Taliban take-over: Afghanistan already battling drought, hunger, COVID-19
The now-absent government at Kabul had declared drought on June 22; half of its 30 million people are below the poverty line while 7,000 …
Most number of people in need of aid in Ethiopia, Yemen, DRC & Afghanistan in 2021
Need for humanitarian aid reached an all-time high during January 2018-December 2021
Cash-based aid not a silver bullet, but offers flexibility, choice to beneficiaries
Cash relief brings people into the formal financial system and makes financial inclusion possible
UN funds insufficient to help victims of climate disasters: Oxfam
UN humanitarian aid appeals increased 819% in 20 years
Turkey and Syria earthquake: Long-term funding is needed to support search-and-rescue after major disasters
Until having an effective earthquake early warning, we need to rely on building codes and urban and physical planning
Generous aid to Ukraine is diverting resources away from other refugee crises around the world
Even before the current Ukraine crisis, a gap between global humanitarian needs and requisite funding to address them was growing.
Still unprotected: COVID-19, underfunding plagues child protection aid
African countries among the worst affected: Funding for child protection dropped to 38% in 2019 from 88% in 2018 in South Sudan
UN praises Bangladesh for evacuation ahead of cyclone Mahasen
One million people evacuated from 13 coastal districts 24 hours before landfall; 13 fatalities reported so far