Stressing that housing is a human right which gives meaning and dignity to people’s lives, the independent UN rights expert – or Special Rapporteur – who monitors the issue has issued an alert over the impact of war, with many civilians simply “losing their houses” as battlefields shift and
The resumption of the mass polio campaign in northern Gaza this weekend is crucially important to protect children from disease, but they are “absolutely not safe” from daily bombardment.
Pregnant women and girls in Lebanon’s shelters face trauma, harassment and disease, UN humanitarians have warned.
With war still raging in Lebanon, 1.2 million people have been forced to seek safety in hundreds of shelters across the country.
