- 🌍 OCHA reports ongoing violence and looting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, hindering humanitarian aid and endangering aid workers.
- 💥 Over 2,000 injuries from weapons and explosive shrapnel recorded since recent fighting escalated, with humanitarian workers providing medical care.
- 🚫 Water and electricity supplies in Goma, Congo, have been cut off since January 26, exacerbating the humanitarian crisis.
- 🛡️ The UN urges the protection of humanitarian facilities and calls for the establishment of secure corridors for aid access.
- 🛫 Goma airport closure and road blockades disrupt humanitarian operations, though the Rwanda border remains open for aid access.
- 🆘 Humanitarian efforts in Gaza include delivering fuel, providing water, sanitation, hygiene services, and aiding displaced families returning home.
- 🚶♂️ More than 423,000 people have crossed to northern Gaza, receiving aid like food, water, hygiene kits, and identification bracelets for children.
- ⛺ Partners in Gaza are distributing tents and tarpaulin sheets while scaling up water trucking to meet critical needs.
- 🚨 Ongoing operations in the West Bank by Israeli forces have resulted in civilian casualties and disruptions to essential services.
- 💔 Civilian infrastructure destruction and disruptions to water and electricity reported in Syria and Ukraine continue to impact civilians severely.