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Despite strides in expanding access to insecticide-treated nets and medicines to help prevent malaria in young children and pregnant women, more people were getting sick with malaria, according to a new report published by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO

Thousands of Afghans living in Pakistan are crossing back into Afghanistan after the Government of Pakistan’s announcement that all undocumented Afghans must leave the country by 1 November. WFP

A human rights expert urged the United States of America to “address pervasive hate and stay the course to eliminate systemic racism and racial discrimination.” UNIFEED

Since mid-September, there has been a significant increase in the number of undocumented Afghans forced to return to Afghanistan from Pakistan with at least 327,400 people arriving. This sudden influx – which represents a more than four-fold increase on the number of Afghans who returned to the country between January and August 2023 – is putting tremendous pressure on already strained resources and capacity. OCHA

Ahead of COP 28, beginning at the end of the month in Dubai, Secretary-General António Guterres traveled to China and Nepal during the month of October to highlight the urgency of reducing emissions to combat climate change. UNIFEED / FILE

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that humanitarians are in a race against time to meet the needs of affected communities before winter sets in after the country was hit by three earthquakes, according to a UN Spokesperson. UNIFEED / FILE

UNICEF launched USD 20 million appeal to support 96,000 children affected by recent earthquakes in western Afghanistan. UNICEF

A UN spokesperson said, “In Afghanistan, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs tell us that aftershocks continue three days after the earthquake which struck Herat Province and affected more than 12,000 people.” UNIFEED

Every single day 20,000 children have been displaced by floods, storms, wildfires, or droughts, UNICEF said. UNICEF

In Armenia, the majority of refugees who arrived in the border town of Goris have since dispersed to other parts of the country. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has reported that many of those who sought refuge in Armenia undertook arduous journeys, often walking for days and finding shelter in caves or basements, enduring extremely challenging conditions. IOM