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Flooding displaces thousands amid ongoing unrest in eastern DR Congo

1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Flooding displaces thousands amid ongoing unrest in eastern DR Congo 15 April 2025 © MONUSCO/Aubin Mukoni People continue to flee fighting in the eastern DR Congo where Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have made major gains. Recent severe flooding caused by torrential rains has displaced nearly 10,000 people in Tanganyika province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN refugee agency…

International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.

1 week 1 day ago International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. 14 April 2025 Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room (Room XX),…

Sudan war: ‘Darkest chapters’ ahead as Darfur massacre claims over 100 lives

1 week 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan war: ‘Darkest chapters’ ahead as Darfur massacre claims over 100 lives 14 April 2025 © Mohamed Khalil A school in Al-Geneina City in West Darfur State, which had been serving as a displaced persons shelter, was burned to the ground amidst the ongoing crisis in Sudan. As Sudan’s devastating war enters its third year, UN rights investigators are warning that its “darkest chapters” may…

Millions displaced, health system in ruins as Sudan war fuels famine

1 week 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home Millions displaced, health system in ruins as Sudan war fuels famine 14 April 2025 © UNHCR/Andrew McConnell Sudanese refugees arrive at the border town of Adre in Chad. More than 12.4 million people have been forced from their homes across Sudan – including over 3.3 million refugees who have fled to neighbouring countries – as two years of civil war fuel famine, disease outbreaks and the…

World News in Brief: Gaza aid crisis worsens, South Sudan clashes, Ecuador oil spill update

1 week 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Gaza aid crisis worsens, South Sudan clashes, Ecuador oil spill update 14 April 2025 UN News Gaza residents lining up near the water truck to fill their jugs. The humanitarian situation in Gaza is now likely the worst it has been in the 18 months since the outbreak of hostilities, the UN relief coordination office, OCHA, reported on Monday. …

Thousands of Gaza patients waiting for urgent medical evacuation

1 week 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home Thousands of Gaza patients waiting for urgent medical evacuation 14 April 2025 © UNRWA Patients are teated at the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza (file photo). The Israeli bombardment of Al-Ahli, a Gaza City hospital, has put even more pressure on the remaining health facilities in the occupied Palestinian territory, where the delivery of aid and movement of humanitarian workers is…

Israeli attack puts Gaza City hospital out of service

1 week 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home Israeli attack puts Gaza City hospital out of service 14 April 2025 United Nations Medical instruments have been destroyed in an attack on Al Ahli hospital in Gaza. A Gaza City hospital has been put out of action by an Israeli strike at the weekend, while a child patient with reported head trauma died while being evacuated, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday…

Sudan: 15 million children require humanitarian assistance after two years of war

1 week 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: 15 million children require humanitarian assistance after two years of war 14 April 2025 © UNICEF/UNI779552/Ahmed Mohamd On 5 April 2025, children play at a UNICEF-supported child-friendly space (CFS) in the Alhatana neighbourhood, Omdurman, Khartoum State, Sudan. ..Child-friendly spaces offer a secure setting where children can run, draw, sing and play together... The number of…

How is the Sudanese civil war destabilising neighbouring countries?

1 week 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home How is the Sudanese civil war destabilising neighbouring countries? 14 April 2025 © UNFPA/Karel Prinsloo Chad, 2024. Adre camp for Sundanese refugees and displaced Chadians. Since April 2023, Sudan, the third-largest country in Africa, has been embroiled in war, as a brutal battle between government forces and a powerful paramilitary group has exacerbated the nation’s existing crises,…

UN forum on People of African Descent examines reparations and AI challenge

1 week 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home UN forum on People of African Descent examines reparations and AI challenge 14 April 2025 PAHO The International Day for People of African Descent is being celebrated for the first time on 31 August 2021. The fourth session of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent opened on Monday at United Nations Headquarters in New York. …