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Ongoing violence in North and South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to kill, injure and displace civilians, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned.
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In a briefing to the Security Council on Thursday, the UN Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel painted a mixed picture of the region, which is facing a growing terrorist threat but also political progress and encouraging initiatives.
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The UN chief on Thursday called for immediate and unrestricted humanitarian access to Myanmar, where last week's devastating earthquakes claimed over 3,000 lives and left millions in urgent need of aid.
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The fight for Sudan's capital, Khartoum, likely involved widespread summary executions of civilians following its recent recapture by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Thursday.
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What happens to bombs after they land? Some explode. Some don't, leaving behind a deadly legacy of war, but now the remnants of conflict and devastation are being turned into wearable messages of peace.
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World News in Brief: Israeli military escalation in Syria, Nicaragua rights probe, South Sudan talks
The UN Special Envoy for Syria has condemned the repeated and intensifying military escalations by Israel in the country, including airstrikes that have caused civilian casualties.
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The recent killings of 15 medical personnel and humanitarian aid workers in Gaza raise further concerns over the commission of war crimes by the Israeli military, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights told the Security Council on Thursday.
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OSLO, Norway, Apr 03 (IPS) - Jan Egeland is Secretary-General of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) warns that 100,000s of people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been pushed into desperate ...
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PORTLAND, USA, Apr 02 (IPS) - For most voters, to make America great again, as the 47th president has repeatedly pledged, meant to make the United States markedly superior globally. However, the administration's actions, policies and program cuts ...
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LONDON/MANDALAY, Apr 02 (IPS) - Boosting faint hopes of still finding survivors, rescue workers from Myanmar and Turkey pulled a man alive from the rubble of a hotel in the capital early on Wednesday, five days after the quake hit. But hope of ...
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