Over half a million people severely impacted by unprecedented flooding and windstorms in Yemen

Unprecedented floods and winds have displaced thousands of families, destroyed homes, and severely damaged critical infrastructure, impacting over half a million people in Yemen, the UN migration agency (IOM) said on Thursday.   https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2024/09/1153991
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Over half a million people severely impacted by unprecedented flooding and windstorms in Yemen
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Needs rise as flooding spreads in Somalia

Needs rise as flooding spreads in Somalia

30 Nov 2023

Deadly torrential rains and floods have affected more than two million people in several areas of Somalia, with over 100 killed and 750,000 displaced from their homes, the authorities and humanitarian partners said on Thursday in the capital, Mogadishu.  

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Displaced families uprooted by severe floods across Horn of Africa

Displaced families uprooted by severe floods across Horn of Africa

17 Nov 2023

Severe floods in the Horn of Africa have affected tens of thousands of displaced families in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, putting lives and livelihoods at risk, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday. 

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UN migration agency launches $24 million appeal for Afghanistan

26 Aug 2021

In response to the growing humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Thursday launched a $24 million urgent appeal to assist hundreds of thousands of people displaced within the country over the past two months.