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UN in Ukraine prepares for the worst, hopes for the best

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN in Ukraine prepares for the worst, hopes for the best 22 February 2025 © UNOCHA/Alina Basiuk UN aid workers in Odesa City, Ukraine (file) As the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine reaches its third year, a flurry of diplomatic activity has led to a growing expectation of a ceasefire, although the situation remains extremely fluid. Despite the uncertainty, the UN is planning how to…

New round of polio vaccinations begins in Gaza

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home New round of polio vaccinations begins in Gaza 22 February 2025 UNRWA Gaza City: UNRWA and its partners implement a large-scale vaccination campaign against polio in Gaza to reach nearly 600,000 children under the age of 10 across the Gaza Strip. The latest round of a large-scale polio vaccination campaign in Gaza targeting nearly 600,000 young children got underway on Saturday…

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Closes Ninetieth Session in Geneva

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Closes Ninetieth Session in Geneva 21 February 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today closed its ninetieth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Belarus, Belize, Congo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Nepal and Sri Lanka, and on the exceptional report of the Democratic Republic of the…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 21 February 2025 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, UN Women, the Office of the High Commissioner for…

Full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine has sown ‘psychological terror’, warns top aid coordinator

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine has sown ‘psychological terror’, warns top aid coordinator 21 February 2025 © UNOCHA A woman stands in a bombed-out building in Pokrovsk Town in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. In the nearly three years since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the country’s people have endured continuous attacks, “psychological terror…displacement and hardship…

Urgent appeal launched as DR Congo crisis fuels mass displacement to Burundi

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Urgent appeal launched as DR Congo crisis fuels mass displacement to Burundi 21 February 2025 © UNOCHA/Wassy Kambale More than 71,000 people who have fled conflict have been living in the Lushagala site in the eastern DR Congo. The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has launched a $40.4 million appeal to address the deepening humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and its…

DR Congo crisis: Occupation blocks UN mission from protecting civilians

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home DR Congo crisis: Occupation blocks UN mission from protecting civilians 21 February 2025 MONUSCO/Aubin Mukoni UN peacekeepers patrolling the streets of Goma in late January. (file) The continued occupation of North Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by the M23 armed group has “severely constrained” the UN stabilisation force’s ability to protect civilians and carry…

Gaza: Nearly 148,000 receive cash aid since ceasefire began

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Nearly 148,000 receive cash aid since ceasefire began 21 February 2025 © UNRWA UNRWA staff continue to support Gazans as they return home. Aid operations in the Gaza Strip continue to reach people from north to south with critical assistance, including cash, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, said on Friday.…

Colombia: Fleeing the thunder of violence in Catatumbo

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Colombia: Fleeing the thunder of violence in Catatumbo 21 February 2025 UNHCR/Lucas Molet Displaced people from Catatumbo arrive at General Santander Stadium in Cúcuta. Around 80,000 people in northeastern Colombia are suffering the devastating consequences of an armed conflict that escalated on 15 January of this year. Caught in the crossfire between armed groups, thousands have been forced…

Security Council urges Rwanda to stop supporting M23 in eastern DR Congo

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council urges Rwanda to stop supporting M23 in eastern DR Congo 21 February 2025 © UNICEF/Jospin Benekire A tent serves as a reception area for displaced families at a hospital near Goma, North Kivu province, DR Congo. The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Friday that strongly condemned the ongoing offensive by M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of…