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Some are forced to deliver alone. Others rely on neighbours with no medical training. For many, childbirth has become a matter of survival.Before the fragile ceasefire got underway in October,…
Human Rights
Fighting erupted between rival militaries in April 2023 following a breakdown in the transition to civilian rule, following the overthrow of longtime former President Omar al-Bashir four years earlier.The army…
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The once allied Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been locked in brutal conflict since April 2023, with the battlefront now shifting to the oil-rich…
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Coinciding with the anniversary of the collapse of the former regime, “things are improving,” Mohammad Al Nsour, Chief of the Middle East and North Africa Section at OHCHR told UN…
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This comes as humanitarians continue to receive reports that air strikes, shelling, gunfire and other continuing Israeli military operations in the enclave are causing more civilian casualties, displacement and destruction.In recent days, hundreds of families were reportedly displaced in two neighbourhoods in…
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“When inclusion is real, everyone benefits,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. He stressed that people with disabilities drive progress that benefits everyone, highlighting how their leadership has improved…
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The agency reports that close to 100,000 have been newly displaced in the past two weeks alone, following intensified attacks on villages and a rapid spillover of violence into previously…
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Israeli security forces raided the organisation’s offices in Ramallah and Hebron on 1 December, vandalising property and detaining staff. According to OHCHR, people present in the buildings were blindfolded, handcuffed and made to kneel or lie on…
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Ongoing strikes on energy infrastructure have left entire communities uncertain whether they will have heat, electricity and clean water in the months ahead, while fresh displacement continues along active frontlines.Humanitarian…
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Shifts in financial markets now move global trade almost as strongly as actual economic activity, shaping prospects for developing countries in particular.“Trade is not just a chain of suppliers. It…
