In November 2020, following presidential elections in Ivory Coast, the Northern and southern parts of Liberia received thousands of Ivorians refugees fleeing clashes between opposition and pro-government supporters in Ivory Coast.

To date approximately 20,651 Ivorian refugees have fled to Liberia according to reports from UNHCR and Liberia Refugees Repatriation and Resettlement Commission.

The refugees have found themselves in a desperate situation with many unmet vital humanitarian needs such as:

1. Safe drinking water
2. Health services
3. Agriculture
4. Food and non-food items
5. WASH

ACT member in Liberia, Lutheran Development Services are planning to respond to the refugees in the sectors of non food items, food assistance, WASH and prevention of the spread of COVID-19.

Liberia_Assistance to Ivorian Refugees (RRF)

The São Paulo State is home 45 million people ranging from very vulnerable communities to

well structure urban and rural areas. From the beginning of the pandemic, it is the epicentre of

the COVID-19 in Brazil, with around 1.5 million cases and 47,768 deaths until this day. By

December 2020, the summer storms season started, bringing great damage to the poorest areas

of São Paulo. From 2016 to 2020, more than 75 people died from floods, 35 only in 2020.

In the São Paulo Municipality, the most affected districts are in the East, the Northwest and

the South. The Jacuí and Jardim Santa Helena neighbourhoods are in an area that follows the

river course of the Rio Tietê. The Grajaú district has many poor communities living in the

shore of the city’s larger reservoir in informal settlements.

Outside of the metropolitan area, in the coastal area known as Baixada Santista, there are

urgent situations in the municipality of Cubatão, by the Pilões River. In this year, an area

greatly damaged by the floods is the Vale do Ribeira the poorest region in the state, home of

large quilombola1 and indigenous communities, and many conservation units (protection

areas).02 RRF 2021 Sao Paulo Floods FV

A long-standing political disagreement between Ethiopia Federal government and the northern regional state of Tigray’s regional government led to an outbreak of hostilities on 4^th November 2020. This was characterized by military action resulting in general insecurity in the region, internal and external displacements, and a disruption of livelihoods.

In Tigray region at least 855,000 persons are currently in need of humanitarian assistance of which include non-displaced persons, Internally Displaced persons, returnees, and over 96,000 Eritrean refugees.

Three ACT Ethiopia members, Ethiopia Orthodox Church Development Inter-Church Aid Commission (EOC-DICAC), Ethiopia Evangelical Mekane Yesus Church (EECMY-DASSC) and Lutheran World Federation (LWF) are planning to respond to this crisis.

Ethiopia_Tigray Conflict response

Response and recovery due to impacts of the Hurricanes ETA & IOTA in Honduras and Nicaragua

Honduras and Nicaragua have been hit by 2 consecutive Hurricanes  in a 15 days period starting in November 1^st and ending by the 18TH of November. The hurricanes were named Eta and Iota.

Nicaragua,was the entry point for both hurricanes. On November 3, Hurricane Eta hits between Bilwi and Haulover in the northern Caribbean, as a category 4 hurricane. On November 16^th Iota made landfall, affecting areas that remained flooded due to the first event.

In Honduras  Hurricanes ETA & IOTA affected the north-western and Atlantic coast between the first and third week of November 2020 .750,000 families in the most vulnerable areas have been affected. The Valley of Sula was highly affected and remained isolated. This is the economic core of the country.

In a region already hit by protracted crisis such a migration and the recent economic and health impact of Covid 19; this Appeal aims at the response and recovery in both countries and will focus on  the following sectors: Shelter, Non-food items, Food Security, WASH, protection and Psychosocial wellness, Cash transfer.

The requesting Members are: CASM ,OCDIH, ASONOG (Honduras), ILFE, CIEETS, CEPAD, Federación Luterana Mundial (Nicaragua).

The Appeal Target is :$ 1,172,360

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As a result of the intense rainfall caused by the last 2 hurricanes (ETA and IOTA) that hit the Colombian Caribbean and the La Niña phenomenon from the Pacific Ocean: The rural area of the Antioqueño municipality of Dabeiba, in 4 of its villages: Dabeiba Vieja, Botón, Mohán and El Cajón,suffered a landslide of large proportions leaving more than 200 families without their homes, their belongings, their crops and their farmyard animals. On the morning of Sunday, November 15, DAPARD (Administrative Department of the System for the Prevention, Attention and Recovery of Disasters) reported that of the 16 people who were missing, eight were found alive “and they are in the five shelters that the municipality has set up for the affected people.”

Thus, the current tally of casualties of the torrential rains according to the Unified Command Post (PMU), is of 3 deceased and eight missing persons. Likewise, there are 497 affected people from 201 families, 20 injured, 67 homes destroyed and 104 damaged, 3 educational centers affected, as well as 5.5 kilometers of road affected.RRF14 2020 COL Dabeiba LandSlide