14 Sep 2021 Poverty in Lebanon now affects over 74% of the population - almost double the 2019 poverty rate. Devastating economic collapse has led to a 281% rise in inflation and heightened deprivation in most sectors. The change has been dramatic, and the average standard of living has dropped rapidly with most... |
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30 Aug 2021 The DR Congo was recently identified as the location of the world’s largest hunger crisis with the largest number of people facing food insecurity. There are 27.3 million highly food-insecure people across 26 provinces of the DRC and some 5.2 million people displaced by the simmering conflict. Despite... |
15 Sep 2021 In Gaza, years of blockade and recurrent cycles of hostilities have had a severe impact on local infrastructure, delivery of services, available livelihood opportunities and the ability of families to cope. Palestinians in Gaza are locked in and unable to travel to other parts of the Palestinian territories... |
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12 Feb 2021 When Cyclone Amphan struck Bangladesh in May 2020, over a million people were affected, 350 000+ homes were damaged, and more than 60 000 homes were completely destroyed. Over a 100 000 more faced intensive monsoon flooding in August 2020 which caused even further damage. Affected families in coastal... |
09 Mar 2021 In 2017 over 700,000 Rohingya most of them children, women, and the elderly – fled their homes in Myanmar to escape systematic persecution and took refuge in Bangladesh. Together with existing refugees there are now more than 900 000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh who live in a network of refugee...
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09 Mar 2021 Across the northern hemisphere our brothers and sisters are bracing for the winter months at a time when available resources have been limited due to the severe impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on struggling economies. For refugees, IDPs, the impoverished, orphans, widows and other vulnerable groups,... |
09 Mar 2021 Zimbabwe has been in prolonged drought since 2018. Each year there are less rains, and the threat to all water sources, above ground and below, is becoming alarming. This year, hand pump boreholes have dried up in rural areas and thousands have been crowding at the few available water sources.... |
09 Mar 2021 Sudan is the meeting point of the Blue and White Niles to become the mighty Nile River. It is a frontline in the climate emergency as natural disasters become more intensive and more frequent. It has been a hundred years since the Nile river has reached the current water levels of 17.5 metres. An... |
