News Monitor
The first-ever estimates on sexual violence in childhood reveal alarming prevalence. Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest number of victims, with 79 million girls and women affected.
This marks the sixth year of significant disruptions to education for children, with estimates that it will take Lebanon generations to recover from these successive shocks.
About 2.8 million people in El Fasher in North Darfur have no option to escape or to access much-needed aid, said a group of NGOs working in Sudan. About 500,000 people are in famine-hit Zamzam camp.
The new orders have obstructed agencies from providing necessities such as health services, clean water, food and nutrition services, taking away the remaining lifelines for the civilian population.
The Americas have reported more than 11.7 million dengue cases as of 9 September – more than double the number in 2023. All four serotypes of the dengue virus are now circulating in the region.
Nearly 6 million people across 11 districts were impacted by Cyclone Remal and additional flooding, with half a million displaced to shelters and one million stranded by floodwaters.
Millions of people live and work in areas with a heavy presence of unexploded ordnance. The continuous threat leads to profound psychological consequences and affects all areas of life.
Grandi visited the border crossing at Jdeidet Yabous. He met Lebanese refugees and Syrians who just crossed and described how they escaped intense Israeli bombardments that terrified their children.
Grandi visited the border crossing at Jdeidet Yabous. He met Lebanese refugees and Syrians who just crossed and described how they escaped intense Israeli bombardments that terrified their children.
The price of vegetables in northern Gaza has reached exorbitant levels, according to new analysis by Christian Aid, amid warnings that there is a high risk of famine across the territory.
Senior UN official of humanitarian affairs urges states to wield their influence to ensure respect for international humanitarian law and human rights and compliance with the rulings of the ICJ.
The vaccination effort will begin in North Kivu and then be rolled out in 11 of the most affected zones, prioritising health workers, contacts in the transmission chain and at-risk groups.
In Brazil, the States of Amazonas and Acre declared all 85 municipalities in emergency for environmental crisis, affecting 745,000 people in Amazonas alone as of 30 September 2024.
The strike is part of a concerning pattern of unlawful use of force by ISF in the West Bank that has caused widespread harm to Palestinians and significant damage to buildings and infrastructure.
Death rates from cholera outbreaks surge in Sudan and Nigeria as flooding, conflict hinder treatment
In Sudan, latest data shows a Case Fatality Rate of 3.1 deaths per 100 confirmed cases – far above the 1% considered the minimum standard. The outbreak in Nigeria has a fatality rate of 2.9%.
Thousands of conflict-hit people living in the Gaza Strip, West Bank and Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon are set to receive essential vaccines, thanks to $20 million of new funding from Gavi.
More than 760,000 children are experiencing emergency food insecurity (IPC Phase 4), characterised by acute malnutrition and a heightened risk of hunger-related death. This is a 21% spike since March.
The study suggests using a trafficking framework to prevent, classify and respond to violations against children in armed conflict, including the six grave violations.
“The ongoing battle in greater Khartoum echoes the horror of the initial period of the conflict in April 2023, and could result in a large number of civilian casualties," warned Radhouane Nouicer.
The crisis has been exacerbated by blockades and restrictions imposed by non-state armed groups, along with increasing incidents of violence, including kidnappings, IED incidents, and clashes.