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New study finds that 43,000 “excess deaths” may have occurred in 2022 from the drought in Somalia

Mogadishu, 20 March 2023 – A new report released today by the Federal Ministry of Health & Human Services, WHO and UNICEF suggests that an estimated 43,000 excess deaths might have occurred in 2022 in Somalia resulting from a deepening drought when compared with 2017 and 2018 drought crisis. Half of these deat...

In wake of Cyclone Freddy, amid disruption to critical services, cholera surges in Mozambique

Maputo, 20 March 2023 – One week after Cyclone Freddy made landfall for a second time in Mozambique, creating severe disruption to critical services, the threat of cholera is growing rapidly for children and families. Thanks to preparation efforts by Government, the number of deaths and people displaced by the cyc...

Children at risk of cholera in aftermath of Cyclone Freddy - UNICEF

NAIROBI/JOHANNESBURG/NEW YORK, 19 March 2023 – Millions of children are at risk in the face of a potential increase in cholera cases in Malawi and Mozambique in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Freddy, which has ravaged both countries for the second time in less than a month. Devastation and flooding caused by th...

From insight to action: Examining mortality in Somalia

This report provides a retrospective analysis of the effect of the drought on population mortality in 2022 and offers forecasts based on different scenarios for the first 6 months of 2023.

Horn of Africa Drought Crisis

Soaring food prices across the world – made worse by the war in Ukraine – and four failed consecutive rainy seasons resulting in an entrenched drought crisis have forced families across Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia to leave everything behind in search of food and water, and put their health, safe...

26 January 2022

Tropical Storm Ana wreaks havoc for children in Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, alerts UNICEF

NAIROBI – Strong winds and heavy rainfall caused by Tropical Storm Ana have disrupted the lives of thousands of children in four countries in Eastern and Southern Africa. Latest reports indicate that parts of Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe have been hit by the first seasonal cyclone in the region. Th...

26 November 2020

Cyclone Idai: Integration of multisectoral C4D interventions into the humanitarian response

In March 2019, Cyclone Idai brought death and destruction to Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe as a result of heavy rains and extensive flooding. The respective governments together with UNICEF and other partners, responded swiftly to the disaster. Rescue and relief operations were implemented immediately, saving ma...