News Monitor

The price of vegetables in northern Gaza has reached exorbitant levels, according to new analysis by Christian Aid, amid warnings that there is a high risk of famine across the territory.

Senior UN official of humanitarian affairs urges states to wield their influence to ensure respect for international humanitarian law and human rights and compliance with the rulings of the ICJ.

The vaccination effort will begin in North Kivu and then be rolled out in 11 of the most affected zones, prioritising health workers, contacts in the transmission chain and at-risk groups.

In Brazil, the States of Amazonas and Acre declared all 85 municipalities in emergency for environmental crisis, affecting 745,000 people in Amazonas alone as of 30 September 2024.

The strike is part of a concerning pattern of unlawful use of force by ISF in the West Bank that has caused widespread harm to Palestinians and significant damage to buildings and infrastructure.

In Sudan, latest data shows a Case Fatality Rate of 3.1 deaths per 100 confirmed cases – far above the 1% considered the minimum standard. The outbreak in Nigeria has a fatality rate of 2.9%.

Thousands of conflict-hit people living in the Gaza Strip, West Bank and Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon are set to receive essential vaccines, thanks to $20 million of new funding from Gavi.

More than 760,000 children are experiencing emergency food insecurity (IPC Phase 4), characterised by acute malnutrition and a heightened risk of hunger-related death. This is a 21% spike since March.

The study suggests using a trafficking framework to prevent, classify and respond to violations against children in armed conflict, including the six grave violations.

“The ongoing battle in greater Khartoum echoes the horror of the initial period of the conflict in April 2023, and could result in a large number of civilian casualties," warned Radhouane Nouicer.

The crisis has been exacerbated by blockades and restrictions imposed by non-state armed groups, along with increasing incidents of violence, including kidnappings, IED incidents, and clashes.

These latest figures show a 22% rise in the number of IDPs since June, highlighting the worsening situation. Gang violence has forced more than 110,000 people to flee home in the past seven months.

Numbers are expected to swell after new relocation orders issued by Israeli forces, demanding residents in more than two dozen villages in the south of Lebanon relocate north of the Awali River.

At least 13 hospitals have been damaged and water supply has been widely hit, threatening children’s health and nutrition. About 54 schools have been damaged, affecting more than 10,000 children.

In just the past two weeks, more than 1,000 people have died, 6,000 have been injured and about one million people have been directly affected or displaced since October 2023, according to authorities.

Approximately 5.4 million people struggle to feed themselves and their families every day. But humanitarian agencies are short of $230 million to implement programmes until the end of the year.

Prolonged conflict, serious human rights abuses and flagrant violations of international humanitarian law are unleashing grave suffering on internally displaced Congolese and refugees.

So far 200 people have been confirmed dead, with homes and livelihoods destroyed. Based on initial assessments, about 5,000 families have been affected by the floods and heavy rains.

WFP urgently requires $105 million until the end of the year and calls on the international community to mobilise resources and support the humanitarian response.

The floods have caused widespread devastation, submerging thousands of crops, farmlands and livestock, leading to substantial losses in the livelihoods of affected communities.