IPC: Connections
Ukraine: The impact of War
At the start of December, Reuters estimated the impact of the war in Ukraine as follows: DeathsAt least 41,295 peopleNon-fatal injuriesAt least 53,616 peopleMissingAt least 15,000 peopleDisplacedApproximately 14M peopleBuildings destroyedAt least 140,000Property damageApproximately US$350B Nearly 10 months after his invasion of Ukraine began, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday acknowledged…
Haiti: Living in the shadow of Gangs
In Port-au-Prince you cannot see the boundaries, but you must know where they are. Your life may depend on it. Competing gangs are carving up the Haitian capital, kidnapping, raping, and killing at will. They demarcate their territory in blood. Cross from one gang's turf to another, and you may…
Iran: United Nations involvement
On 14th December, Iran has been removed from the United Nations women’s body, a move pushed by the United States as the Iranian government continues to repress protests across the country. “UN Member States just voted to remove Iran from the Commission on the Status of Women,” the US ambassador to the…
China: Covid controls eased following protests
Hospitals in China appear to be filling up amid concerns about a fresh Covid-19 wave hitting the country, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. Dr Michael Ryan says intensive care units (ICU) are busy despite officials saying numbers are "relatively low". In recent days hospitals in Beijing and other cities…
