The conflict in Gaza is at another critical juncture.
 
The decisions that are made today and their consequences in human suffering will be remembered by the generation that follows us.

Let us be ready for their reproaches.

“The two main arteries for getting aid into #Gaza [are] currently choked off.'

🔊 Our spokesperson Jens Laerke on the closure of the Rafah and Kerem Shalom crossings, gravely restricting the delivery of humanitarian assistance and access to supplies and fuel for the response. ⬇️

Gu Rains & Floods - Flash Update no. 3:

🔸163k people affected across #Somalia
🔸37k people displaced
🔸72.4k people reached with assistance so far
🔸Funding for the humanitarian response remains low

Read more➡️bit.ly/GuFlashUpdate3

📍 #Somalia : Heavy Rains and Floods Update

🔴 163,400 people affected.
🔴 37,120 people displaced or relocated.
🔴 1,143 houses damaged.

Humanitarians have reached over 72,000 people with assistance in 25 districts across the country.

More ➡️ bit.ly/3wwdT28

'The response here is simply insufficient. Why?  Funding, capacity, and cooperation from the authorities'
Justin Brady hopes that the world will finally hear the people of #Sudan after one year of war, misery and hardship
 
Watch the full video⬇️

After more than 9 years of conflict, over half of #Yemen 's population - 18.2 million people - are in dire need of humanitarian assistance.

However, only $435M of the $2.7B needed to deliver crucial aid in 2024 has been received.

Humanitarians urgently call for more support. ⬇️

Families in #Haiti face mounting challenges as prices continue to soar and basic necessities, including food, become harder to afford.

📈 The average cost of a food basket has risen by 23% since January 2024.

More in our latest update ⤵️
bit.ly/4abkCwl

#Gaza :
🚩 Rising temperatures worsen sanitation crisis amid crumbled sewage and waste treatment systems, exacerbating already atrocious living conditions

🚩 Access to clean water remains scarce, its production standing at just 20% of volume prior to war

More on the impacts 🔊🔽

Israeli authorities close Kerem Shalom after the killing of four soldiers in a Palestinian attack.

The Israeli military orders people out of eastern Rafah.

Relief actors are committed to maintain operations to support people wherever they are.

More: ochaopt.org/content/hostil…

Heavy rains and floods have affected over 637K people, including 234K displaced, in Eastern Africa since March.

Humanitarians have been supporting governments to conduct search and rescue operations, and provide vital aid amid access challenges. But more resources are needed. ⬇️

Cyclone Gamane has left a trail of destruction in #Madagascar : 535K people affected, 18K houses flooded and 22 health centres damaged.

Aid partners are working together to scale up response, but access remains a challenge with key roads to the NE region cut-off.

Learn more:

Thanks to the efforts of humanitarians and local health workers, the number of cholera cases in Minova, #DRCongo decreased at the end of March.

However, they are slowly running out of supplies needed to keep an outbreak at bay.

📑 More on the situation: bit.ly/3vY73Ch

Ireen is the founder of an initiative empowering hundreds of rural women and adolescent girls in #Zambia .

She helps to provide literacy classes, entrepreneurial and agricultural skills training, health care, and reproductive awareness.

Read her story 👉 bit.ly/4c6O9cI

⚠️ Disturbing fact from the 2024 Global Report on Food Crises: 281.6 million people faced high levels of acute hunger last year.

This marks the fifth consecutive year of rising numbers.

See what is driving the food crisis: bit.ly/3xIvPa3

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Heavy rains and flash floods have left more than 194K people displaced and nearly 205K affected in #Kenya . Humanitarians are supporting the Government in ramping up relief efforts.

Urgent support for food, water, shelter, evacuation and health services is critical.

More ⬇️

The rules of war prohibit the use of starvation of civilians as a war tactic.

All parties to conflict must respect these rules.

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With critical checkpoints in #Gaza frequently closed and humanitarian missions often disrupted, ensuring swift and safe passage of aid is paramount.

Delivering supplies to the border isn't enough; Israeli authorities must ensure that aid reaches those in dire need.

Heartbroken by the relentless spread of gang violence targeting civilians in #Haiti .

This week, thousands have been forced to flee Port-au-Prince. Again.

Haitians deserve peace and have the right to a brighter future.

Floods driven by #ElNiño have ravaged Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and other parts of East Africa, causing significant loss of life and disruption.

We're working with partners and local authorities to intensify relief efforts and remain steadfast to support those most vulnerable.

#Gaza :
❗️A 3rd water line resumes operations after complete shutdown since October - could serve ±300K people in Gaza City.

❗️Continued constraints on entry of medical supplies/equipment.

❗️Joint ESCWA-UN Development assessment points to +20-year setback in human development. More 👇