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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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Sudan conflict creates world’s fastest-growing displacement crisis: UN aid official

“The past six months have caused untold suffering in Sudan” and forced more than 5.4 million people from their homes, said Clementine Nkweta-Salami, Deputy...

UN supports ‘monumental step’ for cancer sufferers in northwest Syria

It marks a “monumental step” for cancer treatment in the region said UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, briefing reporters in New York.Radiotherapy sessions have historically...

Looming hunger emergency for South Sudanese families fleeing war

Nearly 300,000 people have arrived in South Sudan since the conflict began across the border in mid-April, most of whom are returnees. Among them, one in...

UN Karabakh mission told ‘sudden’ exodus means as few as 50 ethnic Armenians may remain

In a statement issued following Sunday’s mission led by the UN’s Resident Coordinator in Azerbaijan, together with other senior agency officials, they heard and...

Mediterranean ‘becoming a cemetery for children and their futures’

More than 11,600 unaccompanied children have crossed the Central Mediterranean to Italy so far this year the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday,...

Karabakh emergency escalates, thousands still pouring into Armenia: UN agencies

Over 88,000 refugees from the Karabakh region have fled to Armenia in less than a week and humanitarian needs are surging, the UN refugee...

Confidence building critical to break Syria political deadlock

Briefing the UN Security Council in New York, Geir Pedersen urged political leaders and the international community to act now to “arrest the downward...

Regional action essential to address migrant surge through Central America

"The situation underscores the urgent need for the immediate collective involvement of governments from origin, transit and destination countries to provide humanitarian assistance, especially...

World News in Brief: Crisis deepens for Mali’s children, human rights updates from Brazil, Montenegro

UNICEF Representative in Mali, Pierre Ngom, told reporters in Geneva that dozens of children have been killed this month alone by non-State armed groups...

Funding woes continue to plague UN Palestine refugee agency

UNRWA Commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini was speaking at UN Headquarters alongside the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Jordan, Ayman Safadi, following a...

South Sudan: Key electoral questions ‘remain unanswered’

With 15 months to the end of the transition period, “time is of the essence” for getting the election process settled, UN Special Representative...

Morocco and Libya: UN scales up support for disaster relief

He called for solidarity with the people of the two countries and spoke of the tragedy of people looking desperately for their loved ones...