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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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UN aid official urges increased support for Niger
Approximately 4.3 million people, over half of them children, have been affected by a multifaceted crisis characterized by conflict, climate-induced disasters, hunger and epidemics....
UN coordinator for Gaza visits Egypt to ‘expedite all areas’ of aid
Sigrid Kaag was appointed to monitor and verify aid shipments into Gaza, in line with a UN Security Council resolution adopted last month.
She will...
Gaza aid obstacles continue to delay vital relief
UN humanitarians are warning the level of assistance for many Gazans is now “almost catastrophic”.
The development came as UN aid coordination office OCHA in...
Gaza crisis: Back two-State solution urges UN chief, ‘once and for all’
Speaking at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the UN chief condemned the “barbaric” Hamas-led attacks on 7 October in which approximately...
World News in Brief: Emergency funds for Sudan refugees, democracy prevails in Guatemala, climate change in Iraq
The funds will be used to build shelters, offer cash assistance, build water, sanitation and hygiene facilities, and support onward transportation for new arrivals...
WHO appeals for $1.5 billion to deliver healthcare in crises
The appeal comes at a time when climate change, drought and other extreme weather events, are fuelling food insecurity, conflict and displacement, causing deeper...
Ukraine war: UN humanitarians launch $4.2 billion appeal for most vulnerable
Today, some 14.6 million people in the country need humanitarian assistance – or 40 per cent of the population – and 6.3 million have...
World News in Brief: Deep concern over Afghan arrests, UN commits to stay and deliver in Mali, new migrant support plan
Since 1 January, in Kabul and Daykundi provinces, UNAMA has documented a series of hijab decree enforcement campaigns by the de facto Ministry for...
‘No end in sight’ to Ukraine war, UN political chief warns
Rosemary DiCarlo underscored the UN’s steadfast commitment to support all meaningful efforts towards a just, sustainable, and comprehensive peace.The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine...
General Assembly meets over Gaza veto by US in Security Council
Assembly Vice President Cheikh Niang of Senegal, holding the gavel in the General Assembly Hall and deputizing for President Dennis Francis, read out a...
Aid relief is arriving in Gaza but ‘too little, too late’, warns WHO
“Even if there is no ceasefire, you would expect humanitarian corridors to operate… in a much more sustained way than what's happening now,” said Dr...
Gaza: Nearly 600 healthcare attacks since start of war, says WHO
Some 613 people have died within facilities as a result since 7 October last year and more than 770 have been injured, according to...


