Fighting engulfs over two-thirds of Myanmar, fuelling humanitarian needs

Over half a million people have been displaced in Myanmar amid a surge in fighting between the military and armed groups that stated in late October and has spread to over two-thirds of the country, the UN humanitarian affairs office reported on Friday. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2023/12/1144587
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Fighting engulfs over two-thirds of Myanmar, fuelling humanitarian needs
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Thousands displaced by fighting in southern Afghanistan

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Thousands of people have been displaced and critical health services interrupted, after fighting erupted on 11 October in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, the UN humanitarian office has reported. 

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World News in Brief: Displacement in Gaza and Israel, Afghan earthquake response

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The escalating conflict between Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups has displaced hundreds of thousands of people, the UN reported on Monday.

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Israel-Palestine: Rising death and displacement, including among UN staff

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The death toll in Israel from attacks by Palestinian armed groups, and in Gaza due to Israeli bombardments, has continued to rise, with mass displacement soaring across the enclave, the UN humanitarian affairs coordination office, OCHA, said on Wednesday.