough for 500,000 people – are stuck in various locations across Sudan, due to impassable roads.
As we observe WHD, we aim to remind the world about one of the biggest ongoing emergencies with a grim milestone - the highest number of attacks WHO has ever recorded in any humanitarian emergency.
With 280 aid workers killed in 33 countries last year, 2023 marked the deadliest year on record for the global humanitarian community. This number represents a 137 per cent increase compared to 2022.
The number of acutely malnourished children has increased by 34 percent compared with last year, the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Malnutrition Analysis has reported.