Tag:Horn of Africa

Human Welfare

2.7m people displaced by drought in Horn of Africa – WFP

Drought conditions in the Horn of Africa region have displaced around 2.7 million people, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said. In a regional...

Michael Simire - July 17, 2023

Climate Change

Climate crisis: WHO says 60m people will face food problems in Africa

Director-General of World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Ghebreyesus, has expressed concern over imminent food insecurity in the Horn of Africa due to climate crisis. Ghebreyesus said...

Michael Simire - July 7, 2023

Human Welfare

60m people in urgent need of humanitarian assistance in Horn of Africa – UN

UN humanitarian agencies on Monday, June 26, 2023, said that no fewer than 60 million people in the Horn of Africa were in urgent...

Michael Simire - June 27, 2023

Climate Change

Horn of Africa drought not possible without climate change – Study

The drought that has left some 4.35 million people in the Horn of Africa in dire need of humanitarian aid – with 43,000 in...

Michael Simire - April 27, 2023

Human Welfare

Extreme drought deepens hunger in Horn of Africa, says WFP

Extreme drought has deepened hunger in the Horn of Africa, which is also beset by conflict, the World Food Programme (WFP) has warned on...

Michael Simire - November 18, 2022

Health

Immediate global action required to prevent famine in Horn of Africa

A fifth consecutive season of drought has been set in motion by a poor start to October – December rains, and below average rainfall...

Michael Simire - November 8, 2022

Health

Horn of Africa’s climate-related health crisis worsens as disease outbreaks surge

New analysis by World Health Organisation (WHO) has found that the number of reported disease outbreaks and climate-related health emergencies in the greater Horn...

Michael Simire - November 3, 2022

Climate Change