In 2016, OCHA merged its offices in Johannesburg and Nairobi into the OCHA Regional Office for Southern and Eastern Africa (ROSEA), covering 25 countries.
Comprising the Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes, eastern Africa is a region in which emergencies tend to be large scale, resulting in significant displacement and other needs. For this reason, OCHA maintains country presences in Burundi, DRC, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan. The southern Africa region has fewer protracted humanitarian crises, but is prone to drought and floods. For this reason, OCHA does not have country offices in the region. In both regions the 2015-2016 El Nino weather phenomenon continues to have a significant humanitarian impact.
For those countries where OCHA does not have a presence, it is essential that OCHA can deploy from the regional hub swiftly and effectively in times of emergency, and to otherwise ensure preparedness for potential crises. OCHA works closely with local authorities and partners to bolster national disaster preparedness in these countries and supports response.
Whether we’re mobilizing relief money or raising awareness of forgotten crises, it’s our mandate to keep world attention focused on humanitarian issues. For this reason, we produce and release timely regional reporting and analytical products to strengthen the humanitarian case and highlight the needs of the most vulnerable in the region. OCHA ROSEA also provides a platform for the analysis of cross-border issues of humanitarian concern, such as facilitating multi-country preparedness and planning consultations. OCHA ROSEA also works to strengthen collaboration on emergency preparedness and response with regional bodies, such as the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in eastern Africa and the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) in southern Africa.
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This dataset shows the timeseries data of total monthly transits and carrying capacity (DWT and DT million) of vessels in the Suez and Panama canals, Bosphorus Strait and the Gulf of Aden from 2016 to date.
The attacks in the Red Sea are disrupting commercial and humanitarian supplies. International partners have raised alarm over the economic and humanitarian impact of the escalating attacks on ships in the Red Sea which are adding strain to shipping routes already hit by conflicts and climate change. The crisis in the Red Sea, marked by Houthi-led attacks disrupting shipping routes, has added another layer of complexity.
In response to the Red Sea crisis, major players in the shipping industry have temporarily suspended Suez transits.
The diversion of cargo flow has a major impact on the access to commodities, especially for countries relying heavily on imports. That will also lead to higher costs and delays for humanitarian operations in the Horn of Africa. Continued tensions in the area may result in diverting international attention from the ongoing conflict in Sudan and the climate-related impacts on countries within Southern and Eastern Africa.
The situation is fluid and volatile, with the worst plummets in the last 7 years seen in early 2024. This has a potential for significant consequences depending on future developments
Road network in Uganda - based on different sources collected (in 2008, 2009, and 2010) by UNOCHA. Agreed to share publicly and authorized by Geo-IM working group network in Uganda chaired by UBOS and UNOCHA as Secretariat.
Djibouti Towns
The names of the settlements were obtained from the GEOnet Name Server (NIMA), the locations of the settlements have been modified by randomly moving them by ±30.Created 07/11/2000
Topographical maps of 1:100000 and 1:200000 of Djibouti were then used to relocate the settlements. The topomaps were issued by INSTITUT GEOGRAPHIQUE NATIONAL, Rue de Grenelle-Paris, 1956-1961.
The names of the settlements were obtained from the GEOnet Name Server (NIMA), the locations of the settlements have been modified by randomly moving them by ±30. Created 07/11/2000
Topographical maps of 1:100000 and 1:200000 of Djibouti were then used to relocate the settlements. The topomaps were issued by INSTITUT GEOGRAPHIQUE NATIONAL, Rue de Grenelle-Paris, 1956-1961