In response to the desert locust upsurge in Kenya, ACTED is supporting aerial desert locust control and surveillance in Laisamis…
The worst outbreak of desert locusts in 70 years threatens to decimate rangeland and crops in the Horn of Africa and potentially the Sahel. There is risk of a Rift Valley Fever outbreak that further threatens livestock and human health. COVID-19 is already disrupting markets, driving up food prices, squeezing small businesses and limiting livestock trade in addition to the direct health impacts. Ongoing conflict…
Bardera town experiences cyclical river flooding as a result of heavy rains in the Juba Basin and the Ethiopian highlands.…
As rescue workers continue to trawl through the ruins of Beirut’s port area for survivors three days after the blast…