Tens of thousands cut off from aid in northeast Nigeria after attack
Thomson Reuters Foundation Tens of thousands of displaced people in northeast Nigeria are cut off from humanitarian aid following a militant attack earlier this week, the United Nations said on Friday. The town of Rann in Borno state was overrun by Islamist militants on Monday evening before being re-captured by the Nigerian military the next […]
First food aid to reach Cameroon’s Anglophones after months
Thomson Reuters Foundation Tens of thousands of people who fled Cameroon’s separatist conflict will receive food aid next week after months of hiding in the forest with nothing to eat, the United Nations said. About 437,000 people have fled their homes in Cameroon’s western English-speaking regions since late last year, when insurgents started fighting to […]
Surge in militant violence halts aid in Chad’s lake region – UN
Thomson Reuters Foundation A surge in militant violence has forced several major aid agencies to suspend operations in part of western Chad, leaving tens of thousands of people without food and health services for weeks, the United Nations said on Friday. More than 150,000 people rely on aid to survive across the islands of Lake […]
Half of Yemen’s population may soon face pre-famine conditions, says UN humanitarian chief
Half of Yemen’s population – some 14 million people – could soon be facing pre-famine conditions, meaning they are completely reliant on external food sources, according the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Briefing the UN Security Council this week, Mark Lowcock, the UN’s humanitarian chief, said the situation in the country was […]
Attacks on aid workers rise in Central African Republic
Thomson Reuters Foundation Armed groups are increasingly attacking aid workers in Central African Republic, obstructing delivery of life-saving supplies to people caught in conflict, the United Nations said on Friday. The number of attacks in the country – one of the world’s most dangerous for humanitarian workers – has increased since April this year, said […]
Colombians flee homes amid fresh violence, forced lockdown by rebels
Thomson Reuters Foundation Thousands of Colombians have fled their homes amid fresh clashes among armed rebels and a lockdown on transport and trade in the volatile northeast Catatumbo region, the Organization of American States and aid agencies said on Wednesday. The violence has uprooted at least 1,000 families in Catatumbo seeking to escape the crossfire […]
AFRICA: FIVE YEARS ON, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC CRISIS DEEPENS
ILLIA DJADI reports for the World Watch Monitor on the ongoing conflict in the Central African Republic…
Half of drought-hit Somalia needs aid in 2018, says UN
Thomson Reuters Foundation About 6.2 million people in Somalia – half the population – need emergency aid, such as food, water and shelter, due to unprecedented drought and ongoing conflict, the United Nations said on Wednesday, appealing for $1.6 billion. The drought – spanning four consecutive poor rainy seasons – has forced millions from their […]