Hunger in Africa : our File
March 2017. Nearly 20 million people are threatened by the violent famine in Yemen, Somalia, Nigeria and South Sudan. The ICRC believes that action must be taken within three months to avoid the worst. Here is a collection of articles that will give you a overview.
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Surveillance for good? Facebook tracks disaster victims
06/08/2017. The initiative will use aggregated and anonymised Facebook user data to produce 3 different kinds of maps: where people are checking in as safe; where populations are before, during, and after a natural disaster; and where people are moving to in the hours after disaster strikes.
IOM Learns of ‘Slave Market’ Conditions Endangering Migrants in North Africa
04/11/2017. Over the past weekend, IOM staff in Niger and Libya documented shocking events on North African migrant routes, which they have described as ‘slave markets’ tormenting hundreds of young African men bound for Libya.
A record number of people will need help worldwide during 2020: UN Humanitarian Overview
12/04/2019. “In 2020, nearly 168 million people worldwide will need humanitarian assistance and protection,” he said. “That represents about one person in 45 on the planet. It is the highest figure in decades.”
