Global News Halifax4d ago
Renters rally over cockroach, mice infestations and disrepair in Halifax housing
Housing advocacy group ACORN says many tenants across the Halifax area are dealing with insects, rats and other pests, as well as poorly maintained living conditions.
#Canada #ACORNNovaScotia
https://globalnews.ca/news/11837423/acorn-halifax-housing-cockroach-mice-infestations/
Gerd_BrodowskiMay 5

#israel #palestine : #gaza / #genocide / #idp / #civilianwarvictims / #livingconditions / #survival / #dailylife / #psychology

„Living in tents is reshaping the #mentalhealth of displaced Palestinians in Gaza.“

https://progressive.org/latest/when-everyday-existence-is-reduced-to-survival-shnino-20260505/

When Everyday Existence Is Reduced to Survival

Living in tents is reshaping the mental health of displaced Palestinians in Gaza.

Progressive.org
Gerd_BrodowskiApr 28

#israel #palestine : #gaza / #genocide / #truce / #water / #livingconditions / #ngo / #msf

„Israeli authorities are systematically depriving people in Gaza of the water they need to live, Doctors Without Borders warned on April 28, decrying a #campaign of “#collectivepunishment” against Palestinians.

The extensive destruction of civilian water #infrastructure in Gaza coupled with #obstructionofaccess constitutes “an integral part of Israel’s genocide”, said (…) MSF.“

https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/israel-using-water-access-as-weapon-in-gaza-msf

Israel using water access as ‘weapon’ in Gaza: MSF

MSF said it is a campaign of “collective punishment” against Palestinians. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Straits Times
Gerd_BrodowskiApr 25

#israel #palestine : #gaza / #genocide / #livingconditions / #uno / #who / #unmas

„Desperate and dangerous conditions in Gaza continue to hamper recovery efforts for the wartorn enclave's people, the UN health agency said on Friday, while demining experts warned that they’ve “barely scratched the surface” in assessing the level of contamination of unexploded #ordnance.“

https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/04/1167376

As Gaza misery continues, shortages in Iran begin to bite

Desperate and dangerous conditions in Gaza continue to hamper recovery efforts for the wartorn enclave's people, the UN health agency said on Friday, while demining experts warned that they’ve “barely scratched the surface” in assessing the level of contamination of unexploded ordnance.

UN News
Gerd_BrodowskiApr 19

#israel #palestine : #gaza / #truce / #livingconditions / #dailylife / #eyewitnessreport

“In Gaza, it’s not just the prison cells that trap people. The daily #restrictions on movement, services, communication, and basic life make every moment of our lives feel like a collective prison without walls, where even the simplest decisions are subject to constant limitations, turning life into a continuous struggle for #survival.“

https://truthout.org/articles/the-bombs-have-slowed-but-israel-controls-every-aspect-of-our-lives-in-gaza/

The Bombs Have Slowed, But Israel Controls Every Aspect of Our Lives in Gaza

We still find small moments of joy amid the restrictions, proving that we can endure and resist.

Truthout
CBC CanadaApr 2
25 men are sleeping on cots in the gymnasium of N.L.'s largest prison for the 'foreseeable future'
An inmate at Her Majesty's Penitentiary told a judge last week that he's dealing with a leaking roof and a rodent infestation while sleeping on a cot in the jail's gymnasium. The judge toured the facility, and said the gym is "not a very nice place to be living."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/hmp-overcrowding-gymnasium-9.7149680?cmp=rss
Aurianne OrMar 19

Why prefer to fight over improving living conditions?: https://www.aurianneor.org/why-prefer-to-fight-over-improving-living-conditions/

#armed, #art, #aurianneor, #BertrandRussell, #build, #commerce, #conflict, #destroy, #enemy, #fight, #FrancisFukuyama, #hack, #livingconditions, #motivation, #photomontage, #politics, #power, #prosperity, #publicfunds, #publicmoney, #publicservices, #qualityoflife, #standardofliving, #threat, #tourism, #trade, #war, #weapons

Headlines AfricaJan 22
Ghana's multidimensional poverty rate declines for third consecutive quarter http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TQVlWg #Ghana #PovertyReduction #SocialProgress #LivingConditions #EconomicGrowth
Gerd_BrodowskiDec 16

#israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #truce / #civilianwarvictims / #livingconditions / #lowintensitywarfare

„While Israel restricts lifesaving aid and multiple reports show it violating the ceasefire, Gazans suffer flooded tents, #starvation, #pollution and #disease.“

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12122025/gaza-catastrophic-winter-amid-environmental-humanitarian-devastation/

Gaza Faces Another Catastrophic Winter as Environmental and Humanitarian Devastation Mount - Inside Climate News

While Israel restricts lifesaving aid and multiple reports show it violating the ceasefire, Gazans suffer flooded tents, starvation, pollution and disease.

Inside Climate News
Gerd_BrodowskiDec 4

#israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #civilianwarvictims / #livingconditions / #housing / #dailylife

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/12/04/i-am-as-afraid-of-the-rain-as-i-was-of-the-war-how-severe-weather-compounds-the-suffering-of-displaced-gazans_6748128_4.html

'I am as afraid of the rain as I was of the war': How severe weather compounds the suffering of displaced Gazans

Men, women and children are facing their third winter in a territory where more than 80% of infrastructure has been destroyed, including drainage networks and water evacuation and sanitation systems.

Le Monde