World Update
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Global effort to strengthen early warning systems expands
Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States benefit from better weather and climate..
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New Zealand to help fund fight against measles in the Pacific region
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced New Zealand will contribute NZ$1 million of funding to..
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Secretary-General calls on donors to boost emergency response fund pledges as number of conflicts, extreme weather events rises
SG/SM/19902 Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres remarks at the high‑level pledging ..
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Up to 17.8 million people internally displaced because of conflict, disasters in Africa
Although forced displacement is a global phenomenon, it is more pronounced in Africa. Africa hosts o..
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IFRC puts climate change at centre of new 10-year strategy
Geneva, 5 December 2019 – Climate related shocks and hazards are amongst the major humanitarian emer..
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Sahel region – Food insecurity (DG ECHO) (ECHO Daily Flash of 3 December 2019)
Results from the regional analysis (Cadre Harmonisé) of the food security situation in west and cent..
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Millions of children at risk as governments fail to protect their rights, leading agencies warn
The lives of millions of vulnerable children are at risk because the majority of the worlds nations ..
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WHO prequalifies Ebola vaccine, paving way for use in high-risk countries
The World Health Organization (WHO) today prequalified an Ebola vaccine for the first time, a critic..
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Access constraints gravely impede humanitarian assistance in 60 countries
Introduction ACAPS Humanitarian Access Overview provides a snapshot of the contexts where humanitar..
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One in nine face hunger: Inequality drives global figure to 10-year high, says UN expert
NEW YORK (24 October 2019) – For the third year in a row, hunger and malnutrition are on the rise,…
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