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The toll is more than twice as high as the figure for the same period of 2023, the deadliest year for migrants at sea in Europe since 2016, said the UN migration agency.

Around 8,000 internally displaced persons in North-Kivy province have now sought refuge near Mweso Hospital which currently hosts over 251,000 people in urgent need of assistance.

Ongoing hostilities across the Gaza Strip have been “particularly intense” in the southern city of Khan Younis, as UNWRA reported that its shelters were now four times over-capacity.

We are appalled by the global inaction as countless defenceless civilians are killed and displaced within and from Sudan. We witness a total disregard for civilian life and heinous atrocities - NRC.

The number of refugees and migrants crossing the Darien jungle – between Colombia and Panama – on foot in 2023 reached 520,000, the highest recorded. So far this year, more than 23,000 have crossed over.

IOM, EIB and international experts are working toward establishing a sustainable housing rental system by sharing Europe-wide best practices with municipalities in Ukraine.

"While humanitarians keep on doing their utmost to provide life-saving assistance, more investments are needed in long-term solutions to strengthen State services across the country," said IOM.

In 2023 tens of thousands of children were affected by armed conflict across the world, suffering abhorent abuses and violations of their rights, as existing crises splinter and new armed actors emerge