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UN agencies warn of worsening humanitarian and human rights crisis in eastern DR Congo

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN agencies warn of worsening humanitarian and human rights crisis in eastern DR Congo 31 January 2025 WFP A malnourished child in the eastern DR Congo receives attention from a health worker. United Nations agencies on Friday called for an end to the violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as fighting between Government forces and the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group…

Sudan: UN rights chief ‘alarmed’ by summary executions, attacks on civilians

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: UN rights chief ‘alarmed’ by summary executions, attacks on civilians 31 January 2025 © WFP/Abubakar Garelnabei A WFP humanitarian convoy heads from Port Sudan to deliver lifesaving food aid to conflict-affected communities. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has voiced deep alarm over reports of summary executions of civilians allegedly carried out by fighters…

‘Robbed’ of their childhood: UNICEF warns of crisis facing Haiti’s youth

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Robbed’ of their childhood: UNICEF warns of crisis facing Haiti’s youth 31 January 2025 © UNICEF/Herold Joseph In Haiti, the ongoing crisis has led to children being recruited by armed groups, often drawn in due to poverty, lack of access to education and social instability, which make them vulnerable to exploitation. Violent clashes this week between security forces and armed groups on the…

Diplomacy key to ending crisis in eastern DR Congo: UN peacekeeping chief

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Diplomacy key to ending crisis in eastern DR Congo: UN peacekeeping chief 31 January 2025 © WFP/Moses Sawasawa A woman walks through the streets with children in Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The head of UN Peace Operations has underscored the need for continued diplomatic efforts to end the crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and avert the…

Committee on the Rights of the Child Holds Sixteenth Informal Meeting with States

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of the Child Holds Sixteenth Informal Meeting with States 30 January 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon held its sixteenth informal meeting with States.  Committee Experts discussed the Committee’s draft general comment on realising children’s rights through access to justice and effective remedies, its communication and simplified reporting procedures…

Syria: Hostilities and aid challenges persist across devastated country

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Syria: Hostilities and aid challenges persist across devastated country 30 January 2025 © UNHCR/Hameed Maarouf A man stands outside his family's rehabilitated home in southern rural Aleppo, Syria. Humanitarians warned on Thursday that Syria continues to face major security and aid challenges in the northeast and beyond, in the uncertain aftermath of the overthrow of the Assad regime…

UNRWA ‘continues to deliver’ as Israeli ban comes into effect

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UNRWA ‘continues to deliver’ as Israeli ban comes into effect 30 January 2025 UNRWA UNRWA Headquarters in East Jerusalem UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA on Thursday upheld its commitment to support millions across the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) as Israel’s order for it to cease operations went into effect.…

World News in Brief: Deadly virus outbreak in Uganda, $500 million human rights appeal, Thailand’s lèse-majesté laws in spotlight

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Deadly virus outbreak in Uganda, $500 million human rights appeal, Thailand’s lèse-majesté laws in spotlight 30 January 2025 UN News/ Conor Lennon A street in central Kampala, Uganda The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday confirmed an outbreak of Sudan virus disease in Uganda, which is part of the Ebola virus family.…

Dreams of returning home dashed by reality in Gaza City

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Dreams of returning home dashed by reality in Gaza City 30 January 2025 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba Families begin their journey back home from the south of Gaza to Gaza City and the northern areas People continue to stream back into Gaza City in the wake of the temporary ceasefire across the Strip, with some 500,000 reportedly returning so far, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on…

Hospitals overwhelmed in DR Congo, food running out: Goma faces ‘devastation’

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Hospitals overwhelmed in DR Congo, food running out: Goma faces ‘devastation’ 30 January 2025 MONUSCO/Aubin Mukoni UN peacekeepers patrol Goma in the eastern DR Congo after the city is overrun by rebel forces. After days of intense fighting, the humanitarian situation in Goma, capital of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has reached alarming levels – with humanitarian needs…