The crisis continues therefore. And brain flight intensifies.

But what happens if there was a way to reverse brains leak? This is the question that the International Migration Organization (Iom) Asked questions about Somalia.

“There was a lot of brain flight in Somalia. How to bring these skills that they have been able to achieve in their country of residence in their country of origin? ” said Yvonne Jepkoech Chelmio, a Iom Official focused on work and migration in Africa.

The migration migration program in Africa for development (Mid) Selects members of the Somali diaspora who are experts in the selected fields and places them in local hospitals, schools and national ministries in order to build self -sufficiency of Somalia.

Over the past 20 years, Mida has sponsored the return of more than 400 Somalians from 17 different countries. These returnees have worked in many areas – including education and health, as well as climate action, town planning and the rule of law – all in the hope of advancing sustainable development in Somalia.

‘Change engines’

The Somali Civil War that started in 1991 caused a mass movement, both internally and externally. More than 30 years later, the situation has improved, but security continues to be a problem which, in turn, is in danger of sustainable development.

“What is happening in countries like Somalia is that someone becomes skilful in an educated field, he does not want to stay here. So you lose talent, you lose skills, “said the pedagogy expert, Shire Salad, participating in the diaspora in the Mida program, which was placed in the Ministry of Education to work alongside his evaluation development team.

With two million Somalians living abroad, the Somali diaspora has long played an essential role in the country’s economy. The money they refer as a funds sometimes exceeds direct foreign aid, totaling more than $ 2 billion per year and contributing at least a third of national GDP.

But the MIDA deviates from an only economic understanding of the contributions of the diaspora, creating rather ways for their return which underline their technical skills, their expertise and their international networks.

“” [The diaspora] Serving bridges, as ambassadors, as engines of the actors of change and development, “said Nasra Sheikh Ahmed, one of the OIM officials in charge of the program.

And according to Ms. Ahmed, who is a member of the Somali diaspora herself, one of the most remarkable things in the MIDA program is that she has something that already exists-the Somali diaspora wants to come back.

“” [The diaspora] Always see him like their house. They are not immigrants in another country. They always see themselves as Somalians. They consider themselves an extension, living mainly elsewhere. »»

Heart education

While the MIDA program has worked in many sectors, one of the main sectors on which the MIDA program has concentrated is education.

Mohamed Gure, professor at Somali University National, participated in the Mida program as a local professional who worked alongside the members of the diaspora to improve the program of studies for budding teachers.

When Dr. Gure started his studies years ago, he said that there were no programs in Somalia which offered a doctorate in education. So, like many others, he went abroad.

Today, he sees a new problem – not enough that Somalians want to become teachers, and those who believe that they do not need formal training.

“Class teachers have no training to be a teacher. This will affect the quality of long -term Somalia education, “said Dr. Gure.

Over a few years, Dr. Gure worked alongside the diaspora professionals to develop a new study program and create a sustainable partnership with the University of Helsinki in Finland.

For him, the advantages of this new program are already clear – students learn more, and online collaborations with students in Helsinki create an international expertise network.

“All this [training] is a resource for the country. All programs that have been developed for the country will remain. It will be used by teachers who can train other teachers, “said Dr. Gure.

A double -meaning street

Partnerships, like that which Dr. Gure, has known, is an essential part of the long -term impact of the MIDA program, ensuring that even after the professional leave of the diaspora, their contributions remain.

“We have not only provided transfer skills to two people, but these two people can now transfer to four people. There is therefore more sustainability in terms of process, “said Chelmio.

But this transfer of skills is not without challenges. Many diaspora returning to Somalia have left for years, sometimes decades. The Somalia to which they return is very different from that they have left.

“Although you can speak the language and you can understand this culture, they always see you as a stranger,” said Dr. Salad, who left Somalia when he was quite young and “came back with gray hair”.

The adaptation of expertise to the Somali context is essential to sustainable development, and it is something that local professionals are only equipped, creating a bidirectional street with the two parties acting as full -fledged experts.

“” [The diaspora] I do not understand the context, the dynamics of the country itself. The local expert is able to give the diaspora expert the perspective, ”said Chelmio.

A future in which Somalians remain

Mida has, in small ways, reversed the brain flight of recent decades. He brought hundreds of members of the diaspora. And even if they did not stay, their skills and their expertise did it.

But, the Somalians always leave the country, risking their lives on boats towards the Gulf and in Europe by pure despair and many of them die.

Dr. Salad hopes that one day for Somalia, there will be no brain flight to reverse.

“If they had hope in this country, they would have stayed. If they thought this country was going to be a better country, they would have stayed. I hope that the younger generations would have this hope, that they will stay. ”

In his regular daily briefing, UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric stressed that the delays in progress, the bottlenecks in the maintenance points and the interference in the process of loading the cross platforms are efforts to collect and distribute supplies to those who need it.

“” It is imperative that the UN and its humanitarian partners are able to provide large -scale aidUsing community mechanisms to reach the most vulnerable, “he said.

Injured while trying to reach food

Recent figures illustrate the extent of the challenge. Between May 27 and August 8, the Rafah Red Cross hospital treated more than 4,500 injured patients-most of the reported injuries suffered during the attempt to reach food distribution sites.

Many were injured in crowd crushing or subjected to theft or violence immediately after receiving critical food aid.

Out of 12 assistance missions requiring coordination with the Israeli authorities on Thursday, five were facilitated without obstacle. Four missions were canceled by the organizers, and three others were hampered and finally fully accomplished – there is in particular the food aid collection of Zikim and Kerem Shalom / Karem Abu Salem Crossings.

The UN spokesperson also underlined an ongoing famine crisis, with an increasing number of deaths, especially in children.

Hospitals find it difficult to deal with the increase in malnutrition cases and many facilities have been short of bed space to treat patients, he said.

No cooking fuel

Energy shortages aggravate the crisis, said Dujarric, noting that cooking gas has not been available on the Gaza markets for five months, while firewood has become more and more unaffordable.

“” More people use the use of waste and wood rackets as alternative fuel sources For cooking, which only allows health and protection risks, and causes environmental risks, “he added.

Protect civilians on the run

He also pointed out that civilians should be protected in the event of extended military operations in Gaza City.

“” The leakage of civilians must be protected and they must satisfy their essential needsAnd they must be able to return voluntarily when the situation allows. And if they choose to stay, they should not be threatened or endanger, “he said.

Mr. Dujarric has also reiterated the long -standing call from the UN to the immediate and unconditional exit of the hostages held in the strip.

So far this year, cholera has killed more than 4,300 people in 31 countries. These figures are underestimated and there is a particular concern for those affected by war in Sudan, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and Yemen.

In Sudan, the disease has already made more than 1,000 lives since January 1. He reached all the states of the country, a year after the start of the epidemic, according to WHO.

Cases increase in the darfur torn by war

With the current sub -Saharan rainy season, the United Nations agency is concerned about a peak in water disease, linked to the large number of people fleeing in progress.

“While cases have flatten or decreased in certain regions, including Khartoum, they are increasing in the Darfur region and neighboring Chad in Tawila, northern Darfur,” said who is Kathryn Alberti.

Refugees quadrupled the population from almost 200,000 to more than 800,000, causing immense pressure on water and sanitation systems, she added.

“People have as little as three liters of water a day and it’s for cooking, washing, cleaning and consumption of alcohol.”

To respond to the problem, WHO and partners have set up working groups, deployed rapid response teams for monitoring and stored essential cholera supplies in Darfur – although the “main parts” of Darfur and Kordofan remain inaccessible.

Humanitarian needs continue to grow in Afghanistan

Four years after the de facto Taliban regime has taken control of Afghanistan, more than half of the population needs vital aid, according to the United Nations Humanitarian Office (Ochha).

Women and girls are particularly vulnerable because of the increasingly restrictive policies that the Taliban authorities have imposed, excluding them from education, labor and public life.

“Humanitarian aid is a rescue buoy for women and girls who are otherwise unable to access essential services and assistance,” said UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric during Friday briefing in New York.

1.7 million returnees

The OCHA has also warned that the return of 1.7 million Afghan citizens from Iran and Pakistan this year has further increased humanitarian needs, because most have limited community ties and have trouble finding shelter and means of making a living.

To support the response of under-resorted reception communities, the United Nations Central Emergency Intervention Fund (Deer) recently published $ 10 million and additional funding is during the pipeline of the Afghan humanitarian fund.

But more resources are required. This year Plan of humanitarian needs and responses in Afghanistan is only 25% financed, with $ 624 million received on the necessary $ 2.4 billion, and another influx of refugees is expected before the release of Pakistan for the Afghan exit from the proof of the registration card.

Insecurity also increases in eastern Dr Congo

In the eastern parts torn by the war, the Democratic Republic of Congo, OCHA says that insecurity is increasing the territory of Djigu, in the province of Ituri.

The clashes between several armed groups and the Congolese armed forces in several areas led to nearly 50 civil deaths and more than 30 injuries in the last month only.

During the same period, violence and insecurity led to the movement of more than 80,000 people in Djugu.

In attacks, the houses have been pounded or burned, and those who fled refer to schools, churches and other public buildings.

Targeted killings

There have been three targeted attacks on sites welcoming internal displaced people.

These clashes have severely limited humanitarian access, depriving approximately 250,000 people from essential service. In the Nizi health district of the ITURI territory, nine of the 12 health establishments are now out of service.

The UN and its humanitarian partners are ready to respond, but they need unhindered and safe access to do so.

“All parties must take urgent measures to protect civilians and facilitate humanitarian access. Civilians must be protected at any time, in accordance with international law, ”said Dujarric on Friday.

Hcr Supports at least 60 survivors who were brought to the ground, but the Italian coast guard warned that more bodies could still be recovered.

According to local reports, passengers were traveling from Libya in the hope of reaching Italy.

Migrants and refugees heading to Italy from the African coast often use boats fleeing or overcrowded organized by human traffickers and travel via the often mortal Mediterranean path, aimed at reaching Lampedusa.

In a social media Thursday, the High Commissioner of Refugees, Filippo Grandi, reported that more than 700 refugees and migrants died in the central Mediterranean in 2025.

“All responses-rescue at sea, safe routes, helping countries in transit and approaching deep causes-must be reinforced,” he said.

UN women have mark four years since the Taliban taking control

United Nations The special representative of Afghanistan, Susan Ferguson, addressed erosion on a social level of human rights of women in the country in a briefing to journalists in New York on Thursday, just before the fourth anniversary of the Taliban takeover.

Since the takeover, dozens of permanent decrees have restricted the rights and dignity of women and girls.

“” The most serious crisis in women’s rights in the world is standardized, “she told the correspondents during the Kabul’s daily briefing.

For example, the “moral law” of last year has crystallized the systematic erasure of women in public life, codifying longtime social standards.

Prohibition of schools and most jobs, women “continue to feel – and are often – dangerous in public places, in their communities or their families, and are unable to take advantage of the advantages of an increase in the global security situation since taking control,” said Ferguson.

Migration and organizations managed by women

This year, 1.7 million Afghans have returned, but women among them cannot interact with humanitarian workers to access education, health care or economic support.

The organizations managed by women are therefore essential, providing health care, psychosocial services and protection against violence.

However, in March, it was reported in civil society organizations that financing reductions have noted layoffs for 50% of employees, and more than a third of these organizations warned that they may have to retreat or close.

These organizations are trying to continue – but they need more financial assistance.

“We must continue to invest in their NGOs, their companies and their voices in international dialogues,” concluded Ms. Ferguson.

Türk: The Pérou amnesty Act is a “affront” to the victims of the country’s war

The senior UN Human Rights Responsible, Volker Türk, described the Pérou amnesty Act as a “affront” to the victims of the country’s armed conflict on Thursday.

The development comes after the President of Peru signed the law on the law one day earlier, granting the amnesty to the armed forces, the committees of the national police and self -defense, for crimes committed between 1980 and 2000.

According to the National Commission and reconciliation, around 70,000 people were killed during the conflict and at least 20,000 people have disappeared.

‘Start back’

Türk said hundreds of cases, both concluded and underway, will be affected by the new law. And him describe It is a “step back” in the search for justice for the raw violations of human rights committed.

“It is an affront to the thousands of victims who deserve the truth, justice, repairs and guarantees of non-competition, and not of impunity,” said Türk.

International law, to which Peru is linked, clearly prohibits amnesties and prescription statutes for raw violations of human rights and serious humanitarian violations.

Ohchr called to his immediate reversal.

After a successful career which lasted 43 years, during which he worked in Saudi Arabia, for the Palestinian Ministry of Health, then the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef), Dr Awadallah decided to retire at the end of 2021.

But it was short -lived. While the Gaza crisis intensified and the polio reappeared, it decided to return to the field. It was not just an assignment of employment. As he describes, it is a “message of loyalty” to his profession, the children of Gaza and the institution that gave him so much.

The return of Dr. Awadallah was motivated by a “deep inner feeling of responsibilities and belonging”.

“I felt that my long experience and my knowledge in the field could make a difference in these critical moments,” he said UN News.

‘The silent threat to Gaza’

The story of Dr Awadallah was at the center of the film The silent threat to GazaProduced by UNICEF in collaboration with World Humanitarian Day, observed each year on August 19. The organization stresses that the film is a powerful testimony to the resilience of humanitarian workers who are confronted with the dangers of the conflict.

Appointed in May on Time MagazineTime health list 12 to carry out “a heroic vaccination campaign” which reached 600,000 children in Gaza, Dr. Awadallah was one of the main 32 -minute documentary subjects. The film follows him and his colleague, Faituz Abu Warda, who, for short periods of ceasefire from last year, delivered vital vaccines to children through the Gaza Strip.

Look at the full documentary here:

UNICEF has said that their courage highlights a fundamental fact that when humanitarian principles are respected, workers are protected and have given safe and timely access, lives can be saved even in the most fragile environments. The United Nations agency has stressed that the courage of humanitarian workers, such as Dr Awadallah and Ms. Warda, strengthens the urgent need for action in principle and international responsibility.

Dr Awadallah said UN News How exhaustion, hunger and fear were part of their daily routine under constant bombing of air and sea.

However, their priority was to maintain effective vaccinations and reach each child, he said, remembering the moments when he saw his colleagues collapse from exhaustion, then immediately return to work.

A testimony living in Willpower

Dr. Awadallah stresses that each scene of the vaccination campaign, from the smile of a child to the insistence of the teams to reach the most distant house despite the safety difficulties and the danger of moving, reminded him that “humanitarian work cannot be removed”.

“I provide humanitarian work, and even if I retire, it does not apply to humanitarian work,” he said.

“The silent threat to Gaza was not only a film or a representation of events, but a living testimony of the strength of the will and the power of hope. »»

He believes that each blow in the film was “A message to the world that despite injuries, despite the death and difficulty of life, Gaza is able to get up and protect her children. ”

Despite the risks for their lives, Dr. Awadallah and his fellow humanitarian workers in Gaza continue to work under constant bombing.

The protection of humanitarian workers is “not a luxury”

“Fear knows no way to their hearts,” he said. “” We hear the explosion, then we will do our job. We are heading towards our goal and we are used to it. »»

He said more than 350 medical staff had been killed, hundreds injured and more than 1,300 orders.

He called on the world that the protection of those who give a helping hand “is not a luxury, but a prerequisite for ensuring that life and hope are reaching those who need it”, and that it is a “humanitarian duty” which is as important as the supply of the aid itself.

Propagate hope

After decades of experience, Dr. Awadallah said he had learned that human beings had incredible resilience beyond the imagination.

“Resilience is not the lack of pain and suffering, but the ability to persevere and rise despite the tragedies,” he said. “I saw mothers who are smiling and laughing at their children despite bleeding and pain. I saw patients face pain with a smile and hope. ”

Their role as humanitarian workers goes beyond the provision of treatment and material assistance to include “the promotion and integration of hope in the hearts of people, psychologically supporting them and the maintenance of their strength in the face of problems,” he said.

Not just a profession

On World Humanitarian DayDr. Awadallah pays tribute to all those who choose to walk towards danger rather than far from that.

I believe in this company

“We throw ourselves into perdition for others,” he said.

Humanitarian workers in Gaza and all over the world-whatever their specialties-“are witnesses that mercy has no borders and that human solidarity can flourish even during wars or in the middle of the rubble,” he added.

He said he hoped that he could soon find his family.

“My message today is that humanitarian work is not only a profession, but a moral and humanitarian obligation. I left my family and I haven’t seen them for two years because I believe in this business. ”