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Despite renewed conflict in eastern DR Congo, protection for civilians is paramount: Keita

3 weeks 4 days ago Breadcrumb Home Despite renewed conflict in eastern DR Congo, protection for civilians is paramount: Keita 28 March 2025 © UNICEF/Jospin Benek Children play football in an empty classroom at the UNICEF-supported Bulengo Primary School in the Bulengo displacement site, near Goma, North Kivu province in DR Congo, on 10 February 2025. As the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has…

UN teams ramp up response to deadly quake in Myanmar and Thailand

3 weeks 4 days ago Breadcrumb Home UN teams ramp up response to deadly quake in Myanmar and Thailand 28 March 2025 © UNICEF The 7.7 magnitude earthquake has caused significant damage to buildings in Mandalay region, in central Myanmar. Amid reports of hundreds dead or missing following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake with its epicentre in central Myanmar, UN teams in the region are “responding fast”, said UN relief chief Tom…

‘Perfect storm’ in South Sudan demands urgent action, says Guterres

3 weeks 4 days ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Perfect storm’ in South Sudan demands urgent action, says Guterres 28 March 2025 © UNICEF Girls wash at a water tap installed by UNICEF in a camp for displaced people in Bentiu, South Sudan. Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Friday of a rapidly deteriorating crisis in South Sudan, calling for urgent dialogue, the immediate release of detained officials and renewed commitment to…

Tens of millions risk starvation as funding cuts deepen crises in DR Congo: WHO, WFP

3 weeks 4 days ago Breadcrumb Home Tens of millions risk starvation as funding cuts deepen crises in DR Congo: WHO, WFP 28 March 2025 © WFP/Jerry Ally Kahashi Food distribution outside of Goma. Sharply declining aid could force tens of millions across the globe who rely on food aid into extreme hunger and starvation, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday. …

Haiti reaches ‘yet another crisis point’ as gangs tighten their grip

3 weeks 4 days ago Breadcrumb Home Haiti reaches ‘yet another crisis point’ as gangs tighten their grip 28 March 2025 UN Photo/Sophia Paris Displaced Haitians building a makeshift home inside a sports stadium. The UN human rights chief sounded the alarm on Friday over the rapidly deteriorating situation in Haiti, calling it a “catastrophe” fuelled by gang violence, widespread impunity and a political process that is hanging…

Human Rights Committee Closes One Hundred and Forty-Third Session

3 weeks 4 days ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Committee Closes One Hundred and Forty-Third Session 28 March 2025 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee today closed its one hundred and forty-third session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Albania, Burkina Faso, Mongolia, Montenegro and Zimbabwe.Changrok Soh, Committee Chairperson, said the Committee had come to the end of a productive session and commended the Commitete members for their commitment and professionalism. …

Cine ONU: "Long Distance Swimmer: Sara Mardini"

3 weeks 5 days ago Breadcrumb Home Cine ONU: "Long Distance Swimmer: Sara Mardini" Cine ONU: "Long Distance Swimmer: Sara Mardini" 27 March 2025 7:00 PM Cinema Cinérama Empire, Rue de Carouge 72-74, 1205 Geneva…

UN rights body sounds the alarm over South Sudan crisis

3 weeks 5 days ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights body sounds the alarm over South Sudan crisis 27 March 2025 © UNICEF/Mark Naftalin Attacks on civilian populations have been reported in South Sudan. The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan issued an alert on Thursday over the rapidly escalating crisis in the country, calling for urgent coordinated action to protect civilians and preserve the 2018 peace deal that ended…

DR Congo: Record numbers face acute or emergency hunger

3 weeks 5 days ago Breadcrumb Home DR Congo: Record numbers face acute or emergency hunger 27 March 2025 © UNICEF/Jospin Benekire Una mujer recoge sus pertenencias antes de abandonar un campamento para desplazados cerca de Goma, en el este de la República Democrática del Congo. A record 27.7 million people are in the grip of acute hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), amid ongoing conflict linked to…

Sudan war: Displacement figures fall for first time

3 weeks 5 days ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan war: Displacement figures fall for first time 27 March 2025 © UNICEF/Shehzad Noorani A mother walks with her children to their shelter at an IDP camp in North Darfur. For the first time in nearly two years of brutal conflict between rival militaries, the number of Sudanese internally displaced has fallen, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Thursday…