ADDIS ABABA, Aug 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Climate scientists drawn from the Greater Horn of Africa sub-region are predicting a drier than usual short rains season that begins in October and ends in December. Speaking at the end of the Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum (GHACOF), the Director of the Igad Climate Predictions and Applications […]
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Chad Rebel Group FACT Says It’s Willing to Join National Dialogue
N’DJAMENA, CHAD – A Chadian military-political rebel group behind this year’s deadly insurgency said on Friday it was prepared to take part in a national dialogue proposed by transitional president Mahamat Idriss Deby. Deby seized power in April after his father, the former president, was killed while visiting troops fighting the rebels, who had crossed […]
War-weary Libyans Yearn for End to Daily Blackouts
TRIPOLI, LIBYA – Walk down any commercial street in the Libyan capital of Tripoli and the pavements will be lined with generators ready to spring into action whenever the mains electricity supply cuts out. In the decade since the NATO-backed overthrow of longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi, repeated outbreaks of fighting have caused heavy damage to […]
Humanitarian assistance and protection for people on the move
People on the move – migrants, refugees, asylum seekers and other displaced populations – face extraordinary risks to their lives, safety, dignity, human rights and well-being. In part this is connected to the core reasons that lead to migration and displacement, ranging from violence, persecution, conflict, poverty, political and social issues, as well as disasters […]
UNHCR Sudan Emergency Response to Tigray Situation Weekly Update #6, Reporting Period: 15 – 22 August 2021
Key Figures 47,959 – total number of new arrivals from Ethiopia as of 31 July 2021 13 – new arrivals recorded in Hamdayet Transit Centre during the reporting period 34 – Qemant new arrivals recorded in Basundah locality during the reporting period Operational Highlights High-Level Visit to Um Rakuba: On 22 August, UNHCR High Commissioner […]
Ethiopia: Location of locusts (1 Jan – 16 Jul 2020) with most likely food security outcomes (June – Sep 2020)
High levels of acute food insecurity persist across much of central and eastern Ethiopia due to compounding effects of COVID-19 related restrictions, continued drought recovery, atypically high food prices, conflict-related displacement, weather hazards, and desert locusts. Of greatest concern are areas in north-central Amhara, specifically the Wag Himera Zone, where people and livestock movement are […]