oPt + 1 more
A total of 704 Palestinians, including 305 children, were killed over the past 24 hours (as of 24 October) following the most intense Israeli bombardment and airstrikes since escalations began.
World + 6 more
The main drivers of forced displacement were war in Ukraine and conflicts in Sudan, DR Congo and Myanmar; drought, floods and insecurity in Somalia; and a prolonged humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
More than 600 million women and girls lived in conflict-affected countries in 2022, a 50 per cent increase since 2017. Civilians around the world need greater humanitarian aid than ever before.
Between 2018 and 2022, MSF treated more than 19,500 survivors of sexual violence, a new report warns. The number of people MSF treated in 2022 tripled compared to that in 2018.
Amid an increasingly hostile environment for civilians, Syria remains the world’s largest refugee crisis, with more than seven million having fled the country and more than six million displaced inside.
Floods have killed more than 4,300 people and WHO estimates twice as many are unaccounted for. More than 43,000 people have been displaced. They need food, clean water, shelter, and healthcare.
Millions of children cannot be reached by routine immunization activities, and suspected cases of vaccine-preventable diseases have escalated to unprecedented levels.
Afghanistan + 1 more
Denmark leads the 2023 rankings as the top country to be a woman, scoring more than three times than Afghanistan at the bottom. Yemen ranks second-lowest and CAR third-lowest in the global listing.
In July this year, ReliefWeb achieved a remarkable milestone – the one-millionth humanitarian update was posted on the site. As such it adds yet another string to our bow – in 2022, we attracted a notable 20 million users.
The past few years have been significant - going to 24/7 updating of humanitarian information in 2015, launching the responsive site in 2020 to make it easier to access the site...
