Aid Coordination Office, OCHAsaid it was assessing priority areas for response in Yemen as its war-ravaged population relies on fuel and food imports through both Hudaydah and the nearby port of Ras Issa.
Spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said the UN has noted with concern the claim by the Houthis – who control ports along with the capital Sana’a and much of the rest of the country – that they have recently used missiles and drone have launched attacks on Tel Aviv and Ashkelon. to dawn.
Rain brings more suffering in Gaza
OCHA also warned that without unfettered access, aid agencies will not be able to adequately prepare for the rainy season in Gaza, as Israel continues its bombing and ground war against Hamas.
The agency said rain and flooding “will only worsen the already dire living conditions in Gaza, increasing the risk of health hazards, and could lead to further displacement of hundreds of thousands of people,” said Mr Dujarric, who briefed journalists in New York.
Many of the 215 temporary learning spaces serving nearly 34,000 children in Gaza will be seriously affected by flooding.
“Together with our humanitarian partners, we have developed a Winterization Plan to address the most critical needs of more than 2.1 million people in Gaza during the rainy season, which will be their second, given that we are close to the first year of the rainy season. conflict,” the UN spokesperson continued.
“This plan targets more than 850,000 people in almost 50 neighborhoods in flood-prone areas.”
About $242 million is needed to improve shelter conditions, provide warm clothing and blankets, and divert floodwaters away from critical infrastructure and landfills.
Attack on hospital in Ukraine condemned
UN humanitarians Monday convicted Russian attacks on the city of Sumy in the northeast of the country caused damage to a hospital last weekend.
Matthias Schmale, the top U.N. aid official in Ukraine, said the Russian military strikes killed and injured several people. He emphasized that health centers should not be targeted.
Local officials said nine people were killed in the twin drone strikes on the northeastern city close to the Russian border, leaving 12 injured and more than 120 evacuated for their own safety.
Mr Schmale’s comments came amid ongoing violence on Monday, including a reported wave of drone attacks on Kiev and protective air defense maneuvers launched in response, the Ukrainian military said.
Outside the capital, media pointed to explosions as Russia launched a drone and guided bomb attack on Zaporizhia, damaging railways and buildings, while in Russia Ukrainian forces reportedly shelled the Belgorod region.
Algerian court urges reversal of ‘abuse verdict’ against poet
Authorities in Algeria were urged on Monday by leading independent human rights experts to overturn a prison sentence handed down to a poet for supporting widespread anti-government protests.
Djamila Bentouis was given a two-year prison sentence and fined 100,000 Algerian dinars (worth about $750) for participating in the Hirak social protest movement through her songs and poetry recitals.
The first indictment against Ms. Bentouis accused her of being part of a terrorist entity.
Call for reforms
The Hirak demonstrations began in February 2019 – initially against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika – but evolved into demands for political reforms and other freedoms.
The independent experts, including Special Rapporteur on Cultural Rights Alexandra
The experts – who are not UN staff and do not receive a salary for their work – also expressed hope that Algeria “will adhere to its international obligations to guarantee the right to freedom of expression” when the appeals court hears the case on Wednesday treats.