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Aid group says Congo had 25,000 victims of sexual violence last year
Read full article: Aid group says Congo had 25,000 victims of sexual violence last yearDoctors Without Borders says that it treated more than 25,000 victims of sexual violence in the Congo last year, by far the highest level it has seen there and most of it in the east where armed groups vie for power.
Sepsis and malnutrition stalk the new mothers and babies of South Darfur
Read full article: Sepsis and malnutrition stalk the new mothers and babies of South DarfurThe humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders says new mothers and their children in the Sudanese region of South Darfur are experiencing one of the “worst” health emergencies in the world, one of the consequences of the violence that has engulfed the country since April 2023.
A truce in Congo ends in a week. Aid groups say it could be a lost opportunity to help civilians
Read full article: A truce in Congo ends in a week. Aid groups say it could be a lost opportunity to help civiliansA two-week truce in eastern Congo has heavily reduced fighting, but with a week left aid workers and local civil society groups say not much help has reached millions of people who are trapped in one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises.
ICC prosecutor appeals for evidence of atrocities in Sudan after rebels attack hospital in Darfur
Read full article: ICC prosecutor appeals for evidence of atrocities in Sudan after rebels attack hospital in DarfurThe International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor is appealing for information and evidence of atrocities in Sudan’s western Darfur region.
How an Israeli raid freed 4 hostages and killed at least 274 Palestinians in Gaza
Read full article: How an Israeli raid freed 4 hostages and killed at least 274 Palestinians in GazaThey arrived in the middle of the day, when the squat concrete buildings of the Nuseirat refugee camp are stifling and the narrow streets outside are filled with people.
Haiti health system nears collapse as medicine dwindles, gangs attack hospitals and ports stay shut
Read full article: Haiti health system nears collapse as medicine dwindles, gangs attack hospitals and ports stay shutLife-saving medication and equipment is dwindling or altogether absent at hospitals and clinics across Haiti's capital as brutal gangs tighten their grip on Port-au-Prince and beyond.
Refugee camps in Chad are overcrowded and running out of aid, and Sudanese refugees keep coming
Read full article: Refugee camps in Chad are overcrowded and running out of aid, and Sudanese refugees keep comingOvercrowded refugee camps in eastern Chad are set to run out of money soon, exacerbating a dire humanitarian situation caused by the spillover from the conflict in Sudan.
'I wanted to scream': Growing conflict in Congo drives sexual assault against displaced women
Read full article: 'I wanted to scream': Growing conflict in Congo drives sexual assault against displaced womenHundreds of thousands of women and girls have been displaced over the past year in eastern Congo amid fighting by more than 130 armed groups.
Aid groups scramble to help as Israel-Hamas war intensifies and Gaza blockade complicates efforts
Read full article: Aid groups scramble to help as Israel-Hamas war intensifies and Gaza blockade complicates effortsHumanitarian groups are scrambling to assist civilians caught in the war between Israel and Hamas and determine what aid operations are still safe to continue, efforts that are being complicated by an intensified blockade of Gaza and the ongoing fighting.
Artillery fire has killed 11 people and wounded 90 in a major Sudanese city, aid group says
Read full article: Artillery fire has killed 11 people and wounded 90 in a major Sudanese city, aid group saysAn aid group says heavy artillery fire killed at least 11 people and wounded 90 in a major city in conflict-torn Sudan.
UN authorizes a second malaria vaccine. Experts warn it's not enough to stop the disease spreading
Read full article: UN authorizes a second malaria vaccine. Experts warn it's not enough to stop the disease spreadingThe World Health Organization has authorized a second malaria vaccine in a decision that could offer countries a cheaper and a more readily available option than the world’s first shot against the parasitic disease.
Aid groups dock 2 rescue vessels with 500 migrants in Italy
Read full article: Aid groups dock 2 rescue vessels with 500 migrants in ItalyTwo European aid groups have docked their rescue vessels in Italian ports and some 500 would-be refugees have disembarked, even as the Italian government insists it isn't backing down on its hard line against migrant smuggling operations from North Africa.
WHO advises using 1 dose of cholera vaccine due to shortage
Read full article: WHO advises using 1 dose of cholera vaccine due to shortageThe World Health Organization and its partners are recommending that countries temporarily switch to using a single dose of the cholera vaccine instead of two due to a global supply shortage.
Concerns grow as cholera spreads through Haiti's prisons
Read full article: Concerns grow as cholera spreads through Haiti's prisonsA nonprofit organization is calling on Haiti’s government to release certain inmates amid a swift rise in cholera cases throughout the country’s severely crowded prison system.
Hundreds of migrants reach Italian shores over weekend
Read full article: Hundreds of migrants reach Italian shores over weekendItalian authorities are scrambling to relieve overcrowding in shelters after scores of boats carrying migrants reached Italy's southern shores and tiny islands over the weekend.
Merck agrees to let other drug makers make its COVID pill
Read full article: Merck agrees to let other drug makers make its COVID pillPharmaceutical company Merck has agreed to allow other drug makers to make its COVID-19 treatment, the first pill that has been shown to be effective against the disease.
Haiti boosting security for judges amid assassination case
Read full article: Haiti boosting security for judges amid assassination caseA Haitian judicial official says authorities have secured armed guards to bolster security for court personnel as they prepare to announce the judge who will oversee proceedings involving the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.
Fears over impunity grow as Haiti probes president's slaying
Read full article: Fears over impunity grow as Haiti probes president's slayingHaitian police have detained more than 40 suspects in the killing of President Jovenel Moïse, but many people fear the country's crumbling judicial system could result in the assassination going unpunished.
UN, Ethiopia rights agency to conduct joint Tigray probe
Read full article: UN, Ethiopia rights agency to conduct joint Tigray probeFILE - In this Monday, Nov. 30, 2020 file photo, Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed responds to questions from members of parliament at the prime minister's office in the capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene, File)KAMPALA – The United Nations and an Ethiopian rights agency said on Thursday they had agreed to carry out a joint investigation into abuses in the embattled region of Tigray, where fighting persists as government troops hunt down the region's fugitive leaders. The United States has characterized some abuses in Tigray as “ethnic cleansing,” charges dismissed as unfounded by Ethiopian authorities. The U.S. also has urged Eritrean troops, who are fighting on the side of Ethiopian government forces, to withdraw from Tigray. Humanitarian officials have warned that a growing number of people might be starving to death in Tigray.
African Union says Ethiopia acted legitimately in Tigray
Read full article: African Union says Ethiopia acted legitimately in Tigray(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)JOHANNESBURG – Ethiopia took “legitimate” military action in its Tigray province to preserve the country's unity and stability, the chairman of the African Union Commission said. In early November, Ethiopia’s federal government launched a military attack on Tigray’s provincial leaders saying they had provoked the federal forces. The Tigray leaders remained defiant and are still at large. The conflict in Tigray has alarmed the international humanitarian community, as communications have been cut off with large parts of the region. The U.N. refugee agency said more than 50,000 Ethiopians, mainly from Tigray, have fled across the border to Sudan.
Aid group helping French nursing homes as virus deaths jump
Read full article: Aid group helping French nursing homes as virus deaths jumpA man leaves after being tested with a PCR COVID-19 test in a nursing home of Ammerschwihr, eastern France, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)PARIS – Aid group Doctors Without Borders is recruiting emergency help for French nursing homes, where more people with the coronavirus have died so far in November than reported in the previous five months combined, as a season of resurgent infections has caught up with France's most vulnerable populations. The group, founded in Paris in 1971 and renowned for its work in impoverished or conflict-torn countries, issued an appeal this week for medics, psychologists and other volunteers to work in Paris region nursing homes. Known by its French acronym MSF, Doctors Without Borders also deployed emergency help in Europe earlier this year when the virus first hit. COVID -19 patients fill more than 93% of France’s ICU space, in addition to non-virus patients also receiving intensive care treatment.
ClickOnDetroit NIGHTSIDE report -- Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Read full article: ClickOnDetroit NIGHTSIDE report -- Wednesday, June 24, 2020DETROIT Wayne County prosecutor Kym Worthy spoke to Local 4 Defenders after a Farmington Hill man was arrested at his home for a crime he didnt commit. The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan filed a complain Wednesday against the Detroit Police Department. WATCH Local 4 News at 114 Fast FactsBe InformedThere is a Saharan dust plume heading for North America. Dust plumes from the Sahara are not unusual. Theyre also calling for more surveillance testing -- to find people who are asymptomatic but are still able to spread the virus.
Doctors Without Borders assists Metro Detroit nursing homes with COVID-19 precedures
Read full article: Doctors Without Borders assists Metro Detroit nursing homes with COVID-19 preceduresDETROIT Doctors Without Borders is a humanitarian organization known for bringing medical care to conflict zones and nations in need around the globe. As coronavirus has rapidly spread across the world, Doctors Without Borders has gone to multiple areas with unmet needs. June 24, 2020 update: Michigan coronavirus (COVID-19) cases up to 61,953, Death toll now at 5,868When they looked at the U.S., the situation in Michigans nursing homes stood out as somewhere they could help. We brought those same tips and tricks to these facilities to say, This is how we help our staff cope.While nursing homes have been a point of controversy in Michigan, were not alone. Nursing home settings have really vulnerable people, but not the same resources as hospitals for instance, and that is a preexisting problem that COVID-19 has just exacerbated, Pagano said.
Virus spread feared where water is scarce around the world
Read full article: Virus spread feared where water is scarce around the worldIn Zimbabwe, clean water is often saved for daily tasks like doing dishes and flushing toilets. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)HARARE Violet Manuel hastily abandoned her uncles funeral and grabbed two empty containers when she heard a boy running down the dirt road shouting, Water, water, water!The 72-year-old joined dozens of people seeking their daily ration in Zimbabwe's densely populated town of Chitungwiza. And yet her plans for the water did not include hand-washing but more important tasks such as cleaning dishes and flushing the toilet. Such choices underscore the challenges of preventing the spread of the coronavirus in slums, camps and other crowded settlements around the world where clean water is scarce and survival is a daily struggle. To encourage hand-washing in some parts of Africa, aid groups are using measures such as placing mirrors and soap at makeshift taps.