"Vulnerable people, including at least seven infants, have died from hypothermia, and these tragic deaths underscore the urgent need for shelter and other help to get to the people of Gaza immediately,” said Amy Pope, IOM Director-General.
Israel firing in Lebanon kills over 200 since start of Gaza war
Since the outbreak of war between Hamas and Israel on October 7, the Lebanese-Israeli border has witnessed a near-daily exchange of fire between Israel's army and Lebanon's Shiite movement Hizbollah, an ally of Gaza-based Hamas. On Monday, Hizbollah announced that three of its fighters had been killed "on the road...
Israel border violence displaces 76,000 in Lebanon: IOM
More than 80 percent of the displaced Lebanese are staying with relatives, according to the report, and only 2 percent housed in 14 collective shelters spread across the south of the country, mainly in the coastal city of Tyre and in the Hasbaya region. The rest have rented apartments or...Eastern authorities want Libya aid conference in flood-hit Derna
Benghazi, Libya - Libya's flood-devastated port city of Derna will host an international conference next month to aid reconstruction efforts, authorities in the east of the divided country said. There was no immediate reaction from the internationally recognized government in Tripoli nor any details on how the rival administration would accommodate...Devastating Libya floods displace more than 43,000 people
"An estimated 43,059 individuals have been displaced by the floods in northeastern Libya," the IOM said, adding that a "lack of water supply is reportedly driving many displaced out of Derna" to other areas.
Egypt hosts regional meeting in push to resolve Sudan war
The Egyptian presidency said the meeting in Cairo will be attended by representatives of "Sudan's neighboring countries", but has not announced who else is expected to join Sisi and Abiy. The meeting in Cairo follows multiple diplomatic efforts to broker an end to the violence in Sudan, with repeated ceasefires...New 72-hour ceasefire takes effect in Sudan after spurt in fighting
Several truces have been agreed and broken during the two-month war, including after the United States slapped sanctions on both generals after a previous attempt collapsed at the end of May. A 24-hour ceasefire from June 10 to June 11 provided Khartoum residents with a brief respite from the air...UN says over 700,000 displaced within Sudan since beginning of conflict
Heavy fighting in Sudan has displaced 700,000 people within the country since the middle of April, the United Nations said, adding the figure had doubled in a week. Sudan was thrown into chaos when fighting broke out on April 15 between army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Mohamed Hamdan Daglo,...Small businesses, big dreams: Iraq’s women entrepreneurs
The International Organization for Migration said in an October report that "prevailing customs and traditions... limit women's activities to their domestic and nurturing role". Adel said such prejudices, as well as practical difficulties, posed a challenge to fulfilling her dream. A graduate of the University of Baghdad who specialised in...
North Africa-Europe migrant deaths at sea up 155%: UN
The surge in deaths came alongside evidence of both increased arrivals in at least one key destination and rising interceptions.
