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UN: Escalating Attacks Terrorize Thousands in Eastern DR Congo

GENEVA — The U.N. refugee agency, the UNHCR, is condemning escalating violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that has killed hundreds of civilians and forced hundreds of thousands to flee their homes in search of safety.More than 130 arme...
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One injured, assets stolen in South Sudan aid compound raid: UN

UNITED NATIONS, UN humanitarians in South Sudan condemned the new attack on an aid compound where a worker was injured and goods stolen, a UN spokesman said.Interim UN Humanitarian Coordinator Peter Van der Auweraert strongly condemned the Wednesday Ja...
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Lake Chad Niamey Conference concludes with a strong commitment to strengthening joint action for immediate and longer-term response in the region

The Conference reiterated the critical need to address growing humanitarian needs, the root causes and the interconnected dimensions of the Lake Chad Basin crisis and strengthen the resilience of millions of people affected.Participants recognised that...
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UN envoy urges international support for Libya

TRIPOLI, The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya Abdoulaye Bathily called for international support to help Libya overcome its crisis.Bathily made the remarks after attending a consultative meeting of the Arab foreign ministers...
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Sudan Province in State of Emergency After 4 Killed

CAIRO — Armed men opened fire on a bus station in southern Sudan Monday, officials said, killing at least four people and prompting authorities to declare a monthlong state of emergency.Officials in South Kordofan province said the attack in the provin...
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Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Ms. Joyce Msuya Opening remarks at the Third Lake Chad Basin Conference

I would like to extend my deepest thanks to the Government of Niger for hosting this conference, and to the generous support we have received from Germany, Norway and Lake Chad Basin Commission as well as from our co-convenors UNDP.Thank you also to th...
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EU pledges €102.5 million in humanitarian funding for Africa’s Lake Chad region

The Commission has allocated €102.5 million in humanitarian aid to help vulnerable communities in Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon, as the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate in the Lake Chad region. Violence in the region, where the civil...
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Regional Bureau for West and Central Africa Persons of Concern (as of 31 December 2022)

The total population of concern (PoC) to UNHCR in West and Central Africa (WCA) relates to the people UNHCR is mandated to protect and assist. It includes those who have been forcibly displaced; those who have returned home within recent years; those w...
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Yangon: Authorities of the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) on Sunday warned residents in northern NSW to prepare for damaging winds, large surf and heavy rainfall with Tropical Cyclone Alfred expected to cross the coast later this week. Ac...
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