UNHCR is supporting aid efforts in Afghanistan after Monday’s rainstorms and heavy flooding in Central and Eastern regions left at least 40 people dead, more than 340 injured and many more displaced.
To add to the devastation of war and complete breakdown of law and order, Gazans now have to contend with the threat of polio linked to the disastrous sanitation situation created by the conflict.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) completed the repair of two dams that will ensure water supply to more than 70,000 people in northeast Ukraine last week.
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In his first statement to MPs, the Foreign Secretary outlined that the UK will release £21 million to support UNRWA's lifesaving work in Gaza and the provision of basic services in the region.
“Some areas are not even reachable by phone, which makes it nearly impossible to operate. Meanwhile, the Sudanese Red Crescent Society volunteers have been working at great personal risk.”
The significant surge in violence resulted in 228 Palestinian fatalities, including 51 children, marking a 65 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2023.
Almost 26,500 suspected cases of cholera, more than 1.3 million cases of malaria and 11,600 cases of dengue have been recorded this year, according to the National Institute for Health, up from 2023.
Filippo Grandi pledged another $100 million to support displaced and war-affected people in Ukraine as they prepare for the third winter since the start of the Russian invasion.
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