Archive for May 1st, 2022

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01/05/2022

Extreme Heat Impacting Millions across India and Pakistan

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — With extreme heat gripping large parts of India and Pakistan, the two countries are working to roll out life-saving health action plans to combat the heatwave, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday [29 April 2022].

An elderly woman has her lunch in the sun at Adibasi Sahi, India. The extreme heat is impacting hundreds of millions of people in the country.
© UNICEF/Soumi Das | An elderly woman has her lunch in the sun at Adibasi Sahi, India. The extreme heat is impacting hundreds of millions of people in the country.

The extreme heat is impacting hundreds of millions of people in one of the most densely populated parts of the world, threatening to damage whole ecosystems.

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01/05/2022

Deaths at Sea on Migrant Routes to Europe almost Double, Year on Year

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — More than 3,000 people died or went missing while attempting to cross the Mediterranean and the Atlantic last year, hoping to reach Europe, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday [29 April 2022], appealing for $163.5 million to assist and protect thousands of refugees and asylum seekers.

The crimes of trafficking and aggravated smuggling of persons are of great concern to UNHCR.
© IOM 2020/Alexander Bee | The crimes of trafficking and aggravated smuggling of persons are of great concern to UNHCR.
Of the 2021 total, 1,924 people were reported to have died or gone missing on the Central and Western Mediterranean routes, while an additional 1,153 perished or went missing on the Northwest African maritime route to the Canary Islands, according to UNHCR’s newly published report: Protection, saving lives, & solutions for refugees in dangerous Journeys.

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01/05/2022

Yemen: With Three-Quarters of Population Needing Aid, UN Humanitarians Appeal for $4.3 Billion to Halt ‘Worsening’ Crisis

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — The UN’s Humanitarian Country Team in Yemen on Saturday [30 April 2022] released its Response Plan (HRP) for this year, seeking nearly $4.3 billion to reverse a steady deterioration across the country, the grinding war there continues, despite a current pause in fighting.

A woman baking bread at her shelter in Khanfar District, Yemen.
© WFP/ Saleh Hayyan | A woman baking bread at her shelter in Khanfar District, Yemen.

The plan targets 17.3 million out of the staggering 23.4 million people in need of lifesaving humanitarian assistance and protection services across the war-ravaged Arab nation, as the first nationwide truce in six years, coinciding with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, continues to broadly hold.

The UN-led truce between the Saudi-led coalition forces supporting the internationally recognized Government, and Houthi rebels (formally known as Ansar Allah) who hold much of the country including the capital, Sa’ana, began on 2 April, and is due to continue through May.

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