In an online message on Monday, the WFP said that it “condemns the pillage of its warehouses in Bukavu in South Kivu…the food supplies kept […]
Category: Africa
UN launches $6 billion Sudan appeal, as famine takes hold
“Civilians [are] paying the highest price, shelling, airstrikes [are] continuing unabated, killing and injuring civilians, damaging and destroying critical infrastructure, including hospitals,” said Emergency Relief Coordinator […]
Africa ‘brimming with hope and possibility’: Guterres
“The partnership between the United Nations and the African Union has never been stronger,” said the UN chief, striking a positive tone from the outset. […]
DR Congo displacement, health crisis worsens amid dwindling aid access
“The crisis is worsening as people flee to areas where humanitarian aid cannot reach due to insecurity,” UN refugee agency (UNHCR) spokesperson Eujin Byun told […]
World must not turn its back on Sudan’s deepening crisis: Guterres
Speaking at a high-level humanitarian conference in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, António Guterres described the situation in Sudan as a catastrophe of “staggering scale […]
Sudan, ‘the most devastating humanitarian and displacement crises in the world’
1) The war: 2023 Khartoum clashes herald end of peace process By the end of 2022, there were hopes that a UN- backed peace process […]
UNICEF sounds alarm over child crisis in eastern DR Congo
Catherine Russell, UNICEF Executive Director, expressed deep concern over the devastating impact on children and families. “In North and South Kivu provinces, we are receiving […]
DR Congo: Shortage of humanitarian routes threatens aid operation, top UN official warns
“The frontline is getting closer to Kavumu Airport,” warned Bruno Lemarquis on Wednesday. Following the fall of regional capital Goma, in North Kivu, at the […]
DR Congo crisis: Thousands of displaced in Goma forced to flee again
Last month, M23 rebels captured the city – the largest in the region and capital of North Kivu province. Nearly 3,000 people have reportedly been […]
Humanitarians uphold commitment to support civilians in eastern DR Congo
Bruno Lemarquis, Deputy Special Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator for the DRC, updated journalists on latest developments and obstacles to aid delivery, which include loss of […]
