Posts Tagged ‘HECA’
4 Links Between the War in Ukraine and the Horn of Africa Hunger Crisis
A woman with two children and carrying bags walk on a road to leave Ukraine after crossing the Slovak-Ukrainian border in Ubla, eastern Slovakia, close to the Ukrainian city of Welykyj Beresnyj. The world is facing a powerful convergence of crises. Conflict, COVID-19 and climate change are all contributing to record emergency aid needs. The…
Read MoreClimate, conflict, and COVID-19 crisis in Horn of Africa
A combination of factors is spreading suffering across the region. Oxfam is working with partners to alleviate hunger and push for solutions. Countries in the Horn of Africa are enduring severe hunger, with near-famine conditions in some areas, due to conflict, climate-induced weather shocks (flooding in some countries, drought in others) and COVID-19. Oxfam is…
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