Malaria On the Rise With Healthcare Out of Reach in Madagascar [press release]
MSF
Madagascar is one of the countries most affected by malaria. According to the Ministry of Public Health, the reported number of malaria cases in 2023 exceeded the national epidemic… Read more »
Jeety Feeds 4,000 On His Birthday
New Dawn
Mr. Jeety performed the feeding exercise at the Monrovia Central Prison or South Beach in central Monrovia and other locations in the capital where he usually feeds disadvantaged… Read more »
Hunger and Malnutrition Surging Across West and Central Africa, Says Report
WFP
Violence, economic turmoil, climate change and shrinking humanitarian assistance among factors propelling food insecurity Read more »
Oxfam Reaction to the Global Report On Food Crises 2024 [press release]
Oxfam
Today's "Global Report on Food Crises" (GRFC), led by the Food Security Information Network (FSIN), says that 281.6 million people across 59 countries are now experiencing acute… Read more »
OCHA Seeks $413m for Humanitarian Crisis in Northern Mozambique
VOA
The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, known as OCHA, is seeking $413 million in emergency aid to support over 1 million people in northern Mozambique… Read more »
Huawei to Sponsor University Students to Undergo Tech Training in S.Africa
Capital FM
Huawei Kenya is set to sponsor selected students from different universities in the country in a technology teaching program in South Africa. Read more »
A Mutual Aid Volunteer Reflects On a Year of War in Sudan
The New Humanitarian
'This coming famine is a political decision by the warring party.' Read more »
Can Philanthropy Be Catalyst to Achieving Malaria Elimination?
Malaria Consortium
A child dies almost every minute from malaria. While huge gains have been made in recent history in reducing the burden of malaria -- with deaths falling by 50 percent between 2000… Read more »
UAE Pledges $100 Million to Aid Humanitarian Efforts in Sudan
Dabanga
The United Arab Emirates has pledged a further $100 million to support humanitarian efforts in Sudan and neighbouring countries. The pledge was made by Sheikh Shakhbut bin Nahyan,… Read more »
Sudan's Year of War - Why There's No Hope for a Cease-Fire
DW
After a year of war, Sudan is dealing with one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. As more local and international actors get involved, the outlook remains grim. Read more »
Keeping the Dreams Alive - Supporting Children in Northeast Nigeria [press release]
ICRC
When someone goes missing due to conflict, the children they leave behind can feel that loss more than most. In response, we ran a program for children in Maiduguri to make sure… Read more »
Benue - 11,000 Displaced Households Get Actionaid's Intervention
Daily Trust
At least 11,189 internally displaced households in Benue State have benefitted from the Start Fund Network intervention being implemented by Plan International Nigeria, ActionAid… Read more »
Gov Eno Offers Job, Scholarship to Wife, Daughter of Businessman Killed By Kidnappers
Leadership
Akwa Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has offered job opportunity to the wife of a businessman, Sylvanus Ukpong who was killed by kidnappers and given a scholarship to the… Read more »
Chair Cardin Urges U.S., Partners to Push for Immediate Humanitarian Assistance to Sudan [press release]
United States Senate
Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered a speech on the Senate floor marking one year since the onset of civil war in… Read more »
OCHA Appeals to Security Council to Do More to 'Silence the Guns' in Sudan [document]
OCHA
Briefing to the Security Council on the Humanitarian Situation in Sudan by Edem Wosornu, Director, Operations and Advocacy for OCHA, on behalf of Martin Griffiths,… Read more »