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More than 50,000 displaced by clashes in northern Ethiopia -- UN
8 months ago

More than 50,000 displaced by clashes in northern Ethiopia -- UN

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-04-23 15:07 ADDIS ABABA - The number of people displaced by armed clashes from rural areas in the north of Ethiopia has increased to more than 50,000 since April 13, according to local authorities, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said on Monday. In a situation report issued on Monday, UNOCHA disclosed that most …

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Northern Myanmar fighting displaces almost 50,000 civilians: UN
1 year, 1 month ago

Northern Myanmar fighting displaces almost 50,000 civilians: UN

The Hindu  

Almost 50,000 people have been displaced by fighting in northern Myanmar after an alliance of ethnic armed groups launched an offensive against the military two weeks ago, the United Nations said Friday. The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, Ta'ang National Liberation Army and the Arakan Army have blocked vital trade routes to China and say they have captured dozens of …

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Flooding, communications blackout as Cyclone Mocha hits Myanmar
1 year, 7 months ago

Flooding, communications blackout as Cyclone Mocha hits Myanmar

Al Jazeera  

The storm is one of the most powerful to ever hit the region with winds as strong as 250km/h. With winds of up to 250 kilometres per hour, Mocha struck between Myanmar’s Sittwe and Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh, the home to nearly one million mostly Muslim Rohingya refugees who were forced out of Myanmar in a 2017 military crackdown that …

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Thousands evacuated as Cyclone Mocha nears Myanmar, Bangladesh
1 year, 7 months ago

Thousands evacuated as Cyclone Mocha nears Myanmar, Bangladesh

Al Jazeera  

Fears for the safety of hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people in path of potentially devastating storm. “This is the first cyclone to threaten Myanmar this Monsoon season and there are grave concerns about the impact especially on already vulnerable and displaced communities,” the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in an update on Friday. The …

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Survivors are still being pulled from the rubble more than 24 hours after Turkey earthquake
1 year, 10 months ago

Survivors are still being pulled from the rubble more than 24 hours after Turkey earthquake

CNN  

Gaziantep, Turkey CNN — Survivors are still being pulled from the rubble in Turkey and Syria, more than 24 hours after a powerful earthquake toppled thousands of homes, killing at least 7,726 people. Mehmet Murat Onel/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images People wait near a collapsed building in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, hoping for news of their missing relatives on February 14. Mehmet Ali Ozcan/Anadolu …

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More than 1 million people displaced in Myanmar: UN
2 years, 6 months ago

More than 1 million people displaced in Myanmar: UN

Al Jazeera  

Almost 700,000 people forced to flee their homes due to violence since February 2021 military coup. Post-coup violence has pushed the number of displaced people in Myanmar to more than one million for the first time, the United Nations said, warning of “dire” conditions as the monsoon approaches and fighting rages. Almost 700,000 people have been forced to flee their …

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Ethiopia to expel UN officials amid fears of Tigray famine
3 years, 2 months ago

Ethiopia to expel UN officials amid fears of Tigray famine

CNN  

Nairobi, Kenya CNN — Ethiopia is expelling seven senior United Nations officials, just days after the UN’s aid chief warned the war-torn northern Tigray region was descending into famine due to the government’s blockade of aid deliveries. We’re deeply concerned that this action continues a pattern by the Ethiopian government of obstructing the delivery of food, medicine and other lifesaving …

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Haiti: Thousands displaced as gang violence, insecurity escalate
3 years, 6 months ago

Haiti: Thousands displaced as gang violence, insecurity escalate

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of women and children have been displaced by gang violence in the Haitian capital this month, the United Nations’ child rights agency has said, warning that a growing number of families in Port-au-Prince now lack clean water and other necessities. Rights groups have urged the Haitian authorities to do more to protect civilians, while a leading United States congressman …

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