A nice Camps Bay Beach image: A simulated humanitarian assistance and disaster relief mission at Kin Red beach Image by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa (Jan. 28, 2019) – Marines and Sailors assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 31 disembark a landing craft during a simulated humanitarian assistance and disaster relief mission at Kin …
Falling through the cracks: shining a light on adolescent girls in humanitarian emergencies: A young Ethiopian refugee carries water containers at the Um Raquba camp in Sudan in November 2020. Ashraf Shazly/AFP via Getty Images The last decade has seen the highest-ever number of people displaced by conflict and violence globally. There are an estimated …
The legal implications of humanitarian aid blockades: Ethiopian refugees, who fled fighting in Tigray, receive snacks at a Sudanese border reception centre in November 2020. Photo by ASHRAF SHAZLY/AFP via Getty Images It’s been over three months since the start of the conflict between the Tigrayan regional government and the Ethiopian government, yet aid agencies …
South Africa in the news: South Africa records ‘grim’ Covid milestone as humanitarian crisis unfolds at border with Zimbabwe: South Africa has reported a “grim milestone” with 844 deaths and 20000 new Covid cases reported in 24 hours on Wednesday, sparking fears of stricter lockdown measures as the country battles with an …: “South Africa” …
Catalogue of failures behind growing humanitarian crisis in northern Mozambique: Soldiers from the Mozambican army patrol the streets in Mocimboa da Praia following an attack by suspected Islamists in October 2018. Adrien Barbier/AFP via Getty Images Cabo Delgado, the northernmost province of Mozambique, has been under attack for three years. The violence was triggered in …
A nice Camps Bay Beach image: Marines and Sailors disembark a landing craft during a simulated humanitarian assistance and disaster relief mission. Image by Official U.S. Navy Imagery CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa (Jan. 28, 2019) Marines and Sailors assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 31 disembark a landing craft during a simulated humanitarian assistance and disaster …
South Africa in the news: Coronavirus: Ethiopia Humanitarian Bulletin: Of 1,044,005 samples tested, 58,672 were confirmed positive making Ethiopia the country with the highest caseload in East Africa, and the fourth highest in Africa next to South Africa, Egypt and …: “South Africa” – BingNews Inside the courtroom battle against the deadly rhino horn trade: …
COVID-19 compromises social networks. What this means for people in humanitarian crises: Iraqi, Iranian and Somali asylum seekers at a tent camp in the Netherlands ROBIN UTRECHT/AFP/GettyImages The novel coronavirus is now being transmitted through the six continents. A key concern is for those who are already extremely vulnerable – those who are caught in …
The DRC’s Ebola outbreak has all the makings of a humanitarian crisis: West Africa experienced the worst Ebola outbreak between 2013 and 2016. Ahmed Jallanzo/EPA It’s been eight months since the start of the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). By the beginning of April, almost 700 people have succumbed to …
South Africa in the news: South Africa: Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock: Statement on the humanitarian situation in the Sahel I am increasingly concerned by the situation in the Sahel. In Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal, nearly 6 million people are struggling to meet their daily food …
Hackathons bring open source innovation to humanitarian aid: Humanitarian and development aid is about helping people suffering from both short-term and long-term problems. These problems can be natural (e.g., droughts, floods, and earthquakes) as well as man-made (e.g., poverty, war, and oppression). A recent example of a humanitarian crisis is the refugee situation in Europe, …