“They would kill us if we stayed”
On the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, a group of Israeli settlers carrying metal sticks and tools descended a rocky hill and attacked Kh...
“They said they would kill us if we stayed.”
Israeli settlers' attacks forcibly displaced the Kaabneh family from Wadi as-Seeq in the occupied #WestBank in October 2023. Since then, the family has faced repeated displacement, insecurity and threats.
#Palestine
02.05.2025 07:51 — 👍 11 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 0
Hundreds of thousands are fleeing to Tawila after brutal attacks on Zamzam camp and the city of Al Fasher, #Sudan.
Families killed or missing. Aid workers executed. Kitchens burned.
Food, shelter, and protection are the top priorities.
02.05.2025 07:46 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Latin America: Displaced people facing significant risks, violence
Latin America: New research finds families fleeing violence face movement restrictions, exploitation and asylum barriers.
1 in 4 families reported their lives would be at risk if they returned to their place of origin.
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24.04.2025 13:27 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Left with nothing: The Afghans losing lifesaving aid
“The children are the breadwinners of the family, and we have no other source of income.”
In a makeshift settlement on the outskirts of Herat City, we m...
Major donors have drastically reduced aid to #Afghanistan, forcing NRC and other agencies to cut support for the most vulnerable. In western Afghanistan, people living in makeshift settlements are already feeling the effects of global neglect.
24.04.2025 13:24 — 👍 3 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
“Enough injustice, enough displacement, enough destruction and theft of everything. We need protection and quick intervention when the settlers attack,” says Abed al-Rahman.
24.04.2025 13:23 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
In the wake of 7 October 2023, 1,752 Palestinians, including 856 children, were forcibly displaced across the West Bank amid a surge in settler violence and movement restrictions.
24.04.2025 13:23 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
“They would kill us if we stayed”
On the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, a group of Israeli settlers carrying metal sticks and tools descended a rocky hill and attacked Kh...
“They said they would kill us if we stayed.”
Israeli settlers' attacks forcibly displaced the Kaabneh family from Wadi as-Seeq in the occupied West Bank in October 2023. Since then, the family has faced repeated displacement, insecurity and threats.
24.04.2025 13:23 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Children of war: six orphans’ 1,000-mile journey across Sudan in search of safety
After dysentery killed their mother and the civil war came to their home in Omdurman, Haroun and his young siblings were forced to set off on an epic quest to reach El Geneina
14 million children in need of humanitarian assistance.
5 million children forced to flee their homes.
Meet six orphaned siblings, navigating death and displacement in #Sudan, as they search for safety.
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24.04.2025 13:22 — 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
“We just survive”: the lives shattered by the war in Sudan
Two years into Sudan’s war, millions of lives have been uprooted – and millions more hang in the balance. Behind the staggering statistics of displaceme...
Behind the staggering statistics of displacement, hunger and loss, there are people like Khaled, Um Adam, Zainab and Mariam. They remind us why the #Sudan crisis must not be ignored.
24.04.2025 13:21 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The humanitarian crisis in Sudan explained
On 15 April, Sudan marks two years of devastating civil war. The conflict has triggered the world’s largest displacement crisis and a deepening humanita...
Risk, hunger, and heartbreak. Two years of a devastating war that remains underfunded and underreported with no end in sight.
The humanitarian crisis in #Sudan explained.
10.04.2025 14:08 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
DR Congo: Millions facing destitution as violence forces people to flee multiple times
The escalation of violent conflict in eastern DR #Congo has pushed 100,000s of people into desperate conditions.
The explosion of humanitarian needs requires immediate attention from an international community that has turned its back on people in crisis.
03.04.2025 14:00 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
3/ Aid workers and humanitarian sites have been targeted repeatedly, further obstructing life-saving assistance.
Civilians must be protected. Aid must reach those in need.
World leaders must do everything possible to stop the bombardment and push the parties to a #CeasefireNow.
03.04.2025 12:56 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
2/ Over 1,000 Palestinians have been killed since Israel broke the ceasefire two weeks ago.
Israeli relocation orders have forcibly displaced tens of thousands who fled with only what they could carry.
Because of the siege, aid agencies and local organisations have little to give.
03.04.2025 12:56 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
1/ Yesterday marked one month since Israel imposed a total siege, closing crossings into #Gaza and preventing all aid from entering.
No food.
No fuel.
No medical supplies.
No tents.
Stocks are quickly running out. All World Food Programme bakeries have closed.
03.04.2025 12:56 — 👍 3 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 1
Amid the crackling of bullets: suffering in eastern DR Congo
Recent violence in eastern DR Congo plunged an already isolated population into crisis.
For Jorime and Desganges, it meant a long journey into the unknown.
07.03.2025 10:06 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
As the occupying power, Israel has a legal obligation to ensure humanitarian access. The restrictions must end.
28.02.2025 09:55 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Returning to the frontline
As Ukraine enters its fourth year of war, displaced Ukrainians are forced to make agonising decisions. Do they stay far from home, with diminishing aid,...
“We used to have it all – now we have nothing.”
Anatoliy and Maria fled their village near the frontline in #Ukraine when war came. Now, like 1.6 million others, they’ve returned – only to find their home in ruins and survival harder than ever.
28.02.2025 09:52 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
10 things you should know about the humanitarian situation in Ukraine
Devastation on this scale has not been seen in Europe since World War Two.
Here’s what you need to know about the humanitarian situation in #Ukraine today:
24.02.2025 11:34 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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