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Lethal Combination of Climate, Conflict and COVID sees humanitarian needs rise by 17% in 2022

Lethal Combination of Climate, Conflict and COVID sees humanitarian needs rise by 17% in 2022

According to the new UN OCHA Global Humanitarian Overview 2022 sees a 17% increase in global humanitarian needs from 2021, with 274 million people in need of life-saving aid around the world and US$41 billion needed to provide this aid. In just 4 years financial requirements and the number of people in need have doubled, while 45 million people are on the brink of famine.

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CARE warns of increased risks for women and girls as a new report reveals almost half of Afghans now face acute hunger

CARE warns of increased risks for women and girls as a new report reveals almost half of Afghans now face acute hunger

A new report reveals Afghanistan has descended deeper into an already alarming hunger crisis, exacerbated by drought, increasing displacement, rising food prices, the COVID-19 pandemic and economic decline. With 18.8 million people, close to half the population is now facing acute hunger – an almost 30% increase from the same time last year.

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15 Minutes on Localizing and Decolonizing Aid

15 Minutes on Localizing and Decolonizing Aid

In the final episode of our March4Women series, we speak with Everjoice Win, an activist in feminist and social justice movements in her country, Zimbabwe, the African continent and globally for over 30 years. Everjoice speaks passionately about decolonizing aid and localization in the context of international development and humanitarian work—and how women are leading the charge in this very critical area.

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