Two months on from the outbreak of conflict in the Middle East and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital corridor for global energy flows, shocks have rippled through economies worldwide.
Health care in the Middle East and wider region has come under attack about once every six hours on average since conflict escalated a month ago across Lebanon, Iran, and Israel, Save the Children said.
The recent escalation of hostilities across Asia and the Middle East has led to a marked deterioration in the humanitarian situation. The affected areas already host 24.6 million forcibly displaced people, many of whom already face significant protection risks and humanitarian needs, alongside host communities.
As Israel escalates its extermination campaign in Gaza, Israeli military attacks in Gaza City continue to resultin mass killings and displacement of Palestinians. Famine now affects hundreds of thousands of people as a result of Israel’s starvation policy and systematic denial of lifesaving aid.
تعمل المنظمة الدولية للهجرة، بتمويل من الحكومة الألمانية عبر بنك التنمية الألماني، على تحسين الوصول إلى المياه النظيفة لحوالي 118,000 شخص في مدينة مأرب، بما في ذلك العائلات النازحة التي تعيش في مخيم الجفينة، أكبر موقع للنزوح في اليمن. يشمل المشروع ربط بئر مياه جديدة بشبكة المياه الرئيسية في المدينة ومد خطوط أنابيب لتوفير مصدر موثوق للمياه النظيفة لآلاف العائلات.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM), with funding from the German government through KfW Development Bank, is improving access to clean water for nearly 118,000 people in Ma’rib City, including displaced families living in Al Jufainah Camp, Yemen’s largest displacement site.
Phase One of the Gaza ceasefire, from 19 January to 1 March 2025, allowed the humanitarian community to rapidly implement a prepared scale-up of its response. It enabled the daily entry of a large volume of humanitarian supplies and a steady stream of fuel.
