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Hundreds killed in Sudan’s camps for displaced people

·April 28, 2025·1 min read

Violent clashes between armed militias and forces of the military Government have escalated dramatically across North Darfur in recent weeks as Sudan marked two years of civil war. The El Fasher and Zamzam camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) who were forced to flee their homes because of the conflict, were...

Sudan war: Hundreds of thousands flee renewed violence in North Darfur

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·April 20, 2025·1 min read

Renewed attacks on camps – including Zamzam and Abu Shouk – that were sheltering those displaced by earlier violence have now forced an estimated 400,000 to 450,000 people to flee again. According to the Office of the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, many are moving towards the town of Tawila,...

‘Hundreds displaced overnight’ as airstrikes destroy humanitarian facilities in Lebanon

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·October 21, 2024·1 min read

“Late last night, hundreds of people were reportedly displaced in Beirut and across the country following Israeli displacement orders identifying a social finance network affiliated with Hezbollah,” said Farhan Haq, UN Deputy Spokesperson, briefing journalists in New York on Monday. The scale of displacement has overwhelmed available shelters. “As of...

Nepal: Hundreds killed as ‘unprecedented’ flash floods strike capital Kathmandu

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·October 1, 2024·2 min read

Many of the deaths have occurred in the capital, Kathmandu, which witnessed the most intense rains in over half a century. Hundreds of houses along with schools and hospitals have been damaged and the southern portion of the city remains inundated. The rains, which began on 27 September, and lasted...

Nigeria: Hundreds of thousands in need of aid as flooding wipes out homes – WFP

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·September 14, 2024·1 min read

Alau Dam, located just over 10 miles to the south of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, collapsed in the middle of the night on Tuesday, forcing hundreds of thousands from their homes. Emmanuel Bigenimana, the head of WFP’s office in Maiduguri, said that he managed to fly over the...

Türk: Ethnically motivated attacks leave hundreds dead in Sudan

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·September 13, 2023·2 min read

“Such developments echo a horrific past that must not be repeated,” said Volker Türk UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, marking “five months of futile suffering, death, loss and destruction.” Mounting casualties Speaking at the UN Human Rights Council, Mr. Türk also warned of mounting civilian casualties, as 1500 have...

Myanmar: Hundreds of political prisoners released, but thousands remain in jail

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·January 7, 2023·2 min read

“The release of political prisoners in Myanmar is not only a relief to those unfairly detained, but also their families”, OHCHR Spokesperson Jeremy Laurence told journalists in Geneva. “Importantly, however, we take this opportunity to call for the release of the thousands of others who remain in detention for opposing...