News Monitor
A series of massive landslides in the hills of India’s southwestern Kerala state have killed more than 385 people, including children, in the past week and forced at least 1,580 children from their homes.
Through Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, with co-financing from the Government of Mozambique, the country has received about 800 000 malaria vaccine doses to vaccinate around 300 000 children.
While most displacements in recent decades have been due to conflict, in 2022 climate disasters became the main reason people fled their homes and moved to other areas within the country.
Strikes on more than 17 schools last month reportedly killed at least 163 Palestinians, suggesting a failure to comply with the principles of distinction when carrying out military operations.
A CARE study provides valuable insights for policymakers, local communities, and stakeholders to develop effective strategies in responding to the complexities of displacement and climate change.
The pressure on local economies and food supplies is immense as Grenada and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines struggle to address the compounded losses and disrupted livelihoods.
UN officials have urged international support to help Zimbabwe address the impacts of El Niño that is threatening 7.6 million people with acute hunger. More than half the harvest has been destroyed.
Ethiopia is grappling with its deadliest landslide to date, with 236 confirmed fatalities as of 30 July. The toll is expected to rise as rescue operations continue, exacerbated by subsequent mudslides.
“It is not too late to stop famine from spreading...” said WFP's McCain. “To save lives and prevent widespread starvation in Sudan, we must be able to reach all areas where people are in need.”
More than a third of the world’s population could not afford a healthy diet in 2022, and some regions have yet fully to recover from COVID-19, according to the latest UN report.
The bad news is that we see that children are not coming back — at least not in the volumes we would like to see. And the particularly bad news is that girls are not coming back as much as boys are.
Catastrophic flooding, extreme storms, and two earthquakes produced overall losses of roughly $120 billion while the number of fatalities connected with natural disasters was lower than past years.
About 2,700 Yazidis remain missing, including around 1,300 who were children at the time of their abduction, according to estimates. More than 3,500 Yazidis have been rescued, including 2,000 children.
Since mid-March, Yemen has seen a dramatic surge in AWD cases. With heavy seasonal rains affecting already fragile water and sanitation systems, each day currently brings 500 to 1,000 new cases.
WHO spokesperson said a ceasefire would be “the best” solution, before calling at the very least for the enclave’s roads to be kept clear and for safe access for medical and other relief supplies.
More than 190,000 Palestinians have been displaced in four days in Deir Al Balah and Khan Younis, while the toll in Khan Younis rose to 73 deaths and 270 injuries as of 23 July, said Gaza's MoH.