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MORE THAN 29 MILLION PEOPLE ARE AT RISK OF FOOD INSECURITY
The semi-arid region of West Africa that borders the Sahara Desert in the north and tropical savannas in the south…
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MORE THAN 16 THOUSAND REFUGEES AFFECTED BY SEVERE STORM IN SUDAN
Nearly 4,000 out of 10,000 individual family tents have been damaged by strong winds, heavy rains, and hailstorms. Emergency latrines…
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HALF THE SOMALI POPULATION NEEDS HUMANITARIAN AID
“Humanitarian needs have increased significantly in 2021 but the funding to respond to these needs is the worst in six…
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CURRENT LAWS DO NOT PROTECT MINOR GIRLS FROM EARLY MARRIAGE
Girls in the Middle East and North Africa are in greater danger of being forced or sold into ‘tourist’ or…
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RETURN IS NOT A SOLUTION, SAY REFUGEES IN DADAAB AFTER CAMP CLOSURE ANNOUNCEMENT
Closing the Dadaab refugee camps, in northern Kenya, and pushing people to return to their home countries will lead to…
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THOUSANDS COULD DIE IF CROSS-BORDER AID CHANNEL CLOSES IN NORTHWEST SYRIA
More than 4 million people in northwest Syria will lose access to desperately needed medical and humanitarian aid if the…
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COVID 19 CASES IN AFRICA BREAK RECORD
COVID-19 cases in Africa are surging by over 20% week-on-week as the continent’s third wave gains pace and nears the…
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NWS NGO FORUM STATEMENT ON THE ATTACK ON AL-SHIFAA HOSPITAL IN NORTHWEST SYRIA
An earlier missile strike hit within 100 meters of the hospital, while the following two missiles completely destroyed the emergency,…
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HOSPITALS ARE OVERFLOW IN AFGHANISTAN DUE TO COVID 19, AUTHORITIES ARE HELPED
A COVID-19 surge in Afghanistan has reached a crisis point as infections and deaths are spiralling out of control, threatening…
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APPROXIMATELY 250 THOUSAND AFGHANS FACE HUNGER DUE TO DROUGHT
Severe drought in Afghanistan could trigger the displacement of thousands of families, according to the latest IRC assessment across five…
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