Archive for March 22nd, 2025

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22/03/2025

Hunger Skyrockets by Nearly 80% in Eastern and Southern Africa over Past Five Years amidst Worsening Water Crisis

Human Wrongs Watch

By OXFAM International*

  • Nearly 116 million people in eight African countries, hardest hit by severe water crises, lack access to drinking water.
  • Globally, flash floods have become 20 times more frequent between 2000 and 2022

Water-Driven Hunger: How the Climate Crisis Fuels Africa’s Food Emergency – OXFAM International.

The climate crisis has dramatically worsened water scarcity in Eastern and Southern Africa over the past few decades, leaving nearly 116 million people –or 40 percent of the population – without safe drinking water, according to a new Oxfam report. 

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22/03/2025

“Life Is Dangerous for Women in this Camp”: In the Central African Republic, Survivors of Sexual Violence Lose Critical Support as Funding Is Slashed

Human Wrongs Watch

By the United Nations Population Fund*

BANGUI PREFECTURE/BIRAO, The Central African Republic, 19 March 2025 – “Life is dangerous for women in this camp,” said Mariam Zakaria, 32, who recently fled brutal violence and conflict in Sudan, returning to the Central African Republic, her home country.

Two women walk past a makeshift shelter, holding UNHCR buckets on their heads
The Korsi refugee camp in Birao, in northern Central African Republic, is home to around 18,000 refugees as well as returnees fleeing the conflict in Sudan. © UNFPA Central African Republic/Karel Prinsloo

“If you want to work, someone might not hire you unless they can take advantage of you. And if a woman doesn’t accept, her children will get nothing to eat.”

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22/03/2025

UNICEF Condemns Looting of Lifesaving Supplies for Children in Sudan

Human Wrongs Watch

By Vibhu Mishr

()* — The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday strongly condemned the looting of vital humanitarian supplies from Al Bashair Hospital in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, warning that the theft puts thousands of malnourished children and mothers at risk.

The looting of critical supplies from a hospital in Khartoum, Sudan, risks worsening the humanitarian crisis in the region. (file photo)
© UNICEF/Ahmed Mohamdeen Elfatih | The looting of critical supplies from a hospital in Khartoum, Sudan, risks worsening the humanitarian crisis in the region. (file photo)

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22/03/2025

Children, Refugees Pay Hefty Price of Global Aid Funding Crisis

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — Children, refugees and displaced people worldwide are paying the price for the deep-seated funding crisis that has engulfed the international aid sector, made worse by pronounced cuts in Washington, the UN children’s and refugee agencies said on Friday . 

A UNICEF team delivers health and nutrition supplies, including vaccines, to communities in northeast Ethiopia.
© UNICEF/Frank Dejongh | A UNICEF team delivers health and nutrition supplies, including vaccines, to communities in northeast Ethiopia.

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