Cholera situation in Sudan
The cholera outbreak in Sudan is occurring amid war and a worsening humanitarian crisis. Between August and mid-December 2024, over 47,300 cases had been reported in 11 of Sudan's 18 states, with approximately 1,200 casualties. IDPs in overcrowded displacement sites with limited access to water, sanitation, and healthcare are at particularly high risk. The healthcare system is critically under resourced, with over 80% of health facilities non-operational as a result of the war.
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The conflict in the country has significantly destabilised the Kordofan regions, which are experiencing escalating violence, ethnic tensions, and a worsening humanitarian crisis. These regions are also particularly vulnerable to the cascading effects of climate change. We provide an overview of the current situation in Blue Nile, South Kordofan and West Kordofan states, focusing on the key factors driving conflict and instability, and the humanitarian impacts.
Updates on Afghanistan
The Afghan economy has avoided contraction since our last update in 2023, leading to marginal but important improvements in the livelihoods of the Afghan people. This report considers how the economic constraints identified in 2022 have changed, identifies newly emerged constraints, and explains which of the three scenarios envisioned in January 2023 has unfolded. It also provides an outlook on the Afghan economy for 2025–2026.
As the Interim Taliban Authority (ITA) continues to introduce policy measures affecting the daily lives of Afghans and the humanitarian response, we continue to document and analyse their impacts. Between 1 July and 2 December 2024, the ITA issued at least 16 new decrees and directives, many of them related to measures of social control and primarily targeting women. Among them is the introduction of the Law of Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (LPVPV).
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Violence in Haiti
Gangs attacked two health centres in Port-au-Prince between 17–24 December, leaving four dead and damaging Haiti’s only neurological trauma centre: the Bernard Mevs hospital. The upsurge in gang violence since February 2024 has caused the closure of almost half of the health centres across the country... read more
Rohingya refugees in Myanmar
Since 2022, around 15,900 Rohingya people have attempted to undertake dangerous maritime journeys in over 190 overcrowded and unseaworthy vessels –nearly 50% of which embarked just within 2024– from Myanmar or Bangladesh in hopes of reaching other countries. Over 1,400 have died or gone missing, 50% in 2024 alone... read more
Winter rains in Palestine
Heavy rains and cold weather continue to aggravate conditions for displaced families in Gaza. Between 24–29 December 2024, at least six babies and an adult died of hypothermia. Water levels reached over 30cm in some areas, damaging belongings and mattresses, and inundating over 1,500 IDP tents... read more
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