Press release 25th March 2022 Yemen: 2,555 Days of conflict and counting Tomorrow the people of Yemen will enter their eighth year of living in a country in active conflict. Over the period of 2,555 days and nights, Yemenis have been experiencing a deteriorating economic hardship and loss of income, displacement and a daily… Press release Crisis Response Yemen
Press release 24th March 2022 Ukraine: 1 month of conflict and devastating global implications on food security While early projections for 2022 predicted a record number of 274 million people in need for humanitarian assistance and protection around the world, these figures, however, did not include the staggering ripple effects of the fastest growing refugee… Press release Crisis Response Food Security and Nutrition Ukraine
Press release 24th March 2022 1 month of war: 5 ways women and girls are being impacted by the Ukraine conflict As with all conflicts, the crisis in Ukraine is disproportionately affecting women and girls, both within the country and those fleeing across borders. But even after only one month, the war in Ukraine is also having severe knock-on effects for women and… Press release Crisis Response Gender Equality Ukraine
Press release 23rd March 2022 Despite announcements, schools remain closed for high school girls in Afghanistan Despite previous announcements that all schools for boys and girls would reopen on 23 March 2022, girls above grade 6 were sent home this morning, so the ban from school continues for them. Press release Education Afghanistan
Press release 22nd March 2022 Ukraine conflict: soaring food and fuel prices threaten wellbeing of millions in East, Central, and the Horn of Africa As the conflict in Ukraine continues, hundreds of kilometers away, communities in Africa are feeling the ripple effects. Across the East, Central, and Southern Africa Region, ordinary citizens are experiencing the initial effects even as indicators, and… Press release Crisis Response Food Security and Nutrition Ukraine
Press release 17th March 2022 Ukraine: many places in the East are cut off from water supply Vital resources such as water have long been in short supply in eastern Ukraine. With the start of the war, the situation has worsened considerably. Press release Crisis Response Ukraine
Press release 17th March 2022 Drought in Somalia is forcing families to make harsh choices From failed rains that have led to the loss of water for drinking and farming to swarms of locusts that decimated farms and pastures, millions of people have been left hungry and thirsty. Thousands more have been displaced from their homes as they search… Press release Crisis Response Food Security and Nutrition Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Somalia
Press release 16th March 2022 Humanitarian response for Ukrainian refugees urgently needs to consider gender-specific risks such as trafficking and abuse With more than 1.8 million people having fled Ukraine to Poland in less than three weeks, the humanitarian organization CARE International warns of serious protection risks that refugees, especially women and girls travelling alone, are facing. Press release Crisis Response Ukraine
Press release 16th March 2022 Yemen pledging conference leaves the most vulnerable behind Following today’s high-level Yemen Pledging Conference, held in Geneva, INGOs working in Yemen are deeply concerned that despite the dramatic worsening of an already dire humanitarian crisis, indications show that world leaders pledged less than US$1.3bn… Press release Crisis Response Yemen
