Hunger hampers Ebola response as cases top 3,200 in DR Congo
The UN emergency food agency appealed for immediate funding on Wednesday, warning that deepening hunger is undermining the response to an Ebola outbreak in the…
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World News in Brief: Aid for Ukraine, drone attacks in Sudan, DR Congo deaths, neurological disorders in the Americas
UN partners launched the Winter Response Plan to help 2.1 million people in Ukraine survive another cold season as the country grapples with the on-going Russian…
DR Congo: Ebola outbreak still expanding, WHO sees signs of stabilization
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UN health teams and partners are still racing to contain the rapidly expanding Ebola outbreak, despite ongoing…
WHO warns DR Congo Ebola outbreak is outpacing response as Uganda reaches milestone
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has become the third largest on record and is spreading faster than any previous…
Use of explosive weapons ‘must stop’ in eastern DR Congo: Türk
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk urged the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group to…
World must move faster on Ebola response for DR Congo: UN relief chief
The world must move faster to contain the spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UN relief chief Tom Fletcher said…
World News in Brief: Afghanistan airstrikes, rights violations in DR Congo, Gaza displacement
At least 28 civilians were killed and 49 injured in airstrikes carried out in Paktya, Paktika and Kunar provinces in Afghanistan on Sunday evening, the…
World News in Brief: Violence displaces thousands in Haiti and Lebanon, Gaza updates, UN food agency delivers in Ebola-stricken DR Congo
More than 2,600 people were displaced in the Artibonite department of Haiti following clashes between armed groups last week as the humanitarian situation continues to worsen, according…
UN envoy urges parties to ‘stay the course’ towards peace in eastern DR Congo
The new head of the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has urged parties to the peace processes for the volatile…
En République démocratique du Congo, la bataille contre l’épidémie d’Ebola se livre sur tous les fronts
Alors que l’épidémie d’Ebola continue de se propager, les autorités sanitaires savent déjà que le virus ne sera pas leur seul adversaire
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