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| How to donate: South Sudan famine and Somalia, Yemen and Nigeria food crises | How to donate: South Sudan famine and Somalia, Yemen and Nigeria food crises |
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| The UN has declared famine in parts of South Sudan – the world’s first since 2011 – and warned that Somalia, Yemen and Nigeria are also at risk. With the humanitarian system stretched as never before, hunger has reached unprecedented levels according to aid agencies. | The UN has declared famine in parts of South Sudan – the world’s first since 2011 – and warned that Somalia, Yemen and Nigeria are also at risk. With the humanitarian system stretched as never before, hunger has reached unprecedented levels according to aid agencies. |
| South Sudan | South Sudan |
| The UN says roughly 40% of the population are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance and that people are already dying from hunger as a result of famine in parts of the country. | The UN says roughly 40% of the population are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance and that people are already dying from hunger as a result of famine in parts of the country. |
| Aid for South Sudan totalling £170m has been announced by the UK government and the EU following the famine declaration. | Aid for South Sudan totalling £170m has been announced by the UK government and the EU following the famine declaration. |
| How to donate: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha), Care, Oxfam, British Red Cross, Cafod, Tearfund, Christian Aid, World Vision, WFP, Unicef | |
| Nigeria | Nigeria |
| On Friday, a major international conference, hosted by Nigeria, Norway and Germany, will be held in Oslo with the aim of increasing funding for the crisis in north-east Nigeria and the wider Lake Chad region. | On Friday, a major international conference, hosted by Nigeria, Norway and Germany, will be held in Oslo with the aim of increasing funding for the crisis in north-east Nigeria and the wider Lake Chad region. |
| Hundreds of thousands of children under the age of five will suffer from severe acute malnutrition this year, with up to 20% dying unless more is done to reach them, according to the UN children’s fund, Unicef, and other aid organisations. | Hundreds of thousands of children under the age of five will suffer from severe acute malnutrition this year, with up to 20% dying unless more is done to reach them, according to the UN children’s fund, Unicef, and other aid organisations. |
| The estimated number of affected children is now 450,000 (pdf), with 14 million people needing humanitarian assistance across the region. | The estimated number of affected children is now 450,000 (pdf), with 14 million people needing humanitarian assistance across the region. |
| How to donate: Save the Children, Christian Aid, Street Child, ICRC, Unicef | How to donate: Save the Children, Christian Aid, Street Child, ICRC, Unicef |
| Somalia | Somalia |
| Aid agencies are warning that urgent action is needed to avert a repeat of the famine that killed 260,000 people in Somalia between 2010 and 2012. | Aid agencies are warning that urgent action is needed to avert a repeat of the famine that killed 260,000 people in Somalia between 2010 and 2012. |
| Britain’s Department for International Development pledged £100m to Somalia this week, amid reports that more than 6 million people – half the country’s population – face acute food insecurity. | Britain’s Department for International Development pledged £100m to Somalia this week, amid reports that more than 6 million people – half the country’s population – face acute food insecurity. |
| How to donate: Ocha, World Vision, MSF, Concern, Unicef | How to donate: Ocha, World Vision, MSF, Concern, Unicef |
| Yemen | Yemen |
| The UN has launched a $2.1bn (£1.6bn) appeal this year, its largest ever for the country. | The UN has launched a $2.1bn (£1.6bn) appeal this year, its largest ever for the country. |
| Half of the country’s population – more than 14 million people – are hungry and children are dying from malnutrition. The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) is hosting a public appeal which has already raised £13m. The DEC unites the fundraising efforts of leading British agencies at times of major disasters overseas, to maximise income from the public. | Half of the country’s population – more than 14 million people – are hungry and children are dying from malnutrition. The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) is hosting a public appeal which has already raised £13m. The DEC unites the fundraising efforts of leading British agencies at times of major disasters overseas, to maximise income from the public. |
| How to donate: Ocha, DEC | How to donate: Ocha, DEC |