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Peace falters as fighting in eastern DR Congo raises fears of regional war

A new offensive by the Alliance Fleuve Congo/Mouvement du 23 mars (AFC/M23) has reignited large-scale hostilities in South Kivu, just days after international agreements...

UN warns of ‘regional conflagration’ as DR Congo violence uproots 500,000

The UN’s Deputy Spokesperson said Secretary-General António Guterres was “deeply alarmed” by the surge in attacks across South Kivu, where what’s officially known as...

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Peace falters as fighting in eastern DR Congo raises fears of regional war

A new offensive by the Alliance Fleuve Congo/Mouvement du 23 mars (AFC/M23) has reignited large-scale hostilities in South Kivu, just days after international agreements...

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Peace falters as fighting in eastern DR Congo raises fears of regional war

A new offensive by the Alliance Fleuve Congo/Mouvement du 23 mars (AFC/M23) has reignited large-scale hostilities in South Kivu, just days after international agreements...

Eastern DR Congo fighting kills scores, cuts food aid and drives mass displacement

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the situation in South Kivu province has deteriorated sharply since 2 December due...

UN warns of ‘regional conflagration’ as DR Congo violence uproots 500,000

The UN’s Deputy Spokesperson said Secretary-General António Guterres was “deeply alarmed” by the surge in attacks across South Kivu, where what’s officially known as...
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World News in Brief: ‘Massive’ needs in Sudan, DR Congo aid shortfall, support for Congolese refugees and Angola cholera relief

The UN estimates that in the past few weeks, over 330,000 people have fled into Tawila after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched violent...

Costa Rica’s refugee lifeline at breaking point amid funding crisis

“Without funding, asylum seekers are left in limbo – undocumented, unsupported and increasingly desperate,” said Ruvendrini Menikdiwela, Assistant High Commissioner for Protection.Her comments follow...

Port Sudan: No let-up in drone attacks as UN chief urges peace

The UN chief warned that any further escalation of the conflict could result in massive civilian casualties and worsen the already catastrophic humanitarian situation...

Gaza: UN aid teams reject Israel’s ‘deliberate attempt to weaponize aid’

“It appears to be a deliberate attempt to weaponize the aid and we have warned against that for a very long time. Aid should...

New horror in Gaza as double strike on school shelter kills 30

The UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, maintained that Israeli forces hit the school in Al Bureij, Middle Gaza, at around 6pm on Tuesday...

Guterres alarmed by Israeli plans to expand Gaza ground offensive

 “This will inevitably lead to countless more civilians killed and the further destruction of Gaza,” said UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq, responding to a...

UN warns of growing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza

In a statement released by the UN Humanitarian Country Team – which leads coordinated relief efforts across the Occupied Palestinian Territory – officials condemned...

Funding crisis increases danger and risks for refugees

With humanitarian resources running dry, critical support for millions of forcibly displaced people is under threat.UNHCR said that two-thirds of countries hosting refugees are...

International aid: ‘The money isn’t coming back anytime soon’, Fletcher warns

UN News: You have said that that policymakers who signed off on aid cuts should come to Afghanistan to see the effect they're having...

UNRWA warns against closure of six schools in East Jerusalem

“It's a grave threat to the right of those children to education,” Roland Friedrich, Director of UNRWA Affairs for the West Bank, told UN...

UN alert over deepening crisis in Sudan as famine spreads and violence escalates

In a statement issued by his Spokesperson on Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said he was “appalled” by the deteriorating situation in North Darfur,...

First Person: Myanmar aid workers brave conflict and harsh conditions to bring aid to earthquake victims

Thein Zaw Win, Communications and Advocacy Analyst in the Yangon Office of the UN sexual and reproductive health agency (UNFPA) saw the devastating consequences...