Archive for October 3rd, 2024

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03/10/2024

Lebanese and Syrians Suffer Loss and Displacement amid Surging Attacks

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2 October 2024 (UNHCR)* — Since a deadly escalation of the conflict in Lebanon began just over a week ago, the Government estimates that more than 1 million people have already been forced to flee their homes – the worst displacement in decades.

Ali Trad, who was displaced from his home in South Lebanon by airstrikes, holds his grandson, Adam, at a collective shelter in Beirut, Lebanon. © UNHCR/Houssam Hariri

The attacks are the most intense since 2006, with Israeli airstrikes hitting dozens of towns across the country, including South Lebanon, Bekaa and Beirut’s southern suburbs.

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03/10/2024

Over 700,000 Displaced in Haiti, Half Are Children as Humanitarian Crisis Worsens

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Displacement in Haiti increased 22 per cent over the past three months. In Port-au-Prince, many Haitians displaced find shelter in the playgrounds of schools in the city centre. Credit: IOM Haiti

Geneva/ Port-au-Prince, 02 October 2024 (IOM)* – Over 700,000 people, more than half of whom are children, are now internally displaced across Haiti, according to a new report by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

These latest figures show a 22 per cent increase in the number of internally displaced people since June, highlighting the worsening humanitarian situation.

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03/10/2024

United Nations Urges Security Council to Stop ‘Mass Graves for Migrants’

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(UN News)* — Action is needed now to stop the Sahara Desert and Mediterranean Sea from “becoming mass graves for migrants”, two UN agencies on warned the Security Council.

Migrants are rescued off the coast of Libya by the non-governmental organization SOS Méditerranée. (file)
© SOS Méditerranée/Flavio Gasperini | Migrants are rescued off the coast of Libya by the non-governmental organization SOS Méditerranée. (file)
 
“The scale of this tragedy, its impact on survivors, families and communities and the frequency with which we witness deaths in transit constitute an intolerable and utterly soluble, humanitarian crisis,” said Pär Liljert, director of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Office to the UN, referring to one of the world’s most deadly routes for migrants and refugees, as they attempt to reach countries of the European Union.

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03/10/2024

Nepal’s Deadly Flash Floods: What Went Wrong?

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By Tanka Dhakal

KATHMANDU, Oct 3 2024 (IPS)* – Nepal is trying to recover from recent flash floods and landslides caused by heavy rainfall over the last weekend of September, which claimed at least 226 lives.
 
Kathmandu under water because of heavy rainfall, which claimed more than 225 lives in last week of September. Photo: Barsha Shah/IPS

Kathmandu under water because of heavy rainfall, which claimed more than 225 lives in last week of September. Photo: Barsha Shah/IPS

The mid- and eastern parts of the country, including the capital, Kathmandu, experienced the heaviest monsoon rains in two decades from September 26-28, leaving many parts of Kathmandu underwater.

Experts say this is one of the deadliest and worst flash floods that impacted thousands of people in decades.

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