Archive for August 17th, 2024

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17/08/2024

“Sudan’s Humanitarian Crisis for Children Is, by Numbers, the Biggest in the World…” – UNICEF

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This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Spokesperson James Elder – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at 13 August 2024 press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

On 10 August, UNICEF Spokesperson James Elder (L) peaks to 13-year-old Abu at Al Nau hospital following an injury by shrapnels while playing football at a UNICEF child-friendly space in Al Hattana in Khartoum.
UNICEF/UNI625366/IsamaldeenOn 10 August 2024, UNICEF Spokesperson James Elder speaks to 13-year-old Abu at Al Nao hospital, Sudan.

ATBARA, Sudan/GENEVA 13 August 2024 (UNICEF)* – “Sudan’s humanitarian crisis for children is, by numbers, the biggest in the world. It is also a crisis of neglect.

“So many of the countless atrocities upon children in Sudan have gone unreported, often as a result of very limited access.

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17/08/2024

UN Human Rights Calls for Accountability for Latest ‘Horrific’ West Bank Killing

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By Daniel Johnson

(UN News)* — The perpetrators of a deadly rampage targeting a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank must face justice to deter future attacks, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, insisted on Friday [].

The movement of Palestinians is restricted in the West Bank including through the use of checkpoints. (file)
© UNRWA/Kazem Abu Khalaf | The movement of Palestinians is restricted in the West Bank including through the use of checkpoints. (file)
 
Echoing widespread condemnation internationally and within Israel of the attack reportedly by Israeli settlers on the village of Jit on Thursday which left a Palestinian man dead and about a dozen injured, OHCHR spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani described the incident as “horrific”.
 
She noted that the killing “was not an isolated attack”, in reference to years of violence directed at Palestinian communities by Israeli settlers, maintaining that it was “the direct consequence” of Israel’s policy of occupation.

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17/08/2024

Colombia: Millions Now Living in Conflict Zones

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By The Norwegian Refugee Council*

15 August 2024 — The number of Colombians living in areas where armed groups operate has increased by 70 per cent since 2021, reports the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC).

Carmen is from an indigenous community, hours into the Colombian Pacific jungle. They face violence, threats, and displacement from armed groups and have been forced to flee many times. Carmen said her community is being destroyed. Photo: Jess Wanless/NRC
 
Today, nearly 8.4 million Colombians live in these zones of conflict, 3.5 million more than in 2021. Civilian suffering is being ignored, and more must be done by both the government and aid agencies to address the humanitarian and protection needs of the civilian population.

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