IPC: Connections
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…
Indonesia: Recovering after earthquake
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia’s main island of Java on 8th December with no immediate reports of damage, less than a month after another quake in the same province killed more than 300 people. The quake struck at 07:50 am local time (0050 GMT) around 15 kilometres from the town…
Ethiopia: Worsening drought and humanitarian crisis
More than 20 million men, women and children continue to depend on humanitarian assistance across Ethiopia. Millions have seen their source of livelihood disrupted when they were uprooted from their homes fleeing hostilities or drought. Parents have seen their children suffer from malnutrition for lack of adequate food and water…
