Nagorno-Karabakh: As Fierce Fighting Erupts, IOM Warns Of Huge Humanitarian Crisis

The migration agency of the United Nations, International Organisation for Migration (IOM) is currently busy ringing the alarm that fierce fighting in and around Nagorno-Karabakh will result in significant displacement, thus causing a severe humanitarian crisis. Wikipedia says Nagorno-Karabakh is a landlocked region in the South Caucasus, within the mountainous range of Karabakh, lying between Lower Karabakh and Zangezur, and covering […]

Nigeria, 26 Others Now Food Crisis Hotspot Countries, UN Agencies Say

Nigeria has joined Yemen as a ‘’hotspot country’’ with food and humanitarian crisis. Yemen is already the world’s largest food and humanitarian crisis. A 35 percent increase in food prices has been recorded in some areas in Yemen since April. A new analysis by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Food Programme […]

In Northern Nigeria, 2 Million IDPs Facing Mental Health Risks 

Around two million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the volatile North-East axis of Nigeria are currently facing risks to their mental health and wellbeing.  In the embattled region, millions of people continue to endure the impact of a decade-long humanitarian crisis.  Most recently, on Tuesday (June 9), an attack attributed to non-state armed groups claimed […]

Humanitarian Crisis In Central Sahel Getting Out Of Control, Says WFP 

The World Food Programme (WFP) says the humanitarian crisis in the Central Sahel region of Africa is spiralling out of control. Amid the raging coronavirus pandemic, more than five million people, according to the United Nations agency, are facing severe food insecurity across the region. This disturbing development is contained in a new joint food […]