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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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First Person: Caught in the crossfire in Ukraine

“I’m in Kyiv, ending a fast-paced visit to IOM operations in Ukraine and Moldova.Sirens awoke me, and I was rushed to a bunker in...

UNICEF urges support for children, as wildfires rage across Greece

Fuelled by record temperatures and high winds, the deadly fires that began across the country in July have so far claimed 27 lives, including...

Sudan: ‘Civilians need life-saving assistance now,’ says UN relief chief

The latest funds, approved by Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths, builds upon previous support, bringing the total CERF funding for the crisis to $60...

Sudan: ‘lost generation’ of children amid war, hunger, disease: UN humanitarians

Mr. Griffiths said that the conflict spelled trauma for Sudan’s youth and cited “deeply disturbing” reports that some children were being used in the...

More than two million children displaced by Sudan war: UNICEF

Fighting between the Sudanese Army and military rival the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which erupted in April, has displaced 1.7 million children within the country...

Syrians suffer as political stalemate persists: UN Special Envoy

“It is deeply troubling that, for over a year, the intra-Syrian political process has been in deep freeze,” he said, speaking via videoconference. “A...

Top UN aid official in Ukraine deplores latest wave of ‘massive Russian attacks’

Denise Brown issued a statement deploring this “new wave of massive Russian attacks”, and appealed for the violence to end. “Grain storage facilities, vital for the Ukrainian...

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh need urgent support as crises multiply: UNHCR

This week marks six years since over 700,000 mostly-Muslim Rohingya men, women, and children joined the hundreds of thousands of others already sheltering in...

UN rights chief calls for immediate restoration of constitutional order in Niger

The UN rights chief expressed grave concerns for the people of Niger. “The people have already been through so much hardship over the years....

Protecting humanitarians 20 years after deadly Baghdad attack, amid rising risks

The wreath-laying ceremony at the UN in New York was held on the eve of World Humanitarian Day, commemorated annually on 19 August.This marks...

Top UN aid official in Ukraine condemns latest wave of indiscriminate attacks

Denise Brown issued a statement deploring the “indiscriminate” attacks impacting civilians and civilian infrastructure.  She stressed that people in the south, including in the Kherson...

Sudan: ‘Grim prediction’ now ‘harsh reality’ as hunger engulfs over 20 million

Of that figure, 6.3 million people – 13 per cent of Sudan’s population – are experiencing emergency levels of hunger – classified as Phase...