News Monitor
A substantial number of those displaced outside evacuation centres have been unable to return home and are sleeping in open spaces. These numbers may still change with additional tropical cyclones.
In response to the continuing influx of refugees and their growing needs, the IFRC has launched an appeal for SwFr4 million to help the Mauritanian Red Crescent Society scale up its aid efforts.
Measles is preventable with two vaccine doses, yet more than 22 million children missed their first dose in 2023. The 10.3 million infections represent a 20% increase from 2022.
As childhood vaccinations in Sudan have dropped to dangerously low rates since the conflict erupted, health partners have been working on a series of campaigns to stop the outbreak in its tracks.
âThe humanitarian and human rights situation for Palestinian civilians across Gaza is catastrophic,â underscored Ilze Brands Kehris, ASG for Human Rights, highlighting the recent IPC alert.
âThe humanitarian and human rights situation for Palestinian civilians across Gaza is catastrophic,â underscored Ilze Brands Kehris, ASG for Human Rights, highlighting the recent IPC alert.
This winter is predicted to be the toughest yet in almost three years due to a combination of weather conditions, infrastructure damage, blackouts and a lack of access to services such as healthcare.
The fast-moving clade 1b strain has disproportionately affected children in DRC and in Burundi, where they face severe health risks due to hunger, displacement, and limited healthcare.
More than 100 people are dead and more than seven million people have been affected in 17 regions after Trami made landfall on October 24, resulting in widespread flooding and landslides.
As the security situation improves in some areas of the Central African Republic, UNHCR has supported more than 12,000 refugees to return home from neighbouring countries this year.
At least half of 120 million forcibly displaced people are in places affected by both conflict and serious climate hazards, such as Ethiopia, Haiti, Myanmar, Somalia, Sudan and Syria.
The recent trends in Haiti concerning sexual violence against children, particularly girls, are deeply alarming with a more than 1000% increase in 2024 compared to 2023 according to UN figures.
Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining, a think tank, reports that global funding to clear landmines fell by 18 per cent in the decade to 2022 - a drop of $1.18 billion.
Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining, a think tank, reports that global funding to clear landmines fell by 18 per cent in the decade to 2022 - a drop of $1.18 billion.
In October alone, Gaza saw 64 school attacks. âSchools should never be on the frontlines of war, and children should never be indiscriminately attacked", says UNICEF Chief, Catherine Russell.
In October alone, Gaza saw 64 school attacks. âSchools should never be on the frontlines of war, and children should never be indiscriminately attacked", says UNICEF Chief, Catherine Russell.
Between October and December 2024, 25.1 million people are likely experiencing acute food insecurity, of whom 3.8 million live in the northeastern states. This number is likely to rise to five million.
Parties to the conflict have escalated the use of airstrikes and shelling in the last month, with civilians bearing the brunt. The death toll has been rising, as well as the impact on livelihoods.