Archive for June 12th, 2024

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12/06/2024

Pakistan’s Dirty, Open Secret —Manual Scavenging

Human Wrongs Watch

By Zofeen Ebrahim

KARACHI, Jun 12 2024 (IPS)* – A dark head emerges, followed by the torso. The balding man heaves himself up, hands on the sides of the manhole, as he is helped by two men. Gasping for breath, the man, who seems to be in his late 40s, sits on the edge, wearing just a pair of dark pants, the same color as the putrid swirling water he comes out from.
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A sewer worker who is popularly known as Mithoo emerges from the sewer. Credit: Zofeen T. Ebrahim/IPS

A sewer worker who is popularly known as Mithoo emerges from the sewer. Credit: Zofeen T. Ebrahim/IPS

This is an all-too-familiar sight in Karachi, with its over 20 million residents producing 475 million gallons per day(MGD) of wastewater going into decades-old crumbling sewerage-systems.

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12/06/2024

Sudan: International Criminal Court Prosecutor Appeals for Evidence of Darfur Atrocities

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11 June 2024 (UN News)* —  The Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) launched a campaign on Tuesday to address the unfolding crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan, amid the going war between rival military forces that erupted last April.

Children shelter in the shade in Tambasi centre in El Fasher, North Darfur.
© UNICEF/Mohamed Zakaria | Children shelter in the shade in Tambasi centre in El Fasher, North Darfur.

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In a video posted on social media, Karim Khan urged victim groups, civil society organizations, national authorities, and international partners to engage with his Office and provide any evidence and material relating to the ongoing atrocities being inflicted on civilians.

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12/06/2024

At Least 49 Migrants Dead, 140 Missing in Shipwreck Off Yemen Coast 

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Geneva / Shabwah, 11 June 2024 (IOM)*  –  At least 49 migrants have died and 140 others remain missing after a boat capsized off the coast of Yemen. The vessel carrying 260 migrants capsized yesterday (10 June) near Alghareef Point in Shabwah governorate. Among those that lost their lives in the devastating tragedy are 31 women and six children.  

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Boats used by smugglers. The Eastern Horn of Africa route to Yemen is one of the most dangerous migration routes. Photo: IOM/Djibouti 2021.

“This recent tragedy is another reminder of the urgent need to work together to address urgent migration challenges and ensure the safety and security of migrants along migration routes,” said Mohammedali Abunajela, IOM Spokesperson.

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12/06/2024

Once Again, Burkina Faso Is the World’s Most Neglected Crisis

Human Wrongs Watch

By the Norwegian Refugee Council*

3 June 2024 — For the second year in a row Burkina Faso is the world’s most neglected displacement crisis, according to a new report from the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). The normalisation of neglect is exacerbating needs and deepening despair.

 

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“My biggest worry as a mother is that my children are hungry, and I don’t have enough food to feed them,” said Mariam, a displaced mother now living in Kongoussi, Burkina Faso.

The annual list of neglected displacement crises is based on three criteria: lack of humanitarian funding, lack of media attention, and a lack of international political and diplomatic initiatives compared to the number of people in need.

The crisis in Cameroon is listed second, having featured on the list every year since 2018.

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