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April 18, 2023
Sudan: Sudan Clash Hinders Aid Delivery By Humanitarian Agencies
United Nations and international aid agencies say it is almost impossible to provide humanitarian services in and around the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, because it is too dangerous… Read more »
April 10, 2023
Ethiopia: Two Aid Workers Killed Amid Civil Unrest
Two aid workers with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) were killed in Ethiopia's Amhara region amid civil unrest, according to a statement Monday from the aid agency. The unrest was… Read more »
April 03, 2023
Malawi: UN Calls for Urgent Help for Malawi Cyclone Survivors
The United Nations and humanitarian partners in Malawi are calling for $70.6 million to help more than a million people who were affected by Cyclone Freddy. Read more »
March 22, 2023
Malawi: President Seeks More Support for Cyclone Victims
Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera is appealing for additional humanitarian assistance for thousands of Malawians displaced by Cyclone Freddy, which has killed more than 500 people… Read more »
March 20, 2023
Somalia: 43,000 Died Due to Hunger During Somalia's 2022 Droughts
Droughts in Somalia may have killed an estimated 43,000 people last year, a new report by the Somali government and United Nations said. Read more »
March 19, 2023
Mozambique: Tanzania Sends Relief to Cyclone-Hit Mozambique
Tanzania has started to dispatch food aid and self-storage equipment to neighboring Mozambique to help thousands of people affected by tropical cyclone Freddy. More than 190 people… Read more »
March 17, 2023
Niger: Nigeriens Voice Optimism, Skepticism During Blinken Visit
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Niger with a pledge of humanitarian assistance for displaced people and support for the country's efforts to combat violent… Read more »
March 14, 2023
Malawi: Organisations Respond to Malawi's Call for Cyclone Freddy Help
Malawi has declared a state of disaster from Cyclone Freddy, which has killed at least 219 people in Malawi and Mozambique since Saturday night, and displaced 11,000. Read more »
February 20, 2023
Somalia: Donor Fatigue, Funding Cuts Worry Aid Workers
Aid workers in Somalia say they are concerned about a likely reduction in humanitarian support as the country grapples with its worst drought in decades. Read more »
February 18, 2023
Africa: UN Secretary-General Guterres Advocates More Debt Relief for Africa
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Saturday that African countries are being denied needed debt relief, noting that because of a lack of financial support, the… Read more »
December 29, 2022
Somalia: Somalia's Defector Rehabilitation Centers Face Financial Uncertainty
As Somalia security forces dislodge al-Shabab from new territories in the central regions, the United Nations agency running al-Shabab defector rehabilitation centers says it has… Read more »
December 09, 2022
Ethiopia: Critical Aid Arrives in Conflict-Ridden Northern Ethiopia As Cease-Fire Holds
The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, reports it is stepping up critical aid to thousands of refugees and internally displaced people in conflict-ridden northern Ethiopia. Read more »
November 18, 2022
Africa: Philanthropist Bill Gates Pledges Additional U.S.$7 Billion for African Countries
Billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft founder Bill Gates pledged an additional $7 billion in development funds to Africa. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation said the money… Read more »
November 16, 2022
Ethiopia: More Aid Reaches Tigray Following Cease-Fire
More international aid is arriving in Ethiopia's Tigray region, ending a months-long blockade after the warring sides agreed to a ceasefire. Read more »
November 04, 2022
Ethiopia: Aid Groups Ready to Deliver Aid to Tigray After Ceasefire
Aid groups say they are ready to deliver much-needed food and medicine to Ethiopia's northern Tigray region after the warring sides agreed to a cease-fire Wednesday. Read more »
October 03, 2022
Somalia: Somalia Teetering On the Edge of Famine - UN #AfricaClimateCrisis
The United Nations humanitarian office on Somalia says the country is still teetering on the edge of famine. Read more »
September 23, 2022
Sudan: Sudan Faces Humanitarian Crisis As Needs Escalate, Funding Wanes
Sudan is facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis because of poor harvests, skyrocketing prices, political instability and lack of financial support, U.N. agencies warn. Read more »
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