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DR Congo: UN mission offers protection to ‘vulnerable populations’, despite huge challenges

1 month 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home DR Congo: UN mission offers protection to ‘vulnerable populations’, despite huge challenges 05 February 2025 UN News A man carries water in a camp for displaced people in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Rwanda-backed M23 rebels continued to consolidate their hold over North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Wednesday, despite declaring a ceasefire…

Clock ticking on South Sudan’s transition, Security Council hears

1 month 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Clock ticking on South Sudan’s transition, Security Council hears 05 February 2025 © UNICEF/Mark Naftali Local community members visit a UN-supported health worker in rural South Sudan, where access to healthcare remains a major challenge. As South Sudan enters its extended transitional period this month, the UN’s top envoy to the country has warned that the clock is ticking to accomplish…

Guterres calls for full Gaza ceasefire, rejecting ‘ethnic cleansing’

1 month 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres calls for full Gaza ceasefire, rejecting ‘ethnic cleansing’ 05 February 2025 UN News Children in Gaza stand on debris from a destroyed building. UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged the international community to continue pushing for a full ceasefire and the release of all hostages in Gaza, and “to avoid any form of ethnic cleansing” in the enclave, in a speech in New York…

Gaza: More than a million receive food aid since the start of the ceasefire

1 month 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: More than a million receive food aid since the start of the ceasefire 05 February 2025 © WFP A Palestinian family picks up food from a distribution point in Nusierat in Gaza. Over one million people in the Gaza Strip have received food assistance since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect nearly three weeks ago, UN aid coordination office OCHA said in an update on…

Human Rights Council to Hold Special Session onthe Democratic Republic of the Congo on 7February

1 month 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Council to Hold Special Session onthe Democratic Republic of the Congo on 7February 05 February 2025 Press Release  The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold a special session on the human rights situation in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Friday, 7 February 2025.The session will start at 10 a.m. in room XX of the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The meeting will be webcast live in the six official languages of the United Nations…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Steps Taken to Provide Healthcare to Victims of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence, Ask about Reparations for Victims and the Protect

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Steps Taken to Provide Healthcare to Victims of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence, Ask about Reparations for Victims and the Protection of Women in Nature Reserves 04 February 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 04 February 2025 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the United Nations Population Fund, United Nations Women, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs,…

What the UN is doing in DR Congo

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home What the UN is doing in DR Congo 04 February 2025 UN News People displaced by conflict shelter at a camp in Goma, in the eastern DRC. The current phase of fighting erupted in late January in the mineral-rich eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between government forces and the armed M23 group…

DR Congo: UN call to reopen Goma airport ‘lifeline’, as crisis deepens

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home DR Congo: UN call to reopen Goma airport ‘lifeline’, as crisis deepens 04 February 2025 © Blaise Irenge VIA Radio Okapi A scattering of people walk through a commercial district in Goma. The UN’s top humanitarian official in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Tuesday called for Goma airport to be urgently reopened, warning its continued closure is paralyzing relief operations…

Deadly attacks in eastern Aleppo highlight Syria’s vulnerability

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Deadly attacks in eastern Aleppo highlight Syria’s vulnerability 04 February 2025 © UNOCHA/Ali Haj Suleiman Aftermath of shelling in Aleppo (file) The United Nations on Tuesday condemned a deadly car bomb attack in the Syrian city of Manbij that killed 20 people, mostly women, and left many others critically injured…