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Food security situation remains bleak in Syria, despite better rains
The 2015 wheat crop is expected to be better than the 2014 drought-stricken harvest, but will not lead to significant improvements in overall household food security, FAO and WFP said in their report.
UN relief appeals for halt in attacks on humanitarian workers in Central African Republic
Humanitarian access continues to be hampered by various constraints in the country, particularly violence against civilians and humanitarian workers.
Water cuts in Aleppo threaten children amid intense heat wave
Source: UN Children's Fund
Country: Syrian Arab Republic
To address the crisis, and despite the ongoing violence, UNICEF has trebled the scale of its water-trucking services from 800,000 to 2.5 million litres a day, the largest…
Destruction of villages, killings, and sexual violence in South Sudan’s Unity State
Source: Human Rights Watch
Country: South Sudan
HRW has released a new report based on more than 170 interviews in June and July with survivors and witnesses, most of whom were displaced by fighting or attacks on their villages…
Poor rainfall raising concerns about current and future food security in Central America and Haiti
Urgent food assistance in the region is currently required for households already experiencing acute food insecurity. Forecasts indicate likelihood of consecutively poor Primera and Postrera seasons
Rainfall performance has been poor…
DR Congo: Cash assistance provides lifeline for displaced families
Source: Norwegian Refugee Council
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Odette Asha (21.07.2015)
Deborah is delighted. « The aid arrived at exactly the right moment. I bought what was really needed for the well-being of my…
Migrants in Greece in a time of crisis
The situation in Greece is getting worse by the day. New migrants know about the country's economic crisis, but still decide to come to Greece as it is their entry point to Europe.
First WFP aid ship in four months docks in Yemen as needs soar
Source: World Food Programme
Country: Yemen
The MV Han Zhi, with 3,000 metric tons of food – enough to feed 180,000 people for one month – docked at Aden. It will provide much-needed assistance for contested southern…
Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights humanitarian crises in Iraq, Yemen and Ukraine
Source: Assessment Capacities Project
Country: Afghanistan, Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea,…
Child malnutrition levels soar in Tanzanian refugee camp as Burundi election nears
RELIEFWEB.INT - Source: Save the Children
Country: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, United Republic of Tanzania
An estimated 25,000 people have fled to the Tanzanian border camp in the last month, bringing the total number of…