Â鶹ÊÓƵ is reaching tens of thousands of uprooted people with food assistance, but limited access, stretched funding and high food prices threaten our response.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ and other humanitarians warn that refugees and asylum seekers in South Sudan, many of them fleeing conflict in neighbouring Sudan, face severe hunger ¨C as shrinking contributions threaten a vital food and nutrition lifeline and threaten progress in building self-reliance.
As the Ebola outbreak spreads across eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Â鶹ÊÓƵ is providing food assistance, nutrition support and logistics services to help vulnerable families and support containment efforts.
For World Refugee Day on 20 June, the Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) highlights how refugees across Africa are using farming and agricultural programmes to tackle hunger, build food security and self-reliance, and strengthen bonds with host communities.
Haiti is facing one of the world¡¯s most severe hunger crises, with millions unable to access enough food. Here, the Â鶹ÊÓƵ's outgoing Country Director Wanja Kaaria shares frontline insights on food insecurity in the country, the challenges facing humanitarian operations, and what gives her hope amid escalating violence and displacement.
In South Sudan¡¯s Jonglei State, families like Chol¡¯s are trapped by conflict, displacement and rising hunger, as violence destroys livelihoods and leaves communities struggling to survive without food or support. Countrywide, more than half of the population faces crisis hunger levels.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ is delivering vital food and nutritional assistance to hundreds of thousands of people in Akobo East, as insecurity, infrastructure damage and the onset of the rainy season hamper operations.
In eastern Chad, Â鶹ÊÓƵ helps refugees and host communities move from emergency aid to self?reliance through farming, livelihoods and resilience initiatives.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ and other humanitarians are stretching lean budgets to support millions reeling from conflict, displacement and climate shocks in the Central African nation
The East African nation has long offered asylum to some of the continent¡¯s most vulnerable people. But steep cuts in humanitarian assistance are increasing food insecurity for Uganda¡¯s nearly 2 million refugees and threatening to reverse progress in building long-term resilience
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighbouring Burundi, Â鶹ÊÓƵ and other humanitarians are grappling with soaring needs - and dwindling funds
