More than a week after the latest conflict escalation on 2 March, thousands of families in Lebanon have been forced to flee their homes because of Israeli evacuation warnings and heavy airstrikes. Authorities say more than 667,000 people have now registered as displaced, and the number continues to grow every day. Around 120,000 people are [...]
Thousands of civilians have fled the town of Akobo in eastern South Sudan after the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces ordered people to evacuate before a planned military attack. Many residents, including women, children, and elderly people, crossed the border into Ethiopia to escape the fighting. The town had been a shelter for more than [...]
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is increasing patrols around a displacement camp near its peacekeeping base due to rising tensions and escalating clashes between forces aligned with the two main political parties. Thousands of displaced people are facing fresh security threats as violence spreads across the country, particularly in the capital. The [...]