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DR Congo violence has pushed 35,000 to Burundi, says UN refugee agency

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home DR Congo violence has pushed 35,000 to Burundi, says UN refugee agency 20 February 2025 © UNHCR/Bernard Ntwari Thousands of people have fled from the eastern DR Congo into Burundi. Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has continued to uproot thousands more people to neighbouring countries where they face dire conditions without many basic necessities, UN…

Experts of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Welcome the Philippines’ Human Rights Commitments , Ask about Attacks on Human Rights Defenders, Indigenous Land Rights and Drug Use Policies

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Welcome the Philippines’ Human Rights Commitments , Ask about Attacks on Human Rights Defenders, Indigenous Land Rights and Drug Use Policies 19 February 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the seventh periodic report of the Philippines, with Committee Experts welcoming the State’s human…

New Permanent Representative of Lao People’s Democratic Republic Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Lao People’s Democratic Republic Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 19 February 2025 Presentation of Credentials Daovy Vongxay, the new Permanent Representative of Lao People’s Democratic Republic to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at…

Civilians at breaking point in eastern DR Congo warns top aid official, in call to resume talks

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Civilians at breaking point in eastern DR Congo warns top aid official, in call to resume talks 19 February 2025 © Les religieux de Ihusi Damage to a house in Ihusi in South Kivu in eastern DR Congo after it was bombed during fighting between Rwanda-backed M23 rebels and government forces. As the Security Council prepared to gather on Wednesday to debate the international community’s…

UN to continue Gaza vaccination campaign against polio

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN to continue Gaza vaccination campaign against polio 19 February 2025 © UNRWA/Mohamed Hinnawi A polio vaccination programme gets underway in the Gaza Strip in September 2024. The UN World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday that the mass polio vaccination campaign in Gaza which began successfully last year, will continue in the coming days…

DR CONGO: Live updates as Security Council meets to avert widening war

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home DR CONGO: Live updates as Security Council meets to avert widening war 19 February 2025 © UNHCR/Bernard Ntwari People fleeing violence in eastern DR Congo's Bukavu area, wait to cross the Gatumba border post into Burundi. Intensifying violence in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to displace thousands as the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group threatens to…

‘Fragile stability’ in Libya increasingly at risk, Security Council hears

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Fragile stability’ in Libya increasingly at risk, Security Council hears 19 February 2025 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, briefs UN Security Council members on the situation in Libya. The dream of a civil, democratic and prosperous Libya remains unfulfilled 14 years after the revolution that led to the overthrow of…

Ukraine: Three years of war reverses progress for women and girls

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: Three years of war reverses progress for women and girls 19 February 2025 UNOCHA/Matteo Minasi More than eight million people have fled Ukraine as refugees since the beginning of the war. Three years of war in Ukraine have reversed decades of progress for women and girls, leaving millions in urgent need of support, according to UN Women…

Guterres urges Caribbean leaders to keep pushing for peace, climate action

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres urges Caribbean leaders to keep pushing for peace, climate action 19 February 2025 © UNOCHA/Giles Clarke Young Haitians are calling for peace and stability in the troubled Caribbean nation. In an address on Wednesday to Caribbean leaders meeting in Barbados, UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced a potential plan to support an “effective force” in Haiti as armed gangs…

Interview: Young Palestinians in East Jerusalem shut out of UNRWA training centre

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Interview: Young Palestinians in East Jerusalem shut out of UNRWA training centre 19 February 2025 © UNICEF/Alaa Badarneh Children walk through partially destroyed streets in Jenin in the West Bank. (file) The UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, condemned efforts by Israeli officials on Tuesday to shut down an UNRWA-run training centre in occupied East Jerusalem…