Countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, Ukraine, Yemen Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Relief projects in six African countries and Yemen will receive support as the spillover effects of the Ukrainian conflict threaten to drive millions even closer to famine.

A family evacuated from Irpin, Kyiv region, Ukraine. Credit: UNICEF/Julia Kochetova By Oli Henman and Lysa JohnLONDON / JOHANNESBURG, Apr 15 2022 (IPS) Russia’s war in Ukraine has left many communities facing catastrophe. In a world already wracked by multiple crises such as searing inequality and escalating climate change, this […]

Photo: Pixabay/Adam_Tumidajewicz  Early on a cool June morning, heavy dew lies on the grass of rolling farm country somewhere in Tennessee, or Missouri, or Pennsylvania. Small patches of fog hang in low lying pockets of these fields. In the distance, hardworking farmers are starting their day. Farm equipment clangs, tractors […]

Countries: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Nigeria Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs About 2.4 million people are in crisis or emergency phases of food insecurity; 500,000 children are out of school; almost two million people are displaced and the country hosts 470,000 refugees.

Yasmine Sherif, Director of Education Cannot Wait, at the “Blue Dot” established by UNICEF, UNHCR and partners in Chișinău. “Blue Dot” support centers offer protection, temporary shelter, food and psychosocial support to meet the urgent needs of families fleeing Ukraine. Credit: ECW By Joyce ChimbiNairobi, Apr 14 2022 (IPS) A […]