📅 7 December 1988
A powerful earthquake struck Spitak, Leninakan, and surrounding communities, killing tens of thousands and leaving many homeless. Rescue efforts drew international aid, while Soviet administrative...
📅 21 September 1991
Voters overwhelmingly supported independence from the USSR. The referendum expressed popular will during a period of conflict and displacement linked to Nagorno-Karabakh.
📅 1 January 1994
Fighting broke out between Gulbuddin Hekmatyar’s forces and President Rabbani’s allies. Rival former anti-Soviet factions caused civilian deaths, displacement and destruction after the 1992 government...
📅 13 February 2010
Afghan and international forces launched Operation Moshtarak to retake Marjah and assert state authority. UN agencies later estimated about 27,700 people displaced from Marjah and Nad Ali since 8...
📅 18 September 2026
Nearly a year after the ceasefire announcement, OCHA said civilians continued to face strikes, restrictions on essential supplies, widespread destruction, and critical humanitarian need. It reported a...
📅 3 December 2023
Israeli authorities issued new evacuation instructions, including for parts of Khan Younis, as military operations expanded southward. UN reporting said the area marked for evacuation covered...
📅 6 October 2024
Israeli forces launched a ground offensive in North Gaza and tightened the siege around Jabalya, Beit Hanoun and Beit Lahia. OCHA reported severe restrictions on humanitarian access, displacement...
📅 10 October 2024
A UN Commission of Inquiry said Israeli attacks on schools and other educational facilities in Gaza may constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity. The investigation documented repeated attacks...
📅 1 January 2025
On 1 January, Israeli forces issued an evacuation order affecting parts of Jabalya in North Gaza and Sheikh Radwan in Gaza City. OCHA said thousands of families were estimated to be affected; the...
📅 12 January 2025
Israeli forces issued an evacuation order on 12 January for about 0.86 square kilometres in Nuseirat refugee camp. OCHA estimated about 4,100 residents were affected, including people at two UNRWA...
📅 16 January 2025
OCHA reported that a school sheltering displaced Palestinians in Az Zaytoun, southern Gaza City, was hit at about 11:00 on 16 January. Two children were reported killed and 30 people injured. The...
