Baidoa, 1 August 2022 — When the last of her camels died, 35-year-old Cibaado Mohamed had to flee her village in search of water, food and shelter. She thought of the last time a prolonged drought struck Somalia, when famine conditions killed a quarter of a million people in 2011…

Somalis are no strangers to hardship, having endured years of drought, conflict and instability. Last year saw a devastating infestation of desert locusts, extensive flooding and COVID-19, which brought new health and socioeconomic woes. Now the country is again facing critical water shortages, which are causing livestock deaths, mounting hunger…

Suffering in silence: it’s time to step up action for the Sahel By: Humanitarian Relief Chief, Martin Griffiths; WFP Executive Director, David Beasley; FAO Director General Qu Donguy; OECD West African Secretariat and CEO NEPAD, Dr. Ibrahim Hassane Mayaki; EU Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, and EU Commissioner for…

2022 will be yet another challenging year for countries experiencing humanitarian crises while still grappling with the pandemic. COVID-19 doesn’t just kill through disease; its secondary effects increase short-term suffering and long-term fragility, with the most vulnerable people facing the greatest risks. These groups include people living under non-State armed…

Mientras Guatemala se enfrenta a la pandemia de la COVID-19, el número de personas que necesitan ayuda de emergencia ha seguido creciendo. Zonas como Alta Verapaz e Izabal, en el centro-norte de Guatemala, que aún sufren los efectos de los huracanes Eta e Iota en 2020, se han visto especialmente…

As Guatemala grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of people who need emergency assistance has continued to grow. Areas such as Alta Verapaz and Izabal in north-central Guatemala, still reeling from the impacts of Hurricanes Eta and Iota in 2020, have been particularly affected. The United Nations and its…

The world’s most vulnerable communities pinned a great deal of hope on last month’s COP26 in Glasgow. They anticipated the world putting the brakes on the rising global average temperature, preventing a rise beyond 1.5°C, and for more resources to help them cope with and adapt to the impact of…

COP26, led by the United Nations, began this week in Glasgow, UK. Here are eight things to know about this critical climate conference. 1.COP26 is the twenty-sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties that signed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change — a treaty agreed in 1994. …

By Véronique Durroux-Malpartida with Claire Gaulin In June, gang violence rocked Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, displacing 19,000 people from their homes. Among the gangs’ targets were hundreds of disabled people living in Lapiste camp; their homes were burned to the ground in a sudden, violent attack. Gang violence has continued since…