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The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) helps humanitarian organizations save the lives of people caught in crises.

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Jan 26

    🔺Violence 🔺Climate shocks 🔺Poverty The Central Sahel is the epicentre of a fast-growing crisis. Humanitarians are scaling up efforts but more funding is needed for life-saving assistance.

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  2. 4 hours ago

    Extreme weather COVID-19 Displacement ... 8.3 million people in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras need humanitarian assistance, a nearly 60 % increase compared to 2020. They need our help now.

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  3. cases and deaths more than doubled in countries facing humanitarian crises in 2021. Yet, vaccine delivery for the world’s most vulnerable people continues to lag. Our latest update reviews the pandemic's humanitarian impact in 2021. ⤵️

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    Tropical Cyclone made landfall in Madagascar overnight, causing destruction and damage on the island nation’s east coast. Assessments are underway to determine the full extent of Batsirai’s damage.

    Floods by cyclone Batsirai in Madagascar. Photo by OCHA
    Damaged causes by cyclone Batsirai in Madagascar
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  5. 📢 7 weeks after /: - 9.9M people severely affected - 840K people targeted for assistance - $169M funding requested The UN and partners are providing food, shelter material and other essentials but more support is needed.

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  6. Feb 5

    Violence Abduction Rape Forced and child marriage …. In the , women and girls are at heightened risk of sexual and gender-based violence. We must ensure that they are better protected and get the support they want and need. 👉

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  7. Feb 5

    : Conflict, economic instability and COVID-19 have taken a toll on vulnerable communities and added to their needs. This year, humanitarians plan to provide vital assistance to a record 6.2 million people. We need US$826 million to save lives and reduce suffering 👇

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  8. Feb 5

    ⚠️ Violence in the Central African Republic has led to the highest level of displacement recorded since 2014, with 722K displaced people. Today, 63% of the population needs humanitarian assistance, a level not seen in five years. Humanitarians require $461.3M to help 2M people.

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  9. Feb 4

    These boys are playing football in a camp in Mogadishu, . Decades of conflict, drought, large-scale displacement and increasing poverty have taken an unacceptable toll on millions of people. They need and deserve our support.

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  10. Retweeted
    Feb 3

    In , protection risks are on the rise as families struggle to survive amid conflict and C-19. In 2022, we aim to provide 2M people with critical protection services, inc. support for survivors of GBV, mine risk education & mental health support.

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  11. Feb 4

    The camps, their only home, are now a giant refrigerator that they seem to have got stuck in. Cold weather and heavy snow have left a terrible impact on the 1.7 million people living in tents across north-west Syria. They need support now more than ever 💙

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  12. Feb 3

    has led to destruction and loss of life in Madagascar, Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe in late January. Now, Tropical Cyclone is an imminent threat to many countries. Humanitarians are on the ground supporting the Government-led relief efforts.

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  13. Feb 3

    Aid workers are increasingly at risk in the . Insecurity has forced the suspension of humanitarian activities in some areas, leaving communities without access to vital aid. Humanitarians and people caught up in crises must be protected.

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  14. Retweeted
    Feb 3

    In 2022, humanitarians plan to reach more than 2M women, men, boys & girls in with access to safe water & dignified sanitation services. Humanitarians stand ready to scale-up support, but increased funding & improved access are imperative.

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  15. Retweeted
    Feb 2

    At least 56 people have been killed and several others injured in a new attack on a displacement site in Province. Humanitarian partners are providing medical care to those injured. For more infos (in french):

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    Roxan, had a baby after in a hospital supported by & "I lost my house & I don't want my baby to go through the same thing." Roxan is among 840,000 ppl humanitarian agencies aim to help with the HNP. 👉🏽Read more

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    After Tropical Storm affected several hundred thousand people in parts of Madagascar, Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe in end-January, now Tropical Cyclone is a imminent threat to several countries over the next days. Find out more ➡️

    Map showing the paths of Tropical Storm Ana and Cyclone Batsirai
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  18. Feb 2

    cases and deaths more than doubled in countries facing humanitarian crises in 2021. Yet, vaccine delivery for the world’s most vulnerable people continues to lag. Our latest update reviews the pandemic's humanitarian impact in 2021. ⤵️

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  19. Retweeted
    Feb 2

    : Fighting in and has displaced 10,500 people since December 2021. Aid agencies are delivering life-saving assistance to the newly displaced amid access challenges & limited resources. Situation Update ➡️

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  20. Feb 2

    : Freezing temperatures have claimed the lives of 2 baby girls and affected 250,000 displaced people in the north-west, where 1.7 million people live in tents. This catastrophe is preventable. Humanitarians are providing essential assistance, but more funds are needed.

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  21. Feb 2

    📢 7 weeks after /: - 9.9M people severely affected - 840K people targeted for assistance - $169M funding requested The UN and partners are providing food, shelter material and other essentials but more support is needed.

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