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Many children and families are returning with nothing and have nothing waiting for them. Last week, 57% more people crossed into Afghanistan compared with the previous week, says Save the Children.

Al-Arish will be the main first referral hospital. It has fully equipped resuscitation and intensive care facilities, and surgical teams to manage severe injuries, including major trauma and burns.

In 15 herding communities across the West Bank, at least 98 households (828 people), including 313 children, have been displaced amid settler violence or movement restrictions since 7 October.

The 18 hotspots comprise 22 countries and territories that will see worsening food insecurity between November and April. Burkina Faso, Mali, South Sudan, Sudan and Palestine are of highest concern.

An uptick in violence in Port-au-Prince since mid-August 2023 has displaced about 40,000 people in several neighbourhoods of the capital, exacerbating an already complex humanitarian crisis.

By the end of September, 74,618 new arrivals were received and a total of 225,000 arrivals have been recorded since 2022. UNHCR warns that $112.4 million is needed until the end of the year.

The rising number of children killed since 7 October has exceeded the number of children killed in armed conflict globally over the course of a whole year, says Save the Children.

Cyclone Lola was Vanuatu's third cyclone in seven months and affected thousands, rendering some communities currently inaccessible in its slow-moving and destructive wake.