Archive for December 27th, 2022

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27/12/2022

South Sudan: Amidst ‘Unimaginable Suffering’, over 260,000 in Need Slated for Humanitarian Support

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths released from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) on Thursday [], $14 million for direct assistance to 262,521 South Sudanese affected by increased violence and severe flooding.

Waves of fighting have displaced families in the Upper Nile State in South Sudan. (file)

© UNICEF/Phil Hatcher-Moore | Waves of fighting have displaced families in the Upper Nile State in South Sudan. (file)

Interconnected shocks have had a devastating impact on the most vulnerable, said the UN humanitarian office, OCHA.

“This funding will support reducing people’s vulnerability and protection risks through activities implemented by the United Nations humanitarian agencies in South Sudan”, stated Sara Beysolow Nyanti, Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan.

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27/12/2022

Horn of Africa Faces Most Severe Drought in More than Two Generations – UNICEF

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(UN News)* — The number of children suffering from dire drought conditions across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia has more than doubled in five months, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday [].

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A ten-month-old boy is treated for severe malnutrition at a hospital in Puntland, Somalia.
© UNICEF/Grace Ekpu | A ten-month-old boy is treated for severe malnutrition at a hospital in Puntland, Somalia.

Around 20.2 million children are under threat of severe hunger, thirst and disease – compared to 10 million in July – as climate change, conflict, global inflation and grain shortages devastate the region.

“While collective and accelerated efforts have mitigated some of the worst impact of what had been feared, children in the Horn of Africa are still facing the most severe drought in more than two generations”, stated UNICEF Deputy Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa Lieke van de Wiel.

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27/12/2022

100 Million Displaced, ‘a Record that Should Never Have Been Set’

Human Wrongs Watch

A hundred million people were forced to leave their homes in 2022. The UN continued to help those in need in a myriad of ways, and push for more legal, and safe ways for people to migrate.

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2022 UNRWA | School children in Jenin refugee camp, West Bank.

The 100 million figure, which includes those fleeing conflict, violence, human rights violations and persecution, was announced by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) in May and described by Filippo Grandi, the head of the agency, as “a record that should never have been set”.

The figure is up from some 90 million in 2021. Outbreaks of violence, or protracted conflicts, were key migration factors in many parts of the world, including Ukraine, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Syria, and Myanmar.

Thousands of desperate migrants looked to Europe as a preferred destination, putting their lives in the hands of human traffickers, and setting off on perilous journeys across the Mediterranean.

All too often these journeys ended in tragedy.

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