Day: June 29, 2022

Regional Situation OverviewIn 2021, South Sudan marked the 10th anniversary of its independence and the eighth year of conflict within the country. This protracted situation remained the largest refugee crisis in Africa with close to 2.33 million South…

MaliUS$4 MILLION FROM THE UN CERF TO RESPOND TO THE DISPLACEMENT CRISIS IN MENAKAOn 24 June, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, allocated US$4 million from the United Nations Central…

OverviewAs of the end of April 2022, Southern Africa hosts around 7.8 million persons of concern (PoCs) to UNHCR. This includes 1.1 million refugees and asylum-seekers, 6.7 million internally displaced persons (IDPs), as well as others of concern and r…

NIAMEY, Niger, 29 June, 2022 – A surge in attacks by armed groups in Mali, Burkina Faso and northern Nigeria in the past six months has forced nearly 36,000 people[1] over the border into the driest parts of Niger, exacerbating a severe hunger crisis w…

Global COVID-19 (total) cases, deaths and vaccinations to date• Globally, the number of new weekly cases and deaths have continued to decline since a peak in January 2022.• Numbers of new cases increased in past week.• At the regional level, the number…

Global COVID-19 (total) cases, deaths and vaccinations to date• Globally, the number of new weekly cases and deaths have continued to decline since a peak in January 2022.• Numbers of new cases increased in past week.• At the regional level, the number…