Tag: displaced
Madagascar: At least 18 dead and thousands displaced after cyclone Gamane
Published on 03/29/2024 at 1:06 p.m. Photo credit © Reuters ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) – A tropical cyclone that hit the island of Madagascar…
In the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, more than 100,000 new displaced people in two days of fighting
Demonstrators denounce through their gestures the silence of the international community on the conflicts in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Goma, February 19, 2024. ARLETTE…
In Gaza, shooting kills nine in a UN shelter for the displaced
As the Israeli army intensifies its bombings in Khan Younes, in the south of the Gaza Strip, two tanks opened fire on a United Nations (UN) shelter on Wednesday, January…
Violence on the border with Israel: more than 76,000 displaced in Lebanon, according to the UN
More than 76,000 people have been displaced in Lebanon almost three months after the start of violence on the border with Israel, according to new figures published by a specialized…
in the east of the DRC, elections at a minimum for the displaced
In Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), hundreds of Congolese are waiting to vote in the general elections on December 20, 2023. ALEXIS HUGUET /…
Displaced people from southern Lebanon between economic crisis and community tensions
Youssef Abbas did not hesitate for a second when war broke out between Hamas and Israel on October 7. From his house in Aïtaroun with “view of Palestine”, 400 meters…
6.9 million people displaced in Democratic Republic of Congo, UN calls for humanitarian aid
A record 6.9 million people are currently displaced within the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), particularly due to renewed violence in the east of the country, the United Nations said…
6.9 million internally displaced people, unprecedented according to IOM
Residents of Bambo, in the territory of Rutshuru, 60 kilometers north of Goma, the capital of North Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, flee during the…
Conflicts: 114 million people currently forcibly displaced around the world, a record
More than 114 million people are currently forcibly displaced around the world, a record number, the United Nations said Wednesday. “The number of people displaced by war, persecution, violence and…
a million displaced people in the Gaza Strip; the Israeli army says it is waiting for a “political decision” for a ground intervention
“Massive displacement” of Gazans towards the south “continues”, according to the UN Palestinians flee their homes in the southern Gaza Strip on October 15, 2023. MOHAMMED ABED / AFP Israel’s…
Amnesty International accuses army of bombing displaced persons camp
Debris of an attacked displaced persons camp near the town of Laiza, northern Burma, October 11, 2023. STR / AFP The human rights organization Amnesty International accused the Burmese army…
The UN is concerned about the lack of a system for the return of Ukrainian children displaced to Russia
Published on 09/10/2023 at 5:06 p.m. Photo credit © Reuters GENEVA (Reuters) – The Office of the…