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United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs #UN #OCHA periodical update on #Gaza:
At least 42,409 Palestinians #killed by now, including¹ at least 14,685 #children and 9,670 #women
About 87% of all #housing units either destroyed (141,000) or damaged (270,000)
About 1.9 million (90% of population) internally displaced people (IDPs) in shelters
No update since: ¹Apr 23
https://www.ochaopt.org/content/reported-impact-snapshot-gaza-strip-16-october-2024
https://www.ochaopt.org/content/humanitarian-situation-update-229-gaza-strip
Humanitarian Situation Update #229 | Gaza Strip | United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - occupied Palestinian territory
The Israeli military has intensified, with few exceptions, a siege on northern Gaza, while areas in central Gaza have seen at least two mass casualty incidents on Sunday and Monday.United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - occupied Palestinian territory
The #Heat #Crisis Is a #Housing Crisis
"Humble told me that we talk about how sharply smoking increases lung cancer risks, up to 3,000 percent according to #government statistics. But, he added, “being #homeless increases your chance of dying from heat in Phoenix by 50,000 percent.”
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/25/climate/the-heat-crisis-is-a-housing-crisis.html
#health #humanrights #politics #environment #earth #emissions #climate #economy #fail #justice #news
https://theconversation.com/eviction-filings-can-destabilize-tenants-lives-even-when-they-win-their-case-237386
#law #housing #landlords #homelessness
Eviction filings can destabilize tenants’ lives – even when they win their case
A new housing study suggests that eviction records are not merely a reflection of renters’ instability − they are also a cause of it.The Conversation
In doing so, though, #JDVance said many misleading or totally untrue things [#lies], such as that #Trump saved #Obamacare, that #immigrants caused the US #housing crisis, & that Trump was merely peacefully discussing “problems” w/the 2020 election rather than blatantly trying to steal that election from the rightful winner, Joe #Biden.