Archive for February 18th, 2025

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18/02/2025

The Norwegian Refugee Council Forced to Suspend Essential Aid for 100,000s

Human Wrongs Watch

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) regrets to inform that we, for the first time in our history, will have to suspend ongoing and urgent US-funded humanitarian work in nearly 20 countries affected by wars, disasters, and displacement.
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Photo from the Norwegian Refugee Council 
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This will impact hundreds of thousands of people. These dramatic measures come in response to the stop, partial suspension, or lack of reimbursement of United States funding for our global humanitarian operations.

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18/02/2025

Lebanon: Destruction of Infrastructure Preventing Returns

Human Wrongs Watch

By Human Rights Watch*

(Beirut) – Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon between October 2023 and December 2024 destroyed vast swathes of critical civilian infrastructure and public services, preventing tens of thousands of Lebanese from returning to their homes, Human Rights Watch said on 17 February 2025. 

A returning resident to Nabatieh, in southern Lebanon, stands before the wreckage in the city on November 30, 2024, days after the start of a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
A returning resident to Nabatieh, in southern Lebanon, stands before the wreckage in the city on November 30, 2024, days after the start of a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. © 2024 Fadel Itani/NurPhoto via AP

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18/02/2025

Gaza: ‘Scale of Needs Remains Overwhelming’

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(UN News)* — As the UN and partners continue to deliver life-saving assistance across the Gaza Strip, the scale of needs remains overwhelming, requiring urgent and sustained support, UN aid coordination office OCHA said on Monday []. 

Humanitarian aid is distributed to people in Gaza.
© UNRWA | Humanitarian aid is distributed to people in Gaza.

OCHA cited Gaza’s Ministry of Health which stressed that oxygen supplies are critically needed to keep emergency, surgical and intensive care services running at hospitals, including Al Shifa and Al Rantisi hospitals in Gaza City.

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