![Gaza's pregnant women defy odds to give birth, protect babies Gaza's pregnant women defy odds to give birth, protect babies](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-07/81720579957_Gaza.jpg)
Gaza's pregnant women defy odds to give birth, protect babies
Repeated displacement makes medical care almost impossible.
Fri Jul 12 2024
![Women, children trapped at church in Sudan's capital endure hunger, bombardment Women, children trapped at church in Sudan's capital endure hunger, bombardment](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-07/81720173745_Refugees.jpg)
Women, children trapped at church in Sudan's capital endure hunger, bombardment
Sudan's war has caused the world's biggest internal displacement crisis, driving nearly 10 million people to seek shelter, says the IOM.
Fri Jul 05 2024
Consider This: Bajau Laut (Part 2) — Statelessness & Displacement of Sea Nomads
More than 500 people from the Bajau Laut community in Semporna, Sabah, were evicted by the authorities last week, and their stilt houses demolished, some even burned. The plight of the Bajau Laut has since dominated national attention after several video recordings of the incident were uploaded to social media with the hashtag #PandangKeSabah. On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Dr Vilashini Somiah, an anthropologist at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences in Universiti Malaya, and Wong Kueng Hui, director of the independent youth group Mandiri Borneo.
Wed Jun 12 2024
![UNRWA says forced displacement has pushed over 1 million away from Rafah UNRWA says forced displacement has pushed over 1 million away from Rafah](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-05/41717111986_Rafah.jpg)
UNRWA says forced displacement has pushed over 1 million away from Rafah
The Israeli military has told civilians to go to an "expanded humanitarian zone" some 20 km (12 miles) away.
Mon Jun 03 2024
![EXPLAINER - Why is Sudan still at war a year on? EXPLAINER - Why is Sudan still at war a year on?](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-09/41693800859_ArmyClashes.jpg)
EXPLAINER - Why is Sudan still at war a year on?
A conflict in Sudan wreaked havoc across the country, unleashed waves of ethnic violence and created the world's largest displacement.
Fri Apr 12 2024
![[COLUMNIST] Responsibility to protect – undertake military action to prevent Gaza displacement [COLUMNIST] Responsibility to protect – undertake military action to prevent Gaza displacement](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-01/51706327698_Damagedhouses.jpg)
[COLUMNIST] Responsibility to protect – undertake military action to prevent Gaza displacement
Consider this as part and parcel of the UNs "responsibility to protect" (R2P) doctrine under international law.
Fri Mar 22 2024
![Horn of Africa: Over 100 killed and 700,000 displaced by El Nino rains Horn of Africa: Over 100 killed and 700,000 displaced by El Nino rains](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-11/61700201292_Somalia.jpg)
Horn of Africa: Over 100 killed and 700,000 displaced by El Nino rains
NGO calls for urgent national and international intervention to respond to the massive displacement in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia.
Fri Nov 17 2023
![UN: Israeli attacks on Gaza displace 123,000 people UN: Israeli attacks on Gaza displace 123,000 people](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2020-08/61597290928_IsraelSerang.jpg)
UN: Israeli attacks on Gaza displace 123,000 people
Israeli airstrikes and shelling have hit houses and apartment buildings, with four large residential towers in Gaza City destroyed.
Tue Oct 10 2023
![Jenin attack created 4,000 new refugees, part of the endless cycle of Palestinian displacement since 1948 Jenin attack created 4,000 new refugees, part of the endless cycle of Palestinian displacement since 1948](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-07/81688731707_TBJeninrefugeecamp.jpg)
Jenin attack created 4,000 new refugees, part of the endless cycle of Palestinian displacement since 1948
Most Palestinians are refugees, and Israels occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip is organised around control of movement.
Sat Jul 08 2023
![Residents in for months-long displacement as Philippine volcano spews lava, gases Residents in for months-long displacement as Philippine volcano spews lava, gases](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-06/81686645993_MountMayonvolcano.jpg)
Residents in for months-long displacement as Philippine volcano spews lava, gases
Incandescent lava was seen flowing slowly from the mouth of the 2,462-metre Mayon volcano, which was placed on a high alert level.
Tue Jun 13 2023
![While the West is dismantling hydroelectric dams, Malaysia is constructing two While the West is dismantling hydroelectric dams, Malaysia is constructing two](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-04/41617323609_solarpelaburan.jpg)
While the West is dismantling hydroelectric dams, Malaysia is constructing two
No displacement of Orang Asli or environmental impact on flora and fauna & there would be power generation via the solar farm.
Fri Apr 16 2021
![Dealing with distress caused by armed conflicts: The case of Marawi Dealing with distress caused by armed conflicts: The case of Marawi](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2019-06/61561203510_TBmental.jpg)
Dealing with distress caused by armed conflicts: The case of Marawi
People affected by armed conflict and violence are at risk of death, displacement, loss of loved ones and weapon wounds - among others - and need care for both physical and psychological conditions.
Thu Oct 10 2019
![WHO decries South Sudan's disease burden WHO decries South Sudan's disease burden](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2015-07/71437747508_Malaria.jpg)
WHO decries South Sudan's disease burden
The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has decried South Sudan's disease burden which it said is rising rapidly in the midst of a protracted conflict that is causing widespread displacement and a majo
Thu Sep 07 2017
![ASEAN urged to exert pressure on Myanmar ASEAN urged to exert pressure on Myanmar](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2016-11/41480175929_950x600.jpg)
ASEAN urged to exert pressure on Myanmar
The foundation condemned the alleged systematic persecution and brutal repression of the Rohingya community over the past months, resulting in the loss of innocent lives and displacement of people.
Sat Nov 26 2016
![Malaysia condemns violence in Rakhine Malaysia condemns violence in Rakhine](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2016-11/51480005618_950x600.jpg)
Malaysia condemns violence in Rakhine
Malaysia condemns the escalation of violence in the northern Rakhine State over the past months resulting in the loss of innocent lives and displacement of people.
Fri Nov 25 2016