Displaced families uprooted by severe floods across Horn of Africa
The floods were caused by ongoing heavy rains and come in the wake of the longest and most severe drought on record, the impacts of which are still being felt…
At UN, Horn of Africa nations urge global solidarity and real reform
Leaders from Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Eritrea painted a grim picture of a planet marred by the unforgiving impacts of climate change. They left no room for equivocation: This is…
Horn of Africa: Around 60 million in urgent humanitarian need
“About five million children under the age of five are estimated to be facing acute malnutrition in 2023 in the Horn region, in the Greater Horn. That is about 10.4…
UN and partners seek $7 billion to prevent catastrophe in the Horn of Africa
More than 43 million people across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia continue to suffer through one of the worst droughts in recent history, caused by five consecutive seasons of poor rains.…
Horn of Africa: Over 7 million children under the age of 5 remain malnourished
More than seven million children under the age of five remain malnourished and in need of urgent nutrition aid, and over 1.9 million boys and girls* are at risk of…
Horn of Africa hunger emergency: ‘129,000 looking death in the eyes’
In an appeal for $178 million to support humanitarian assistance across the seven affected countries in the Greater Horn region, veteran WHO worker Liesbeth Aelbrecht warned that the situation was…
Refugee agency appeals for $137 million to help displaced in Horn of Africa
Today in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya, more than eight million people require food assistance and around 332,000 “urgently need food, otherwise their lives are at risk”, said UNHCR spokesperson Olga…
Horn of Africa: $84 million appeal to support migrants along risky route to Yemen
The Regional Migrant Response Plan, launched this week, will address the dire needs and protection risks facing people along the treacherous Eastern Route towards the Arabian Peninsula. Other objectives include…