20/08/2024

‘The Already Catastrophic Situation in Gaza Is Worsening…’ 

Human Wrongs Watch

UN Secretary-General António Guterres is closely following negotiations in Doha focused on trying to end the war in Gaza, where the situation continues to remain catastrophic after more than 10 months of unrelenting war.

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A school which had sheltered displaced people in Gaza stands in ruins.
© UNRWA | A school which had sheltered displaced people in Gaza stands in ruins.
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The UN chief’s Spokesperson told journalists at the regular press briefing in New York on Monday [] that Mr. Guterres had spoken to the Prime Minister of Qatar yesterday.

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19/08/2024

2023 Deadliest Year for Aid Workers – 2024 Could be Even Worse, Predicts UN

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By Thalif Deen

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 19 2024 (IPS)*– Back in August 2003, the United Nations faced one of its violent tragedies when a terrorist attack on the UN headquarters in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad claimed the lives of 22 people.
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Among those killed was Sergio Vieira de Mello of Brazil, the UN envoy in Iraq and High Commissioner for Human Rights, who had a long and distinguished UN career stretching over 30 years.

As the UN commemorated World Humanitarian Day on August 19, it continues to be confronted with rising death tolls among both its humanitarian workers and peacekeepers worldwide. Continue reading →

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19/08/2024

Health and Humanitarian Workers Face Record Violence: Here Are 5 Reasons the World Must Take Action

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UNITED NATIONS, New York, 18 August 2024 (UNFPA)* – There were more than 1,500 attacks on health facilities last year. More than 280 humanitarians and at least 750 health workers and patients were killed.

Four people in UN vests stand amid the rubble of a destroyed building
The Al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza was completely destroyed following a bombing raid by Israeli forces. © UNFPA/Dominic Allen

These numbers were racked up not on battlefields, but in hospitals, in homes, in vehicles delivering vital medical care, in spaces designed to be safe. 

More health workers and patients were killed or injured in 2023 than any previous year – a grim record the world is on track to beat in 2024.

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19/08/2024

Education on Hold: Sudan War robs Young People’s Hope for the Future

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By Moulid Hujale in Kosti, Sudan

An entire generation is facing a bleak future as continued violence in Sudan disrupts education for millions.

Ibrahim Abdulrahman inside the classroom he shares with dozens of other forcibly displaced families in Kosti in Sudan’s While Nile State. © UNHCR/Samuel Otieno

14 August 2024 (UNHCR)* — When Ibrahim Abdulrahman’s name was announced on national radio as the top performing student in the country’s high school examinations in 2020, his achievement was celebrated by everyone in his small mountainous village of Al-Dambaire in Sudan’s North Kordofan State.

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18/08/2024

The Silent Crisis of Air Pollution

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By Martin Zavan | Greenpeace International*

— Air pollution is a silent crisis, as lethal as it is pervasive. It affects millions of people around the world but does the most damage to the health and the environment of those living in the Global South.

 

 

 

 

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Heavy smog seen engulfed amid rise in pollution levels at Barakhamba on November 2, 2023 in New Delhi, India. The Air Quality Index (AQI) remained in the “very poor” category for the sixth consecutive day on November 2. © Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times via Getty Images.

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This year, to mark the UN Environment Program’s International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, Greenpeace East Asia’s Clean Air Unit is highlighting the severe health impacts of air pollution and the positive steps global communities are taking to quantify and combat the problem.

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18/08/2024

Mercury Has Long Poisoned Gold Miners. This New Strategy Is Helping Change That

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15 AUG 2024 (UNEP)* — In the small coastal town of Guapi, Colombia, Mary Luz Ante Orobio is meeting with a group she calls “the unstoppable women.”  

Credit: AFP/Lius Tato

They are gathered around a wooden chest filled with loose cash, a ledger and a calculator. Orobio flips through the ledger, eyes poring over tidy notes outlining a series of financial investments.

She jots down some numbers before distributing cash among the group.

The women are members of one of 80 local savings and credit groups in Colombia formed with the help of planetGOLD, a programme led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

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17/08/2024

“Sudan’s Humanitarian Crisis for Children Is, by Numbers, the Biggest in the World…” – UNICEF

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This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Spokesperson James Elder – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at 13 August 2024 press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

On 10 August, UNICEF Spokesperson James Elder (L) peaks to 13-year-old Abu at Al Nau hospital following an injury by shrapnels while playing football at a UNICEF child-friendly space in Al Hattana in Khartoum.
UNICEF/UNI625366/IsamaldeenOn 10 August 2024, UNICEF Spokesperson James Elder speaks to 13-year-old Abu at Al Nao hospital, Sudan.

ATBARA, Sudan/GENEVA 13 August 2024 (UNICEF)* – “Sudan’s humanitarian crisis for children is, by numbers, the biggest in the world. It is also a crisis of neglect.

“So many of the countless atrocities upon children in Sudan have gone unreported, often as a result of very limited access.

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17/08/2024

UN Human Rights Calls for Accountability for Latest ‘Horrific’ West Bank Killing

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By Daniel Johnson

(UN News)* — The perpetrators of a deadly rampage targeting a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank must face justice to deter future attacks, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, insisted on Friday [].

The movement of Palestinians is restricted in the West Bank including through the use of checkpoints. (file)
© UNRWA/Kazem Abu Khalaf | The movement of Palestinians is restricted in the West Bank including through the use of checkpoints. (file)
 
Echoing widespread condemnation internationally and within Israel of the attack reportedly by Israeli settlers on the village of Jit on Thursday which left a Palestinian man dead and about a dozen injured, OHCHR spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani described the incident as “horrific”.
 
She noted that the killing “was not an isolated attack”, in reference to years of violence directed at Palestinian communities by Israeli settlers, maintaining that it was “the direct consequence” of Israel’s policy of occupation.

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17/08/2024

Colombia: Millions Now Living in Conflict Zones

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By The Norwegian Refugee Council*

15 August 2024 — The number of Colombians living in areas where armed groups operate has increased by 70 per cent since 2021, reports the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC).

Carmen is from an indigenous community, hours into the Colombian Pacific jungle. They face violence, threats, and displacement from armed groups and have been forced to flee many times. Carmen said her community is being destroyed. Photo: Jess Wanless/NRC
 
Today, nearly 8.4 million Colombians live in these zones of conflict, 3.5 million more than in 2021. Civilian suffering is being ignored, and more must be done by both the government and aid agencies to address the humanitarian and protection needs of the civilian population.

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16/08/2024

Yemen: Exceptionally Heavy Rain and Deadly Flash Flooding Have Compounded the Already Dire Situation for People

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By Daniel Johnson

(UN News)* — Exceptionally heavy rain and deadly flash flooding in Yemen have compounded the already dire situation for people across the country, UN humanitarians said on Thursday [].

Continuing heavy rains across Yemen have impacted and damaged vital public services and swept away homes.
© IOM | Continuing heavy rains across Yemen have impacted and damaged vital public services and swept away homes.

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