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Pakistan child malnutrition One in five children in Pakistan is suffering from wasting, says UNOCHA report

10.5 million people in 43 vulnerable districts of the country are facing acute food insecurity. Within this population, around 2.1 million individuals are in the emergency phase, while 8.4 million are in the crisis phase

Cyclone Mocha Myanmar Cyclone Mocha adds to the problems of Myanmar’s Rohingyas, kills 145 in its wake

A total of 21 townships—17 in Rakhine State and four in Chin State—have been declared as disaster (cyclone)-affected areas by the authorities

Afghanistan blast in Hazara area Hazara women protest attacks on students in Kabul

Following a blast in a predominantly Hazara majority area, which killed 43 and injured 82, women from the ethnic minority community demonstrated against the attacks and demanded the “end of this genocide”

Sri Lanka food crisis Multidimensional crisis of food insecurity in Sri Lanka, warns UN 

With nearly 5.7 million people in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, Colombo faces a serious challenge with food shortages, fall in agricultural production and destruction of livelihoods

Israeli forces kill Palestinian teen Israeli forces kill two Palestinian teenagers in occupied East Jerusalem

Israeli security forces respond with lethal force to Palestinians resisting the daily harassment they face under Israeli occupation. The Israeli forces routinely call this resistance “terrorism” in order to justify the killings

UN WFP warns of severe hunger crisis across Afghanistan and other stories

Today we look at protests in Afghanistan and reports of widespread hunger, the rescue efforts in Haiti, protests against Jair Bolsonaro by Indigenous communities and workers in Brazil, and more

Aid agencies warn military blockades restricting vital aid to Tigray and other stories

Today we look at the crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray region amid continuing violence, the rising death toll in Israel’s attacks on Gaza, and more

Tigray region Ethiopia Besieged population in Ethiopia’s Tigray region faces starvation, rights violations

“Living in crowded camps, children and families urgently need food, shelter and clean water…Immunizations have ground to a halt, health and water facilities have been damaged or destroyed, and essential supplies looted,” says UNICEF

Darfur conflict Sudan’s army accused of blocking humanitarian access to central Darfur

The government and four other armed rebel groups had agreed to a ceasefire on October 21 last year to facilitate humanitarian access to the civil war-affected area. Any violation by the government forces might prove to be a set back for the progress made in the peace negotiations so far