Archive for October 27th, 2024

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27/10/2024

Haiti: One-in-Two People Now in ‘Acute’ Hunger’

Human Wrongs Watch

PORT-AU-PRINCE – Haiti today marks another grim milestone, as the number of people facing acute hunger has now reached half of the country’s population, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis (30 September 2024).

WFP/Photo: Jonathan Dumont. Nutrition testing in Lycée Marie-Jeanne, Haiti, Cite Soliel/Port au Prince.

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27/10/2024

‘The Entire Population of North Gaza at Risk of Dying’

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — The UN’s top humanitarian official warned on Saturday [] that the entire population of northern Gaza is at risk of dying, calling for an immediate stop to “blatant disregard for basic humanity” by Israeli forces.

Aftermath of an Israeli strike at a site where displaced civilians were sheltering in northern Gaza. (file)
UN | Aftermath of an Israeli strike at a site where displaced civilians were sheltering in northern Gaza. (file)
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“What Israeli forces are doing in besieged north Gaza cannot be allowed to continue,” said Joyce Msuya, acting Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, in a statement posted on the social media platform X.
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Hospitals have been hit, health workers detained and first responders prevented from rescuing people trapped under the rubble, she noted. “Shelters have been emptied and burned down…families have been separated, and men and boys taken away by the truckload,” she added.

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27/10/2024

Over 18.6 Million Yemenis, More Than Half of the Total Population, Need Humanitarian Assistance

Human Wrongs Watch

By the Norwegian Refugee Council*

Fighting Cholera: Prevention efforts for displaced families in Yemen

Awareness session with Ali, a displaced person in Amran governorate, Kharef camp. Photo: NRC.
 
20 October 2024 — Over 18.6 million Yemenis, more than half of the total population, currently need humanitarian assistance. Many are living in collective sites or camps for displaced people.

In such locations, cholera, a potentially fatal disease, poses a significant threat. Lack of access to clean water, proper latrines and health education all contribute to the spread of this disease.

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