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25/09/2024
Syria
By September 2024, around 8,000 internally displaced Syrians remained stranded in the isolated Rukban camp on Syria’s border with Jordan and Iraq. The camp is facing dire humanitarian conditions, with human rights organisations reporting severe shortages of food, water, and medication, as well as a lack of adequate medical facilities and staff. Both Syrian and Jordanian authorities highly restrict access to Rukban camp, with the US military maintaining de facto control over the area yet failing to provide adequate humanitarian assistance. The camp’s population drastically declined from more than 80,000 in 2016 to around 8,000 in September 2024 given these dire humanitarian conditions. Many of the camp residents were part of Syrian opposition groups or had defected from the Syrian security forces. Their return to Syrian Government-controlled areas puts them at risk of arbitrary detention, torture, and enforced disappearance, among other human rights violations. (AI 23/09/2024, Euro-Med Monitor 08/04/2022, SOHR 21/06/2024)
25/09/2024
Lebanon
On 23 September, the Israeli army escalated its military attacks with raids targeting many towns and cities in southern Lebanon (South and Nabatieh governorates) and eastern Lebanon (Beqaa governorate). At least 558 people were killed (including women, children, paramedics, and two UN staff), and nearly 1,840 were injured. The attacks triggered a wave of displacement from the targeted governorates to Beirut and other areas in northern Lebanon. The Government estimates that the total number of IDPs has reached 500,000 following the Israeli raids on 23 September, including 111,600 people displaced between 8 October 2023 and 17 September 2024. Hundreds of Lebanese and Syrian refugees have also fled to Syria. IDPs are being received in collective shelters, public buildings such as schools, churches, and mosques, and host families. They likely need food, water, NFIs, shelter, and healthcare services.
(MSF 24/09/2024, Sky News 24/09/2024, IOM accessed 25/09/2024).
24/09/2024
Indonesia
Until 19 September 2024, West Papua territory (Western New Guinea) hosted an estimated 80,000 IDPs. These displacements were a result of low-intensity armed conflict between Indonesian forces and the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNBP), especially since 2018. The conflict has continued throughout 2024, with new IDPs recorded between June—August in Maybrat and Puncak regencies. IDPs returning to their villages report a significant presence of Indonesian forces and express concerns about a possible increase in conflict with the TPNBP. The IDPs in West Papua territory urgently need food, healthcare, education, livelihoods, and protection. Many of them have been living in the forests for years and sleeping in the open or under tents. Military personnel are reported to be continuing their occupation of many offices, healthcare and education facilities, and homes. Humanitarian access to the affected people is very limited, mainly with the restrictions imposed by the Indonesian Government. (HRM 19/09/2024, ACLED accessed 24/09/2024, The Diplomat 26/04/2024)
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