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06/11/2024
Lebanon
The escalating clashes between Hezbollah and Israel have been straining maternal healthcare services, affecting more than 11,000 pregnant displaced women (with nearly 12% expected to give birth in the coming month) by 30 October 2024. Many lack access to healthcare given the destruction of nearly a quarter of Lebanon’s infrastructure and the killing of 110 healthcare workers by Israeli air strikes since 8 October 2023. Displaced women face many health risks, compounded by trauma and anxiety. For many, prolonged displacement has also depleted savings. The resulting inability to afford essential services further endangers maternal and infant health. These women urgently need safe delivery options, access to midwives, prenatal assessments, and postnatal care. (UNFPA 30/10/2024, OCHA 04/11/2024, UN 31/10/2024)
05/11/2024
Haiti
Since 2021, 437,000 people have been forcibly returned to Haiti. Most (87%) have been returned from the Dominican Republic, Haiti’s only land-bordering neighbour. In 2024 alone, the Dominican Republic returned over 150,000 Haitians (97% of all returnees) and announced plans to send back 10,000 more weekly. This wave of returnees comes amid escalating insecurity, limited access to food and healthcare, and rising internal displacement in Haiti. Many returnees, nearly half of whom were self-employed when they left, may face insecurity and its impacts and struggle to secure jobs. The influx is also likely to put more pressure on host communities' capacity to support those in need, particularly in places such as Grand Sud region and Ouest department, where most of the displaced are settling. (IOM accessed 05/11/2024, IOM 22/09/2024, IOM 12/05/2024)
31/10/2024
Syria
Since October 2023, Turkish air strikes against Kurdish-led armed groups in northern Syria have intensified. Some have repeatedly targeted essential infrastructure, such as power and fuel plants, medical facilities, and agricultural resources. The latest series of significant attacks from 23–24 October 2024 in Al Hasakeh, Al Raqqa, and Aleppo governorates resulted in fatalities and extensive damage to critical infrastructure, affecting water and electricity access for over one million people. Around 1.2 million people in Al Hasakeh, 0.7 million people in Al Raqqa, and 3.5 million people in Aleppo are estimated to need humanitarian assistance throughout 2024. Overall, the intensification of attacks is affecting access to essential services and aggravating humanitarian needs, especially for WASH, health, and food. (NES NGO Forum 31/10/2024, HRW 26/10/2023, OCHA 03/03/2024)
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