Archive for February 16th, 2025

16/02/2025

Sudan, ‘The Most Devastating Humanitarian and Displacement Crisis in the World Today’

Human Wrongs Watch

By Conor Lennon

(UN News)* — Sudan’s ruinous civil war is approaching its third year, leaving a legacy of malnutrition, massive population displacement and chronic insecurity.

Central African Republic, 2024. Newly arrived Sudanese refugees at Korsi refugee camp.
© UNFPA/Karel Prinsloo | Central African Republic, 2024. Newly arrived Sudanese refugees at Korsi refugee camp.
 
As the UN system prepares to launch a call for record funding of $4.2 billion to support aid operations in the country, here are some of the main things to know about what has been described as the largest and most devastating displacement, humanitarian and protection crisis in the world today.

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16/02/2025

UN Human Rights Body Condemns Continuing Israeli Military Operation in West Bank

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on condemned the intensifying Israeli military operation in the northern West Bank, warning that nearly 40,000 Palestinians have been displaced already amid an “alarming wave” of violence and destruction.

Destruction in the West Bank.
© UNICEF/Alaa Badarneh | Destruction in the West Bank.

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