#Ethiopia
: Civilians in Tigray are suffering "The Cruelest of Fates" and need life-saving assistance, with their lives & livelihoods destroyed by the war. 900,000 people are in
#famine
and nearly 2 million more are at risk -
@RefugeesIntl
📷 UNICEF/Ayene
.
@SafeguardingHC
reported an eight-fold increase in incidents of violence against or obstruction of
#healthcare
by the
#Ethiopian
armed forces in
#Tigray
, Amhara, and Afar regions since 2021.
📸: UNICEF/Nahom Tesfaye
6 months into the war in
#Tigray
, Ethiopia, only 30% of hospitals, 17% of health centres and none of the 712 health posts were functional.
A new assessment in
@bmj_latest
evaluates the health system before and during the war.
📷: UNOCHA/Tinago Chikoto
More than 1 million people are displaced in
#Ethiopia
's
#Tigray
region, announced
@UNmigration
#IDP
's are residing in overcrowded shelters, in schools and open spaces. Their urgent needs include food, shelter, and health services.
#TigrayConflict
📷: IOM
Health facilities across Ethiopia’s Tigray region have been looted, vandalised and destroyed in a deliberate and widespread attack on healthcare, according to
@MSF
A
@WFP
convoy of 50 trucks reaches Tigray,
#Ethiopia
. However, double this number of trucks needs to be moving in every day to meet the vast humanitarian needs in the region
📷WFP
Despite some improvements in delivering humanitarian aid to communities in Afar and Tigray regions, overall humanitarian access in northern Ethiopia remains challenging
@UNOCHA
's Access Snapshot looks at the situation
#Ethiopia
: ‘I Don't Know If They Realized I Was A Person’.
@amnesty
's report details the experiences of 63 survivors of
#rape
and other sexual violence in the conflict in
#Tigray
in their own words and calls for immediate government action.
Read
@WorldPeaceFdtn
’s study “Starving
#Tigray
” for a snapshot of how the ongoing war has destroyed the region's economy and food systems and the humanitarian emergency from
#foodinsecurity
&
#famine
threatening millions.
📷: UNICEF/Sewunet
#Ethiopia
has launched a preventive oral
#cholera
vaccination campaign targeting two million people in
#Tigray
region to avert a potential outbreak,
@WHO
reports.
📷: WHO
All warring parties in Tigray,
#Ethiopia
have been implicated in the attacking, pillaging and occupying of schools since the conflict started,
@hrw
has warned. About 25% of schools in Tigray have been damaged.
#education
📷: OCHA/Charlotte Cans
More than 2.1 million people are internally displaced in
#Tigray
. USD 27 million is urgently needed to continue providing emergency shelter and non-food support, warns
@UNmigration
.
#Ethiopia
📷: IOM/Kaye Viray
The crisis in Tigray,
#Ethiopia
, is entering its sixth month with no clear end in sight amid severe child rights violations.
#Education
, water, protection, health and nutrition have all been affected, warns
@UNICEF
.
📷: UNICEF/UN0412581/Leul Kinfu
The UN Security Council will hold a session on the situation in
#Iraq
Wed 28 Aug at 10:00amEST. The latest report to the Security Council can be found at:
Broadcast live:
Text of briefing will be posted at:
#Ethiopia
#Tigray
Crisis: Women & girls are forced to exchange sex for small amounts of cash due to lack of access to food and cash to meet basic needs -
@RESCUEorg
📷: UNHCR/Gebrehiwot
At least 33,000 children in parts of Tigray,
#Ethiopia
, at imminent risk of death as conflict increases famine threat, warns
@UNICEF
📸UNOCHA/ Tinago Chikoto
As the situation continues to develop across
#Myanmar
, ReliefWeb's dedicated country page provides updates on
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
and how those already in need are being affected
A free online
@UNFPA
course targets those who want to increase their knowledge around gender-based violence (
#GBV
) prevention and response in
#emergencies
. Available in English, French, Spanish and Arabic
How are children's rights affected by
#climatechange
? What is the role of the next generation as activists within their changing environments? To find out, register for
@HumanitarianTr1
's free online course at
📷: UNICEF/Noorani
Hours after cyclone Batsirai wreaked destruction in eastern
#Madagascar
,
@WFP
is on the ground providing emergency assistance in coordination w/govt authorities.
📸WFP/Nejmeddine Halfaoui
The Horn of Africa is experiencing the driest conditions recorded since 1981, with severe
#drought
leaving an estimated 13 million people across
#Ethiopia
,
#Kenya
, and
#Somalia
facing severe hunger
@WFP
📸WFP/Michael Tewelde
During public health emergencies, people need to know what health
#risks
they face, and what actions they can take to protect their
#health
and lives. Check out this guideline by
@WHO
on Communicating Risk in Public Health Emergencies
On 20 June, the world celebrates the strength and courage of people who have been forced to flee their home country to escape conflict or persecution.
#WorldRefugeeDay
2023 focuses on the power of inclusion and solutions for refugees.
📷
@Refugees
#Morocco
earthquake disaster brief, per
@IFRC
:
▪️ 6.6 million: Population living in affected areas
▪️ 380 K: Population within 50 km of the epicentre
▪️ 8.4 K: Total casualties
More information:
The
@ICRC
has developed a new online course, "Sustainable Development in Humanitarian Action", which aims to teach workers of humanitarian organizations the principles and practices of sustainable development
COVAX has allocated 73M doses to 26 countries with a Humanitarian Response Plan in its first round. Deliveries are underway in 8 countries.
The
@UNOCHA
@humdata
Data Explorer is now tracking COVID-19 Vaccine Roll-Out in HRP countries.
Find more at
Over 1.7 million people displaced due to conflict are in need of urgent assistance across 265 accessible locations in Ethiopia's Tigray region and neighboring Afar and Amhara, according to data collected by
@UNmigration
For 25 years,
@reliefweb
has been the NO. 1 source of information on humanitarian crises worldwide, serving more than 15 million users a year. Read how the portal came about and what it means today to those engaged in humanitarian response
👉
📸Makau/RW
.
@MSF
has stopped activities in the Amhara, Gambella and Somali regions of Ethiopia, and in parts of
#Tigray
, due to a 3-month suspension order from the government. MSF continues to run medical services in other parts of
#Ethiopia
.
📷: Igor G. Barbero/MSF
A new
@UNDP
study of
#Afghanistan
’s economy demonstrates that without continuity for girls’ education and women’s ability to work, prospects for the country’s recovery will remain grim.
The Global Fund
@GlobalFund
signed 157 grants for a total record breaking US$8.54 billion for lifesaving HIV, TB and malaria programs and to strengthen systems for health
#Syria
: In 2021, more than two people were killed per week in Al Hol, making it one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a child, reports
@SavetheChildren
. Read about the devastating toll of
#violence
on children in Al Hol camp:
📸 UNICEF
"Reaching Syria’s Underserved Children" –
@EduCannotWait
’s
#Syria
Multi-Year Resilience Programme aims to re-engage children in learning by providing equitable access to safer and inclusive
#learning
spaces:
📷 OCHA/Abdul Aziz Qitaz
As the world’s population hits 8 billion people, UN via
@UNFPA
calls for solidarity in advancing sustainable development. By achieving the SDGs, delivering human rights and leaving no one behind, we can usher in a world where all can thrive
26 million people in Africa live in areas where access to humanitarian aid and basic services like medical care is limited due to violence & armed conflict, according to the
@ICRC
📷Mackenzie Knowles-Coursin/ICRC
Indonesian Red Cross
@ifrc
rescue teams are searching for survivors in the rubble and providing first aid following a devastating earthquake in Sulawesi, Indonesia
📷:IFRC 2019
In 2014,
@UNOCHA
launched HDX to improve data sharing across the
#humanitarian
system. Today, it's used in every active crisis around the world. The new Centre for
@humdata
will build on this work for more effective action.
#Data4Humanity
From the Mahberg outbreak in
#Gabon
to snowstorms in
#Mongolia
,
@ifrc
rounds up "Ten disasters of 2023 you’ve likely never heard of", emergencies that did not dominate headlines:
📸 UNRCO / D.Soyolmaa
Norwegian Refugee Council (
@NRC_Norway
) launched the first online introductory course on humanitarian access, to contribute to improving how the aid community reaches communities in conflict.
.
@UNReliefChief
Martin Griffiths today allocated US$25 million from the
@UNCERF
to support life-saving humanitarian assistance and protection of civilians in
#Ethiopia
📸Sonu Jain/World Bank Group
The UK government calls for continued support to ‘strengthen
@EduCannotWait
's role in ensuring continuity of education for all in the face of increasing extreme weather events and emergencies’
“Reports that three
@MSF
staff members have been killed in Tigray,
#Ethiopia
, are outrageous and saddening.”
Statement by the acting
@UNOCHA
chief, Ramesh Rajasingham:
The
#humanitarian
situation in
#Ukraine
is increasingly dire and desperate, and the
@ICRC
is scaling up its response by the hour to meet people’s vast needs
📸 ICRC
With COVID19 testing programming efforts,
@IFRCAsiaPacific
reviews its progress in "Strengthening capacities of National Societies in Emergency WASH Response & Preparedness", with a zoom in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Lao PDR & the Pacific.
📷IFRC/Bangladesh
In 2017, 139 aid workers were killed while doing their jobs. Another 174 were kidnapped or injured in attacks. This fits an ongoing pattern: over the past decade, close to 300 aid workers have been affected by serious violence every year
#NotATarget
An
@ifrc
study calls on governments and disaster agencies to counter the lack of attention, systems and adequate investment in
#childprotection
and to recognize the consequences of disasters for children
📷: UNICEF/UN0286416/Akash
Operational guidance on the safe, ethical and effective management of
#data
within
#humanitariancrises
from the
@iascch
alongside further resources can be found on ReliefWeb's dedicated page
#Guinea
has declared an outbreak of
#Ebola
after three people died and four others tested positive for the virus, marking the first time the disease has been reported in the country since 2016 -
@WHO
📷: WHO/Junior D. Kannah
Nearly a million Rohingya refugees in the Cox’s Bazar are bracing for Cyclone Mocha, which is expected to hit by May 14.
@UNmigration
is strengthening infrastructure and preparing for medical emergencies
Aid agencies are warning of a looming humanitarian catastrophe as more than one million people are at risk of hunger in Syria if cross-border aid resolution not renewed
📷: WFP/Jessica Lawson
#COVID
-19 has reached Cox's Bazar,
#Bangladesh
. With more than 855,000 refugees and 444,000 locals living in and around the camps, conditions are ripe for the spread of the virus.
Armed conflicts, forced
#displacement
, climate change and other crises increased the number of crisis-impacted children in need of urgent quality
#education
to 224 million, according to a new study by
@EduCannotWait
.
.
@UNHABITAT
& partners have compiled best-practice
#COVID19
solutions in slums from across the world in an Interactive Project Map.
📷: UN-Habitat/Kirsten Milhahn
#Ebola
vaccination of people at high risk began today in
#Guinea
as the emergency response was escalated to counter the spread of the virus, which re-emerged for the first time since 2016.
📷: UN/Martine Perret