Palestinian civilians remain at risk of being killed or injured in the
Israeli air strikes and are increasingly lacking adequate medical care
food, medicines, electricity, water and other necessities.
Zimbabweans are facing yet another difficult year in 2009, unless a
political settlement is found to arrest the fast deteriorating
socio-economic conditions in the country.
As political parties argue between themselves, an outbreak of cholera is affecting nine out of Zimbabwe's ten
provinces. Major hospitals are failing to provide medical care to
those in need.
The Sri Lankan government’s order for United Nations and
non-governmental aid workers to leave the war-torn northern Wanni
region, could further endanger tens of thousands of displaced persons
trapped between the two parties to the conflict.
