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09/07/2024
Namibia
Between July–September 2024, an estimated 1.4 million people (48% of the analysed population) in Namibia are projected to experience high acute food insecurity levels – i.e. Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse – including 85,000 facing Emergency (IPC Phase 4) levels. The total is more than double the number in the same period in 2023 (579,000). The entire country, including all 14 regions, is currently classified to be facing IPC 3 levels and requires assistance for livelihood protection, as the majority of people are agropastoralists. The main factors to the deteriorating food security situation are the drought and other impacts of El Niño on crop and livestock production, inflation, the decline in economic growth, and unemployment. On 22 May, the Namibian Government declared a national state of emergency in response to the drought affecting all regions of the country. (IPC 06/09/2023, IPC 08/07/2024, Namibian 27/05/2024)
08/07/2024
Guatemala
By 9 July 2024, heavy rains during the May–October rainy season, compounded by the effects of Tropical Storm Alberto, had led to the evacuation of more than 17,000 people. The rains had also damaged over 6,000 houses, at least 39 schools, and 481 roads. The hardest-hit areas include northern Guatemala and the Pacific coastal region. Road and bridge damage constrain access to the affected areas. The most urgent needs for those affected are food, emergency healthcare, and shelters. The Government has declared a state of calamity for the entire country, which will last 30 days after its entry into effect on 8 July. (OCHA 28/06/2024, CONRED accessed 09/07/2024, La Prensa Grafica 08/07/2024)
08/07/2024
Ukraine
On 8 July 2024, Russian forces launched a combined missile attack on several Ukrainian cities, killing at least 43 and injuring over 170. 70% of the casualties were in Kyiv city. The attacks also damaged several civilian facilities, including kindergartens, a college, and two hospitals in Dnipro, Kramatorsk, Kryvyi Rih, Kyiv, and Sloviansk cities. The damage to the children’s hospital in Kyiv city has affected critical healthcare access as it was the largest in the country, conducting 7,000 surgeries yearly and providing cancer and haematological treatment. More than 600 patients have had to evacuate, with over 100 transferred to other facilities. Over 90% of civilian casualties and more than 95% of damage to educational and health facilities continue to take place in areas under the control of the Ukrainian Government. (The Kyiv Independent 09/07/2024, CNN 08/07/2024, OHCHR 07/06/2024)
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