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Cyclone Idai one year on: Southern Africa still devastated and vulnerable to climate shocks

March 10, 2020

MAPUTO (March 10, 2020) – One year after Cyclone Idai left a trail of destruction across parts of Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, nearly 100,000 people continue to live in makeshift shelters and are alarmingly vulnerable to future climate shocks. International aid agencies CARE International, Oxfam and Save the Children are warning that without greater climate financing and

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More than 14 million people facing acute hunger in one of the largest food crises in Southern Africa

February 7, 2020

Severe food insecurity rates across nine southern African countries are 140% higher now than in 2018, primarily because people are being hit by weather extremes driven by climate change, according to Oxfam, CARE, Plan International and World Vision.Across the Southern Africa region there are now 14.4 million people facing acute levels of hunger, compared to

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A month after Cyclone Idai, menstrual hygiene becomes a silent need as cholera outbreak fears persist

April 16, 2019

BEIRA/HARARE/LILONGWE (April 16, 2019) — Women and girls affected by last month’s destructive Cyclone Idai storm are facing serious health risks due to shortages of menstrual hygiene support, CARE experts said.  Cyclone Idai caused devastation across Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe last month, killing more than 1,000 people and leaving another 3 million in desperate need

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One Month After Cyclone Idai, Food Shortages Outpace Funding

April 12, 2019

BEIRA/HARARE/LILONGWE (April 12, 2019) — The effects of last month’s Cyclone Idai are threatening to create a catastrophic hunger crisis compounded by the existing food insecurity across southern Africa, CARE experts warn.One month since the destructive storm swept across Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe, the humanitarian situation remains critical. Hundreds of thousands of people have lost their

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