Gaza: Attacks on humanitarian workers amid relentless bombardment make vital assistance near impossible

One month ago, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued provisional measures ordering Israel to prevent and punish acts of genocide and ensure that basic services and aid reach people in the Gaza Strip. However, the humanitarian situation for trapped Gazans remains catastrophic. According to local health authorities, the number of people killed in Gaza […]

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“I wouldn’t wish it on anyone”: A migrants’ journey through the Darien gap

Keiber migrated to Ecuador with his wife, where they had two children. Now the four of them are travelling to the United States. Keiber was interviewed at the temporary migration reception centre in Lajas Blancas, Panama, after having crossed the Darien Gap.  “We left Valencia [in Venezuela] five years ago for Ecuador. I am 26 […]

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In Eastern DRC, needs are everywhere as displacement reach unprecedented levels

In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) the humanitarian crisis has reached dramatic proportions in 2023, with massive levels of violence and displacement. In North Kivu, armed clashes linked to the resurgence of the M23 armed group have forced up to 1 million people to flee their homes. Often overshadowed, the provinces of Ituri and […]

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Flashquote – amid cholera vaccine shortage, outbreak response is a multipronged approach

WHO’s cholera team have reported to the media that stocks of the oral cholera vaccine – needed to both respond to cholera outbreaks and prevent them – have run out. (Reuters, Feb. 14, 2024.) It comes as there are currently an extraordinary number of cholera outbreaks around the world, leading to extremely high demand for […]

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South Sudan: MSF calls for urgent response in Renk and Bulukat transit sites to prevent deadly outbreaks

A humanitarian crisis is escalating in Bulukat and Renk, two of the busiest transit sites in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state, warns international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) today. Thousands of people who escaped the conflict in Sudan are desperately short of essentials including clean water, food, shelter and healthcare. Overcrowded and […]

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Chad: Almost one year on, people fleeing Sudan’s violence continue to face an insufficient humanitarian response

Since the start of the war in Sudan 1.6 million people have fled the country seeking safety, including an estimated 610,000 [1] who have crossed into Chad. Almost a year on in the Sila region, eastern Chad, almost 92,000[2] people, most of them Chadian returnees,[3] continue to survive in very precarious conditions, putting a strain […]

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A Canadian commitment to assist displaced Rohingya in Myanmar, Bangladesh and beyond is needed now more than ever

More than three years since a military coup in Myanmar led to a surge in conflict across the country, the United Nations estimates that almost two million people have been internally displaced by the ongoing violence, while thousands more have fled to neighbouring countries. In Rakhine State – an area in the west of Myanmar […]

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MSF to UN Security Council: The people of Gaza need an immediate and sustained ceasefire now

Christopher Lockyear, secretary general of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), called today on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to demand an immediate and sustained ceasefire in Gaza. Addressing the Council at its monthly meeting on Gaza, Lockyear also called for the unequivocal protection of medical facilities, staff, and patients. “Meeting after meeting, resolution […]

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Gaza: MSF strongly condemns Israeli attack on Al-Mawasi shelter

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) condemns in the strongest possible terms the killing of two MSF staff family members during an Israeli offensive on Al-Mawasi, Khan Younis, Gaza. Six other people were injured in the attack. Late on the evening of Feb. 20, Israeli forces conducted a military operation in Al-Mawasi, located on Gaza’s […]

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