News Monitor
OHCHR published an assessment on six emblematic attacks by the Israeli Defense Forces in Gaza last year that led to high numbers of civilian fatalities and widespread destruction of civilian objects.
An estimated 315 people have been killed and 188 injured, while more than 293,200 people have been displaced and approximately 350,000 students are out of school.
To honour 1,000 days of women and girlsā resistance, Malala Fund is announcing more than $1.5 million in new funding to 13 organisations working to keep girls learning.
The report finds that children under five years old are especially vulnerable, with health effects including premature birth, low birth weight, asthma and lung diseases.
Growing hunger and limited tools to address the worldās largest displacement crisis are urgent concerns as famine looms, the head of OCHA in the beleaguered African nation said.
The region is in the grips of a severe food crisis, with nearly 55 million people projected to face acute hunger during the lean season, a fourfold increase from 2019.
Nearly 580,000 people are internally displaced. In addition to the displacement in and around Port-au-Prince, the violence and siege imposed by armed groups have pushed more people to nearby provinces.
Overall, 73% of people across 52 countries surveyed agreed that people should be able to take refuge in other countries, including their own. However, support has dampened since the peak in 2022.
The environmental impacts of the war in Gaza are unprecedented, states UNEP, exposing the community to rapidly growing soil, water and air pollution and risks of irreversible damage to ecosystems.
While this approach is not new and National Societies and other organizations have matched refugees with host families, it has never before been done on this scale.
Closure of checkpoints, detention of health workers, rising insecurity, as well as the siege and closure of entire towns and communities is restricting health care access in the West Bank.
Closure of checkpoints, detention of health workers, rising insecurity, as well as the siege and closure of entire towns and communities is restricting health care access in the West Bank.
As fighting escalates in the south and centre of Gaza, the toll on civilians is devastating, and the continued hostile operating environment make it near-impossible to deliver humanitarian food aid.
āI urge the parties to the conflict to halt ongoing hostilities and to resolve difference through peaceful means. It is essential that the authorities take all feasible steps to protect civilians..."
Since May 10, El Fasher has seen intense fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Joint Forces and the Rapid Support Forces. Of the three main hospitals, only one remains operational today.
Since May 10, El Fasher has seen intense fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Joint Forces and the Rapid Support Forces. Of the three main hospitals, only one remains operational today.
Heavy shelling reported in the so-called safe zone of Al-Mawasi in southern Gaza on Thursday came despite the ongoing push for a ceasefire and as UN health agency reported 32 deaths from malnutrition.
The evolving nature, complexity and intensification of armed conflict, as well as the use of explosive weapons in populated areas, led to a shocking increase of violations against children in 2023.
Approximately US$183 billion is needed for children's education in African countries annually to achieve related Sustainable Development Goals. Low learning outcomes remain a great concern.