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(UN News)* — In Gaza, overwhelmed hospitals, soaring temperatures, hunger and a lack of even basic sanitation present an ever more deadly threat to a population under constant attack, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday [].
11/07/2024
Gaza Reeling from Overwhelmed Hospitals, Soaring Temperatures, Hunger, Lack of Basic Sanitation…
11/07/2024
United Nations Humanitarians Warn against Israeli Evacuation Orders in Gaza City
10/07/2024
“Trafficking, torture, forced labour, extortion, starvation in intolerable conditions of detention” are “perpetrated at scale… with impunity”: UN Human Rights Chief
Human Wrongs Watch
By Daniel Johnson
(UN News)* — The desperate plight of migrants and refugees tortured, trafficked and sold “at scale” in Libya took centre stage at the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday [], where UN rights chief Volker Türk urged the international community to consider halting its agreement with the north African country on asylum seekers and migration.
10/07/2024
A Staggering New Estimate of Over 186,000 Killings in Gaza Revives Charges of War Crimes
Human Wrongs Watch
– An overwhelmingly staggering 186,000 killings in Gaza –- compared with the official figure of over 37,000—has resurrected accusations of genocide and war crimes in the devastating nine-month-old war between Israel and Hamas, with no signs of a cease-fire.
Streets in Rafah were emptying as families continue to flee in search of safety, following an evacuation order by the Israeli authorities. Credit: UNRWA
The new estimates have come from The Lancet, one of the most prestigious peer-reviewed British medical journals.
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10/07/2024
While Global Population Is Rising, East Asia Is Shrinking
Human Wrongs Watch
On 15 November 2022, the world’s population reached an estimated 8.0 billion people, a milestone in human development. This unprecedented growth, according to the UN, is due to the gradual increase in human lifespan owing to improvements in public health, nutrition, personal hygiene and medicine. It is also the result of high and persistent levels of fertility in some countries. Meanwhile, the UN will be commemorating World Population Day on July 11.
– Across East Asia, birthrates are plummeting. Japan’s has been falling for eight straight years and recently hit a record low of 1.2 children per woman, the lowest since record keeping began in 1899.
For reference, a total fertility rate of 2.1 is needed to maintain a stable population. China’s total fertility rate is now approaching 1.0. South Korea’s plummeted in 2023 to a record low of 0.72, the worlds’ lowest.
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08/07/2024
Gaza: “Another day. Another month. Another UN school hit” by the Israeli Forces
Human Wrongs Watch
By Daniel Johnson*
The war in Gaza passed the nine-month mark on Sunday with humanitarians left assessing the damage of a fresh Israeli airstrike on a UN school.
08/07/2024
US Fed- Induced World Stagnation Deepens Debt Distress
Human Wrongs Watch
–For some time, most multilateral financial institutions have urged developing countries to borrow commercially, but not from China. Now, borrowers are stuck in debt traps with little prospect of escape.
Jomo Kwame Sundaram
More debt, less growth since 2008: The last decade and a half has seen protracted worldwide stagnation, with some economies and people faring much worse than others.
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07/07/2024
Six Shocking Facts You Didn’t Know about Extreme Weather
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06/07/2024
Alarming Drop in Global Funding to People in War and Crisis
What’s happening in the Central African Republic?: https://www.nrc.no/perspectives/2024/whats-happening-in-the-central-african-republic/. This family fled their village of Loura in CAR after atrocities were committed against civilians. Photo: Marion Guenard/NRC
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“At a time when the world is falling apart for millions of people, we are seeing an increasing trend of international neglect. I have never before seen such a glaring gap between the need for lifesaving aid and available funding…
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06/07/2024
Migrants and Refugees Continue to Face ‘Extreme Horrors’ Not Just at Sea, but Also on Land Routes to Africa’s Mediterranean Coast
Human Wrongs Watch
Geneva (IOM)* – Refugees and migrants continue to face extreme forms of violence, human rights violations and exploitation not just at sea, but also on land routes across the African continent, towards its Mediterranean coastline.
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