Eritrean refugees trapped in the midst of the armed conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region are being targeted by both sides to the conflict, a UN expert warned today, calling on all parties to take measures to protect refugees in accordance with international human rights and humanitarian law. Ethiopia was home to nearly 100,000 refugees from […]
Day: August 6, 2021
Global Weather Hazards Summary: August 06 – 12, 2021
Continued rainfall maintains high risk flooding across West and East Africa Locust swarms continue to increase in northeast Ethiopia and southern Djibouti. Abnormal dryness persists over southwestern Ethiopia, Uganda, and western Kenya. Above-average rainfall has lead to flooding and high river levels across West Africa. High river levels have been reported across East Africa. Heavy […]
Polio this week as of 04 August 2021
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on July 24 announced an additional US$9.5 million support to the Pakistan Polio Eradication Initiative (PEI). The funding will be used to vaccinate approximately 16 million children during door-to-door immunization campaigns in 84 highest-risk districts as well as an additional US$376,000 to provide personal protective equipment against COVID-19 for the […]
Ethiopia Food Security Outlook, June 2021 to January 2022
KEY MESSAGES The Tigray region of Ethiopia continues to experience one of the worst food security emergencies globally. Urgent humanitarian assistance is needed to save lives. Extreme outcomes are likely through at least January 2022 across the region, with Central, Northwestern, Eastern, and Southeastern Tigray of highest concern. Ultimately, an end to hostilities and unhindered […]
African governments have developed a taste for Eurobonds: why it’s dangerous
International financial markets have opened a window for African governments to diversify their funding sources from traditional multilateral institutions and foreign aid. For example, they can now borrow through issuing Eurobonds – these are international bonds issued by a country in a foreign currency, usually in US dollars and euros. South Africa was the first […]
The war in Tigray: the makings of a man-made famine, and what can be done
“There’s famine now in Tigray.” That 10 June 2021 declaration by the UN’s most senior humanitarian official was the clearest indication yet that embattled Tigray faced a severe food emergency. Close to five million Tigrayans were subsequently placed under watch for what constitutes emergency level conditions. The affected population now falls under emergency (phase four) and famine (phase five) […]