Archive for June 15th, 2024

15/06/2024

Escalating Fighting in the South and Centre of Gaza Makes It Near-Impossible for Humanitarians to Deliver Desperately Needed Food Aid

Human Wrongs Watch

JERUSALEM (WFP)* -– 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 for humanitarian operations to deliver desperately needed food aid, warned WFP’s Deputy Executive Director, Carl Skau as he on 14 June 2024 concluded a two day- mission to Gaza.

Children collect water in the Gaza Strip.
© UNRWA | Children collect water in the Gaza Strip.
15/06/2024

Remittance Costs Too High from Belgium: International Organization for Migration

Human Wrongs Watch

Brussels (IOM)* —  The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on 14 June 2024 launched two new reports on Belgium’s remittances landscape and the impact of high transaction costs on remittance flows and development outcomes for 21 countries.

 

Kriticos who is originally from Zambia and Tanzania and Jason from Rwanda are two of the many diaspora members who have embraced a new life in Belgium as well as their roots. Photo: IOM/Moayad Zaghdani

In Belgium, where one third of the population has a migrant background, over USD 7 billion (EUR 6.5 billion) in remittances were sent in 2023, but the costs of sending are high.