The fire broke out during a family gathering among displaced Syrian camp residents. At least 20 people remain in hospital, with six reported to be in critical condition.

A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit the country on February 17 resulting in more than 400 houses seriously damaged. The urgent needs of the quake-affected people are tents, blankets, and ground sheets.

More than 200 community members will receive skill development and livelihoods support; it will encourage the trained beneficiaries to conduct their own training sessions for other community members.

Hostilities in Yemen’s Ma'rib governorate have led to the displacement of at least 9,000 people in recent weeks, bringing the total number in that part of the country to more than 117,000.

As part of El Salvador’s commitment to maintaining zero cases, national budgeting for malaria has been and will be preserved, even through the pandemic. In turn, no indigenous cases have been reported since 2017.

An Oxygen Emergency Taskforce has been launched to secure oxygen supplies and technical support. It requires US$90 million in immediate funding to meet urgent needs in up to 20 countries.

Due to the loss or reduced capacity of men, many Syrian women are now the sole breadwinners for their families, bearing the full burden of providing for them with limited livelihood opportunities.

The people displaced in and around Ag Geneina are using public buildings, including 32 schools, which has disrupted learning for 58,000 children. An urgent solution is needed to decongest the sites.

Malaysian authorities are proceeding with the deportation of more than 1,000 migrants, including children and vulnerable women, despite a court order to suspend their return.

At least 26 schools across the country are still occupied by armed groups and 999 are non-operational as a result of fighting. Half the country’s children are out of school because of conflict.

One in two schoolchildren, or 388 million worldwide, was receiving school meals when the pandemic struck, the highest number in history. By April 2020, 199 countries had closed their schools, says WFP.

UNICEF has sent 100,000 syringes and 1,000 safety boxes for COVID-19 vaccinations to the Maldives. Over the next few weeks, more than 14.5 million syringes will be shipped to more than 30 countries.

IOM data show the number of migrants crossing via Yemen from the Horn dropped from a high of 138,213 in 2019 to 37,537 in 2020. Forced returns from Saudi Arabia were also significantly reduced.

The vaccination campaign was launched in Gouecke and uses the “ring strategy” where all people who have come into contact with an Ebola patient receive it, as well as frontline and health workers.

Hunger in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua has increased almost fourfold over the past two years - from 2.2 million people in 2018 to close to 8 million people in 2021.

Despite a rise in civilians killed and injured following the start of peace negotiations, the overall numbers for 2020 were down due to lower civilian casualty rates earlier in the year.

“We are past the stage of early warning - this emergency demands urgent action. An increased humanitarian response will be needed ... to prevent another wave of displacement and death," said NRC.

MSF’s surgical team and Ministry of Health staff at Bambari Regional hospital treated 36 patients injured in the violence last week. The victims ranged in age between 17 months and 17 years old.

In 2018-19, high-income countries were spending the equivalent of $8,501 annually for every child’s education, against $48 in low-income countries. COVID-19 is only widening this spending gap.

MSF teams have been running mobile clinics to provide basic healthcare to children under 16 outside Maiduguri, despite the significant security challenges in working outside the main cities in Borno.