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. …

As today is the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, which this year focuses on early action, we flag four things that you need to know about anticipatory action. What if we invested in protecting people from the impacts of hazards, rather than waiting for the worst to happen and…

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. …

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. …

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, …

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. …