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Gaza update: Fleeing families just have ‘the clothes on their back’

·November 24, 2024·2 min read

Speaking from an UNRWA school in Gaza City, which is in the north of the Strip, Ms. Wateridge said that, for almost 50 days, UN humanitarian missions have attempted to deliver supplies to northern Gaza, including besieged areas such as Jabalia, but access to those in desperate need has been...

Victims of deadly Lebanon escalation describe fleeing ‘total destruction’

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·October 3, 2024·2 min read

In the Lebanese capital, UN humanitarians reported “another night of strikes” and ongoing attacks, as aid workers continued trying to help all those in need. This was “despite their own families being displaced and searching for safety”, said the UN’s top humanitarian coordinator in Lebanon, Imran Riza. “Another sleepless night...

Armenia: UN launches urgent appeal to help refugees fleeing Karabakh

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·October 7, 2023·2 min read

“We call upon the international community to urgently support refugees and their hosts,” said Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees. “International support is crucial to sustain this welcome and to enable us to respond to immediate needs and to also build upon the resilience of this population.” Following the...

Looming hunger emergency for South Sudanese families fleeing war

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·October 3, 2023·1 min read

Nearly 300,000 people have arrived in South Sudan since the conflict began across the border in mid-April, most of whom are returnees.  Among them, one in five children is malnourished and 90 per cent of families are experiencing moderate or severe food insecurity. Screening data from the border crossing also revealed...

Urgent call for $1 billion to support millions fleeing Sudan conflict

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·September 4, 2023·1 min read

Since the crisis began when rival military groups clashed in mid-April, projections of growing numbers of people trying to escape fighting have sharply spiked upwards. “The crisis has triggered an urgent demand for humanitarian assistance, as those arriving in remote border areas find themselves in desperate circumstances due to inadequate...

Sudan: OHCHR calls for ‘urgent action’ to end militia attacks on people fleeing El Geneina

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·June 24, 2023·2 min read

The explosion of ethnic violence in Darfur largely by nomadic “Arab” groups in alliance with the RSF who have been battling national army forces for control of the country since mid-April, has led tens of thousands to flee into neighbouring Chad. ‘Horrifying accounts’ In a statement, OHCHR Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani...

UN refugee chief praises Moldova for opening the country to Ukrainians fleeing war

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·January 22, 2023·1 min read

“The Moldovan people and Government have shown remarkable solidarity with refugees since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began nearly one year ago”, Filippo Grandi told the media during his visit to the country. “This support was visible from the first days and weeks of the war, when tens of thousands...