Humanitarian crisis deepens as flooding escalates in ASAL Kenya: AHN Call for Collective and Urgent Action
Sunday, 26 November 2023 Kenya is once more at the forefront of a climatic crisis. Heavy rainfall due to the El Niño climatic phenomenon as well as the enhanced Indian Ocean Dipole both are combining to make this rainy season wetter than average according to the Kenya Meteorological Department. These wet conditions are predicted to […]
617 Civil Society Organizations Demand Women’s Full, Equal and Meaningful Participation in Peace Processes
Global Women, Peace and Security Action 2023 Open Letter to the UN Security Council Ahead of the United Nations Security Council’s 2023 Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security (WPS), a global coalition of 617 civil society organizations — including the ASAL Humanitarian Network (AHN), Arid Lands Development Focus (ALDEF), and PeaceNet Kenya — issued […]
Civil Society Urges the UN to Uphold Women’s Full and Equal Participation in Peacebuilding
Global Advocacy – Women, Peace and Security 2023 Open Letter – A Unified Feminist Call to Action On 16 October 2023, more than 600 civil society organizations worldwide, including the ASAL Humanitarian Network (AHN) and ALDEF Kenya, addressed an open letter to the Permanent Representatives to the United Nations ahead of the annual Security Council […]
Civil Society Calls for Full, Equal and Meaningful Participation of Women in Peace Processes
Global Women, Peace and Security Advocacy 2023 Open Letter to UN Security Council Permanent Representatives Ahead of the annual United Nations Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security (WPS), over 600 civil society organizations from around the world issued a joint open letter urging decisive action to fulfil the commitments of Resolution 1325 […]
NGOs Call Out Climate Injustice and Urge Global Donors to Fully Fund the Humanitarian Response
Inter-Agency Working Group (IAWG) – Horn of Africa Response Joint Statement – Horn of Africa Pledging Conference, May 2023 At the Horn of Africa High-Level Pledging Conference held in New York on 22 May 2023, humanitarian organizations under the Inter-Agency Working Group (IAWG)—including AHN partners—issued a joint statement urging donors to recognize and act on […]
African Humanitarian Organisations Unite to Advance a Continental Voice for Local Action
African Humanitarian Leadership and Solidarity Africa Humanitarian Organisations Network (AHON) – Building Collective Power The Africa Humanitarian Organisations Network (AHON) is a newly formed platform that brings together more than 170 African humanitarian organisations with a combined annual turnover exceeding USD 85 million. The network emerged from deliberations during the African Union Humanitarian and Pledging […]
Drought Situation in Kenya’s ASAL Areas Reaches Crisis Level
ASAL Humanitarian Network – Drought Response Statement Press Release – October 2022 The ASAL Humanitarian Network (AHN) issued a joint statement on 5 October 2022 highlighting the escalating drought emergency in Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs), where over 4.2 million people—representing 24 percent of the ASAL population—were facing acute food insecurity. The report noted […]
Kenya’s Drought Crisis Demands Equal Attention and Urgent Funding
Alliance2015 and ASAL Humanitarian Network Joint Statement Partner Statement – 2022 In the context of the Horn of Africa drought crisis, the Alliance2015 network and the ASAL Humanitarian Network (AHN) issued a joint statement urging global and national actors not to overlook Kenya’s worsening humanitarian situation. The statement warns that Kenya has experienced four consecutive […]
Over 50 NGOs Call for Urgent Action and Equitable Funding to Avert Famine in the Horn of Africa
Regional Humanitarian Advocacy – Horn of Africa Drought Joint NGO Statement – April 2022 On 25 April 2022, over 50 humanitarian organizations and networks, including the ASAL Humanitarian Network (AHN), jointly appealed for immediate and scaled-up funding to address the worsening drought crisis across Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya. The statement, released ahead of the Geneva […]
Civil Society Calls for Urgent Action to Address Worsening Drought in Kenya’s ASAL Counties
ASAL Humanitarian Network – Advocacy and Climate Justice Press Statement – November 2021 On 10 November 2021, the ASAL Humanitarian Network (AHN) issued a joint press statement and launched the #DroughtKE21 online campaign to raise awareness and demand government accountability on Kenya’s worsening drought. At the time, 2.5 million people in 23 ASAL counties were […]