Human Rights & Social Issues

Gaza Floods Hit 70,000 Tents as Caritas Urges Winter Shelters

Freiburg/Gaza City – November 12, 2026 -- Heavy rain in early November flooded around 70,000 tents in the Gaza Strip, according to local authorities. Aid group Caritas international is now urging the rapid import of winterproof shelters.

More than 6,000 family shelters were destroyed

Local authorities report that over 6,000 family shelters were completely destroyed and another 17,400 were damaged. Among the flooded structures were makeshift learning centers supported by Caritas international.

Caritas teams limited damage to clinics and medicine stocks

Water also damaged some health centers run by Caritas Jerusalem, and incoming water affected some medicines. Teams secured the drugs quickly, contained the damage and largely kept medical care running.

New Tool Connects Trafficking Survivors to 110 Healing Services

Seattle – October 05, 2026 -- Atlas Free, an anti-sex trafficking nonprofit, has launched Wayplace, a real-time online database connecting human trafficking survivors across the United States to support services.

The platform currently lists 110 unique services from 100 organizations

Survivors can search for options ranging from long-term residential care and case management to specialized offerings like trauma-informed equine therapy. Users prioritize what matters most to them and connect directly to their chosen program through the platform.

Wayplace requires no downloads and runs entirely through a web browser

The platform was built with survivor safety and privacy as a core design principle, incorporating built-in security features to protect users. Atlas Free says the tool addresses longstanding barriers that made support services difficult for survivors to find or access.