News Monitor

Children continue to face heightened insecurity due to the presence of armed groups, despite concrete measures adopted by the Government of Nigeria, a new report from United Nations shows.

Ceasefire needed to allow life-saving polio vaccinations to be administered to about 640,000 children under 10 after confirmation of the first case of polio in Gaza in 25 years, with reports of more.

The swift spread of a new virulent strain of the mpox virus across Africa triggered WHO to declare it once again a public health emergency of international concern last week.

Since the start of the year, an estimated 8,772 children have contracted the disease - more than half of the country’s 15,664 total reported cases - according to the latest available data.

Approximately 213,000 Palestinians have been affected by nine evacuation orders since the beginning of August. In total, 86% of the Gaza Strip has come under evacuation orders since 7 October.

Trucks with about 4,800 metric tons of WFP food and nutrition assistance – enough for 500,000 people – are stuck in various locations across Sudan, due to impassable roads.

As we observe WHD, we aim to remind the world about one of the biggest ongoing emergencies with a grim milestone - the highest number of attacks WHO has ever recorded in any humanitarian emergency.

With 280 aid workers killed in 33 countries last year, 2023 marked the deadliest year on record for the global humanitarian community. This number represents a 137 per cent increase compared to 2022.

The number of acutely malnourished children has increased by 34 percent compared with last year, the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Malnutrition Analysis has reported.

Two rounds of a polio vaccination campaign are expected to be launched at the end of August and September 2024 across the Gaza Strip to prevent the spread of circulating variant type 2 poliovirus.

With more than 17,000 suspected or confirmed cases and a death toll of 500 deaths in at least 12 countries, the epidemic has surpassed the scale of previous years. The case fatality rate is at 3.2%.

IHL is very clear on the importance of the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure. Our Office has documented serious violations by both the Israeli military and Palestinian armed groups.

IHL is very clear on the importance of the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure. Our Office has documented serious violations by both the Israeli military and Palestinian armed groups.

Much attention is focused on the dangers crossing the Mediterranean. But many endure violence and abuse at the hands of criminal gangs, armed groups, smugglers and even border guards and military.

Since early August, more than 180,000 people have been affected – in excess of 50,000 people have been displaced in Al Hodeidah alone – a figure that is likely to rise in the coming days.

More than 112,000 people live in 96 informal sites in Port-au-Prince. Many of these sites lack water supplies and sanitation facilities, resulting in increasing risk of waterborne diseases.

WHO and UNICEF also expressed concern about any delays in the delivery of the polio vaccine and vital cold chain equipment amid ongoing heavy fighting and insecurity in the enclave.