This press release highlights the declaration of the 17th Ebola outbreak by the Democratic Republic of Congo in Ituri province. This new outbreak is the Bundibugyo variant, which does not have any treatment or vaccines, making the response most complex. It is also spreading rapidly as the province of North Kivu has declared one confirmed case, and Uganda has confirmed 1 case. World Vision is calling for a coordinated and cross-border response.

The document is about the Somalia Crisis Recovery Project, a flood and disaster recovery project financed by the World Bank to support the recovery of livelihoods and infrastructure in flood and drought-affected areas in Somalia.

More than 198,000 people were reached in May 2018 through World Vision's response to food insecurity and flooding throughout Somalia. The response team reached: 

Somalia continues to face significant challenges in addressing violence against women and girls (VAWG). According to the Somalia Health and Demographic Survey (SHDS, 2020), gender-based violence (GBV) remains one of the most prevalent human rights violations faced by women and girls in Somalia. The survey shows that over 60% of women face physical abuse, denial of education, forced marriage, rape and sexual harassment forms of domestic violence.

It took 16 warnings for the international community to respond to the last catastrophe; lessons must be learnt from the past to avert another crisis in the Horn of Africa.

World Vision believes in every child’s right to a quality, safe, inclusive and transformational education that empowers children for life. In Somalia, World Vision is collaborating with like-minded partners to ensure that children have access to quality education and equipping them with essential skills for the future. This collaboration extends to the ministries of Education at both federal and state levels, as well as local community groups and education committees.

More children are facing severe malnutrition as drought worsens across Somalia. At least 200 children have died of malnutrition centers since January this year.

Overall situation: Mild to moderate drought conditions are imminent in many parts of Somalia due to the 2018 insufficient deyr rains and delayed onset of Gu rains.

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