Sudan Mine Contamination Complicates Returns and Aid Access
A Sept. 1 UNMAS factsheet reports 108 explosive-ordnance casualties in Sudan from January through June as minefields complicate returns and recovery.
Humanitarian Access
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DRC Outbreak Reaches 5,584 Cases as Access to Care Fails
The DRC’s Bundibugyo virus outbreak has reached 5,584 confirmed cases and 2,680 deaths, but conflict and worker strikes are delaying lifesaving care.
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UN Reports Fatal Shipping Attacks Near Strait of Hormuz, Calls for De-escalation
At least two seafarers were killed and several injured in reported attacks on shipping near the Strait of Hormuz, the United Nations said in a 14 July briefing.
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UN Says Israel’s Expanding Control Areas in Gaza Are Restricting Aid and Endangering Civilians
UN agencies say expanding Israeli-controlled areas in Gaza are increasing civilian risks, limiting relief operations and worsening displacement, water and funding pressures.
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UN Says Lebanese Families Are Returning as Basic Services Remain Severely Constrained
The United Nations said July 9 that displaced families continued returning to conflict-affected areas of Lebanon, while shortages of water, electricity and fuel persisted in Nabatieh and other communities.
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Lebanon’s Aid Access Is Improving. Safe Return Still Is Not.
UN aid movements into southern Lebanon are increasing, but damaged homes, unreliable services, unexploded ordnance and underfunding still block recovery.