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OCHA Regional Office for Southern and Eastern Africa (ROSEA). We mobilize and coordinate humanitarian action across the region.

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Over 120,000 conflict-displaced people have arrived in Minova - a cholera endemic area in South Kivu, .

Here, limited access to clean drinking water and poor sanitation conditions further exacerbate the risk of cholera.

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At least 13 people have died and 15,000 have been displaced, since the start of the long rainy season in March.

Authorities and humanitarian partners are collaborating to scale up the response.

Read More: reliefweb.int/report/kenya/k…

📌#Kenya At least 13 people have died and 15,000 have been displaced, since the start of the long rainy season in March. Authorities and humanitarian partners are collaborating to scale up the response. Read More: reliefweb.int/report/kenya/k…
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A $3 million CERF - The UN's emergency fund allocation will fund urgent response needs in the aftermath of Cyclone , in Madagascar, including

🥘food & livelihoods
🚰 water & WASH
🧒🏽child protection
📚 education
⛺️ shelter
⚕️healthcare

Over 500,000 people were affected.

mailchi.mp/un/cerf-3m-all…

A $3 million @UNCERF allocation will fund urgent response needs in the aftermath of Cyclone #Gamane, in Madagascar, including 🥘food & livelihoods 🚰 water & WASH 🧒🏽child protection 📚 education ⛺️ shelter ⚕️healthcare Over 500,000 people were affected. mailchi.mp/un/cerf-3m-all…
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Maizala and her family walked for hours to reach safety in a settlement, in conflict-struck Northern .

Like Miazala, 800,000 people remain displaced in Cabo Delgado.

Underfunding significantly challenges UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency & partners providing aid.

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Maizala and her family walked for hours to reach safety in a settlement, in conflict-struck Northern #Mozambique. Like Miazala, 800,000 people remain displaced in Cabo Delgado. Underfunding significantly challenges @Refugees & partners providing aid. unhcr.org/news/stories/n…
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Without an immediate stop to hostilities and significant scale-up of humanitarian assistance, the population of Khartoum, Gezira States, Greater Darfur and Greater Kordofan, in could face catastrophic outcomes.

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification ➡️reliefweb.int/report/sudan/s…

Without an immediate stop to hostilities and significant scale-up of humanitarian assistance, the population of Khartoum, Gezira States, Greater Darfur and Greater Kordofan, in #Sudan could face catastrophic outcomes. @theIPCinfo ➡️reliefweb.int/report/sudan/s…
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is surging across Eastern & Southern Africa.

Educating communities is pivotal to enable prevention and response activities.

Read stories from aid workers & community members determined to support 👇

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“It’s more like a ghost school.”

Our colleague Gregory Gregory Akall described what he saw during his visit to Tana River County, in the aftermath of heavy rains and flooding that hit last year.

📢 We call on our partners to support communities rebuild their lives 👇

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Southern Africa is among the regions responding to one of the worst outbreaks in the world.

8⃣ countries are dealing with active transmissions.

Partners are working with governments to scale up the response amid limited resources.

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reliefweb.int/report/malawi/…

Southern Africa is among the regions responding to one of the worst #cholera outbreaks in the world. 8⃣ countries are dealing with active transmissions. Partners are working with governments to scale up the response amid limited resources. Read more⬇️ reliefweb.int/report/malawi/…
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: The Government has declared a national emergency, following 🌀Tropical Cyclone Gamane’s landing which has affected 535,000 people in the north and northeast.

Humanitarian partners are calling for additional funding to ramp up the response.

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#Madagascar: The Government has declared a national emergency, following 🌀Tropical Cyclone Gamane’s landing which has affected 535,000 people in the north and northeast. Humanitarian partners are calling for additional funding to ramp up the response. reliefweb.int/report/madagas…
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Shout out to the UNMAS canine officers who helped find & remove explosives items through their sense of smell.

In South Sudan, UNMAS teams destroyed over 7.2M pieces of ammunition to ensure the safety of water points, schools & health clinics.

Shout out to the @UNMAS canine officers who helped find & remove explosives items through their sense of smell. In South Sudan, UNMAS teams destroyed over 7.2M pieces of ammunition to ensure the safety of water points, schools & health clinics. #Mineaction #ProtectAndBuild
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has been experiencing extreme weather shocks.

El Niño-induced flooding and landslides in the last quarter of 2023 further weakened vulnerable populations.

Funding is needed to support early warning & humanitarian action.

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📍Kenya

Heavy rains have caused loss of lives and destroyed infrastructure, including schools, in the last quarter of 2023.

🎥Watch how people are coping and how students are resuming their education ⤵️

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In just 2⃣ years, over 1.3M people have been displaced in eastern .

Displacement sites are overcrowded and needs outstrip available resources. The lack of funding exacerbates the region’s dire humanitarian crisis.

Read more about the situation:
unhcr.org/news/briefing-…

In just 2⃣ years, over 1.3M people have been displaced in eastern #DRCongo. Displacement sites are overcrowded and needs outstrip available resources. The lack of funding exacerbates the region’s dire humanitarian crisis. Read more about the situation: unhcr.org/news/briefing-…
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Madagascar:
🌀Tropical Cyclone Gamane has brought heavy rains and floods, killing 6 people and displacing more than 2,560 in Sava, Analanjirofo and Diana regions.

The available relief stocks in the affected regions are limited.

Our latest update:
reliefweb.int/report/madagas…

Madagascar: 🌀Tropical Cyclone Gamane has brought heavy rains and floods, killing 6 people and displacing more than 2,560 in Sava, Analanjirofo and Diana regions. The available relief stocks in the affected regions are limited. Our latest update: reliefweb.int/report/madagas…
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📍South Sudan

⬆️Surging food prices
⬆️Internal displacement due to inter-communal violence
⬆️Polio and other outbreaks have been reported

More in the latest Humanitarian Snapshot:
reliefweb.int/report/south-s…

📍South Sudan ⬆️Surging food prices ⬆️Internal displacement due to inter-communal violence ⬆️Polio and other outbreaks have been reported More in the latest Humanitarian Snapshot: reliefweb.int/report/south-s…
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As we approach the 1-year anniversary of the conflict [in ], we cannot make clearer the desperation that civilians are facing.

The conflict has already precipitated in the world's largest internal displacement crisis: 6.5M people.

Edem Wosornu 👇
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As we approach the 1-year anniversary of the conflict [in #Sudan], we cannot make clearer the desperation that civilians are facing. The conflict has already precipitated in the world's largest internal displacement crisis: 6.5M people. @EdemWosornu 👇 reliefweb.int/report/sudan/m…
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Just in:

Emergency Relief Coordinator has allocated $6 million from CERF - The UN's emergency fund to respond to the needs of people who fled their homes due to conflict in northern .

Many of them live in overcrowded shelters and lack access to healthcare and other essential services.

Just in: Emergency Relief Coordinator has allocated $6 million from @UNCERF to respond to the needs of people who fled their homes due to conflict in northern #Mozambique. Many of them live in overcrowded shelters and lack access to healthcare and other essential services.
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The Greater Horn of Africa faces recurring climate crises, conflicts, disease outbreaks and economic shocks.

Millions of people are experiencing displacement, food insecurity, malnutrition and public health emergencies.

This is what needs to be done 👇

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Why wait until disasters strike?

With early warning systems, we can predict drought, months in advance.

Read how partners are taking action ahead of climate disasters to strengthen community resilience 👇
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Why wait until disasters strike? With early warning systems, we can predict drought, months in advance. Read how partners are taking action ahead of climate disasters to strengthen community resilience 👇 bit.ly/497cBb8
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