In the Abyei Administrative Area, heavy rains have significantly disrupted the main supply route in southern Abyei, obstructing humanitarian access and delaying deliveries.
Flooding affects more than 710,000 people in South Sudan
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In the Abyei Administrative Area, heavy rains have significantly disrupted the main supply route in southern Abyei, obstructing humanitarian access and delaying deliveries.
Thousands of children in eastern Sudan are at risk of cholera following a major outbreak caused by widespread flooding, contaminated water and a decimated health system after 16 months of conflict.
The unprecedented weather events have compounded the country's humanitarian crisis, leaving thousands of internally displaced persons and host communities in dire need of assistance.
While there are a number of tools available for investigating infectious disease outbreaks, this is the first unified, structured approach to investigating the origins of a novel pathogen.
Lesotho will receive US$ 2 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund as approximately a third of the population—about 700,000 people—are expected to face hunger in the coming months.
Three quarters of people assessed said they were selling household assets to buy food. The rains and floods have destroyed 80% of cotton crops in Sanghar, the primary source of income for farmers.
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The number of reported cholera cases increased by 13% and deaths by 71% in 2023 compared to 2022. More than 4,000 people died last year from a disease that is preventable and easily treatable.
The vaccination campaign will reach children and pregnant women in all 210 counties who have missed out on life-saving vaccines since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020.
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