Archive for March 19th, 2024

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19/03/2024

Imminent Famine in Northern Gaza Is ‘Entirely Man-Made Disaster’

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — Amid reports that the Israeli military stormed Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Monday [] in search of Hamas fighters, UN humanitarians warned that new food insecurity data indicates that famine could happen “anytime”.

A mother prepares a meal for her children outside their makeshift home in a refugee camp in Khan Younis, Gaza. (file)
© UNICEF/Abed Zagout | A mother prepares a meal for her children outside their makeshift home in a refugee camp in Khan Younis, Gaza. (file)

“Famine is projected to occur anytime between now and May 2024 in the northern governorates,” the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said, upon publication of a new Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report on Gaza.

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19/03/2024

Sudan Conflict: 24 Million Children Exposed to a Year of Brutality and Rights Violations, Facing ‘Generational Catastrophe’

Human Wrongs Watch

GENEVA (UN Human Rights)* 18 March 2024 – Twelve months into the armed conflict in Sudan, 24 million children are at risk of a generational catastrophe, and their rights to life, survival, protection, education, health, and development have all been gravely violated, a UN committee said.

Children displaced by the fighting and insecurity in Sudan, sheltering in Sennar in the Blue Nile state.
© UNICEF/Ahmed Elfatih Mohamdee | Children displaced by the fighting and insecurity in Sudan, sheltering in Sennar in the Blue Nile state.

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