UNICEF Yemen Humanitarian Situation Report - reporting period 1 – 31 March 2021
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• The humanitarian situation in Ma’rib continued to be of concern, and with various waves of violence during the reporting period, the situation showed no signs of improvement. People’s lives remained to be impacted every day by fighting, and thousands were being displaced from their homes and displacement sites. Conflict continued as well as in Al Hodeidah, Taizz, and Al Jawf.
• In March, 30,317 IDPs were displaced, with the majority of displacement waves coming from Ma’rib, Al Hodeidah, Taizz and Al-Jawf, as internal displacement within governorates towards safer districts increased.
Food Security and Agriculture Cluster (FSAC) in Afghanistan Calls for Funding to Scale Up Anticipatory Actions and Emergency Response for 14. 1 Million People in IPC 3 and 4 Affected Areas
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The food security situation in Afghanistan continues to be alarming with more than 14 million people – one third of all Afghans - experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above) between March and May 2021.
The food insecurity situation in rural and urban areas will become even more critical over the next few months due to the combined impact of COVID-19, high food prices and widespread unemployment, and the La Niña weather phenomenon which has resulted in below-average precipitation in the 2020/21 season and is expected to impact both irrigated and rainfed wheat production in 2021, resulting in a below average wheat harvest as well as reduced pastures and adverse impacts on livestock health and production. Furthermore, the conflict situation is expect
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Central African Republic and Burkina Faso face acute food insecurity By Edith Mutethya in Nairobi, Kenya | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-05-20 20:33 Habibou Sore, 22, waits for her sixteen-month-old twins, who suffer from malnutrition, to be examined at a hospital in Kaya, Burkina Faso, Nov 23, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]
Millions are facing acute food insecurity in Central African Republic and Burkina Faso, following combined effects of social economic impacts of coronavirus pandemic, ongoing conflicts, recurrent climate shocks and rising food prices that have hit the two countries hard.
In Central African Republic, nearly half of the population is suffering from high and surging acute food insecurity even as the country braces for harsh May-August lean season, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Food Programme.