Tag:UNOCHA

Human Welfare

Severe drought displaces more than 1m Somalis – UN

The number of drought-related displacements has surpassed one million to hit 1,002,796 people in Somalia since January 2021, the United Nations (UN) humanitarian agency...

Michael Simire - August 10, 2022

Human Welfare

UN relief chief pledges support for Nigeria in rebuilding Northeast

The UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, has pledged to support Nigeria to help rebuild the lives of those...

Michael Simire - January 23, 2022

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World Humanitarian Day: OCHA, partners launch campaign in solidarity with vulnerable people

To get the world racing against the climate crisis clock, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) and humanitarian...

Michael Simire - August 6, 2021

Agric & Biotech

Desert locust invasion destroys massive cropland in Ethiopia – UN

Around 365,015 hectares of cropland have been destroyed by a desert locust invasion, the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has...

Michael Simire - March 7, 2021

Human Welfare

Over 1m people affected by floods in South Sudan, says UN

The UN humanitarian agency said an estimated 1.03 million people have been affected by flooding across South Sudan since July 2020. The UN Office for...

Michael Simire - November 19, 2020