Archive for February 12th, 2025

12/02/2025

DR Congo: Thousands of Displaced in Goma Forced to Flee Again

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — Thousands of people affected by the fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are leaving displacement sites in and around Goma for safer areas, the UN humanitarian affairs office OCHA reported on .

A man carries water in a camp for displaced people in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
UN News | A man carries water in a camp for displaced people in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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12/02/2025

Israeli Military Operation Displaces 40,000 in the West Bank

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — The forced displacement of Palestinian communities in the northern part of the West Bank is escalating at an alarming pace, the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees UNRWA warned on .

Part of a water and sewage network in Nur Shams camp in Gaza is damaged following an Israeli military operation.
© UNRWA | Part of a water and sewage network in Nur Shams camp in Gaza is damaged following an Israeli military operation.
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Several refugee camps are nearly empty after Israeli forces launched Operation Iron Wall on 21 January, making it the longest operation in the West Bank since the second intifada, according to the agency.

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12/02/2025

‘Women Still Make Up Only One-Third of the Global Scientific Community’

Human Wrongs Watch

Reaching for the stars: ‘We know the answers’ to support women in STEM

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Woman astronaut Amanda Nguyen addresses the UN General Assembly on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
UN News/Pia Blondel | Woman astronaut Amanda Nguyen addresses the UN General Assembly on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.

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