WHO reports on food insecurity, aid needs, and deepening crises across the Greater Horn of Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean, involving Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.

The entities involved

• Somalia →

  sovereign state in Africa

  • PLA Navy conducts goodwill visits to Myanmar and deploys a task group for escort missions near Somalia.Mon 13:22
  • The African Union is deploying peace operations in Somalia, the Central African Republic, Burundi, and Sudan, working with international partners.Mon 10:34
• Middle East →

  geopolitical region encompassing Egypt and most of Western Asia, including Iran

  • A US Air Force base in Fairford, located near the Oxfordshire border, is being utilized due to actions in the Middle East.Mon 17:54
  • Authorities are investigating an incident at a base in Fairford, with possible links to Iran and Russia.Mon 17:54
• Sudan →

  country in Northeast Africa

  • Sudanese Armed Forces accuse Ethiopia of direct aggression, while Egypt is noted as SAF's biggest supporter.Mon 13:18
  • One of the three countries involved is accused of backing Tigray rebels in the north.Mon 13:18

Related events

• Acute food insecurity grips the Horn of Africa as failed rains reduce food production across Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, and Sudan.Thu 11:55
• Funding cuts and conflict have led to severe food insecurity in both Yemen and Sudan.Jun 19
• Attacks are reported in Sudan, Haiti, DRC, Myanmar, Ethiopia, and Ukraine.Sep 12
• UN monitors humanitarian crisis and food security in North Darfur, Sudan, as displaced persons flee to Chad.Jun 7
• World leaders are gathering in New York for a UN meeting where global crises, including Sudan, Yemen, and Iran, are being discussed.Sep 19