Archive for March 7th, 2024

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07/03/2024

‘They Destroyed Us’: North Gazans Flee Homes in Search of Food and Shelter

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — Life is rapidly being choked out of northern Gaza. After enduring nearly five months of bombing, starvation, illness, pain and suffering, many of the last survivors have finally had enough, according to some of the displaced who have been speaking to UN News.

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© UNOCHA | Whole neighborhoods have been erased in northern Gaza.

“Everything that benefits the body, internally and externally, is not available in the north.” With these words, Abdullah Qarmout explained why he was forced to leave his home in the Jabalia refugee camp, where he had spent his whole life.

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07/03/2024

Sudan’s War Has Shattered Millions of Lives, Risks Triggering the ‘World’s Largest Hunger Crisis’

Human Wrongs Watch

warned as she concluded a visit to South Sudan, where she met families fleeing violence and an escalating hunger emergency in Sudan.
Photo: WFP/Hugh-Rutherford families board boats which will take them to their final destination. Many of those crossing the border are South Sudanese returnees.
Photo: WFP/Hugh-Rutherford families board boats which will take them to their final destination. Many of those crossing the border are South Sudanese returnees.

“The war in Sudan risks triggering the world’s largest hunger crisis,” warned the Executive Director.

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07/03/2024

2023, Deadliest Year on Record for Migrants

Human Wrongs Watch

Geneva/ Berlin, 6 March 2024 (IOM)* -– At least 8,565 people died on migration routes worldwide in 2023, making it the deadliest year on record, according to data collected by IOM’s Missing Migrants Project.

In the ten years since the Missing Migrants Project was established, more than 63,000 deaths and disappearances have been documented worldwide. Illustration: Roberta Aita, IOM GMDAC

The 2023 death toll represents a tragic increase of 20 per cent compared to 2022, highlighting the urgent need for action to prevent further loss of life.  

“As we mark the Missing Migrants Project’s ten years, we first remember all these lives lost. Every single one of them is a terrible human tragedy that reverberates through families and communities for years to come,” said IOM Deputy Director General Ugochi Daniels.

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