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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...