Archive for April 21st, 2025

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21/04/2025

Urgent Removal of at Least 2.5 Million Tonnes of Debris Needed in Myanmar Following Earthquake

Human Wrongs Watch

By the UN Development Programme*

New UNDP remote sensing analysis shows massive, immediate reconstruction is vital in Myanmar due to widespread damage to homes, hospitals, and critical infrastructure.

Construction workers at a site with debris from a collapsed building and heavy machinery nearby.

UNDP Myanmar

New York/Yangon, 14 April 2025 – At least two and half million tonnes of debris, roughly 125,000 truckloads – must be removed in Myanmar.

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21/04/2025

‘Left with Nothing’

Human Wrongs Watch

By Maisam Shafiey | The Norwegian Refugee Council*

The Afghans losing lifesaving aid

“The children are the breadwinners of the family, and we have no other source of income.”

From left to right: Kafia, 6; Fazl Rahman, 2; and their father, Deen Mohammad, 38 — a displaced family from Badghis, forced to flee due to conflict and drought. For several years, they have lived in an informal settlement on the outskirts of Herat. As the head of a 10-member household, Deen Mohammad struggles to provide for his family in a city where work opportunities are hard to find.

18 April 2025 — In a makeshift settlement on the outskirts of Herat City, we meet 75-year-old Bibi Gul. Each day, her four grandchildren roam the streets in search of plastic to sell for recycling, to help the family survive.

They were forced to flee their home due to drought and conflict.

Now, with aid drying up, they’re left with nothing.

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21/04/2025

Sudan War: Hundreds of Thousands Flee Renewed Violence in North Darfur

Human Wrongs Watch

By Vibhu Mishra

()* — A mass wave of displacement in Sudan’s North Darfur state is pushing hundreds of thousands into precarious conditions far from lifesaving aid, as overstretched operations struggle to keep pace with the growing emergency.

Renewed fighting in Sudan’s North Darfur has forced hundreds of thousands of already displaced people to flee once again in search of safety.
© UNICEF/Mohammed Jamal | Renewed fighting in Sudan’s North Darfur has forced hundreds of thousands of already displaced people to flee once again in search of safety.

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