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Hondurans face many months of struggle after deadly floods, UN aid wing says
18 November – The basic living conditions for more than 310,000 Hondurans will remain precarious for months as a result of the deadly floods that have engulfed the Central American country, and a lack of support so far from donors is slowing the efforts of aid workers to provide relief, the United Nations humanitarian wing warned today. FULL STORY >>
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UN ramping up aid to feed 100,000 displaced in eastern DR Congo
18 November – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is increasing its food distributions in the war-ravaged east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in a bid to reach almost 100,000 people uprooted by the conflict. FULL STORY >>
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UN to honour leaders in addressing environmental emergencies
17 November – A new United Nations-backed award will recognize individuals, organizations, governments and companies which have made strides in reducing the suffering resulting from large-scale man-made and natural disasters. FULL STORY >>
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DR Congo: UN attack helicopters ready to respond after rebel ceasefire violation
17 November – United Nations attack helicopters have mounted reconnaissance flights and “are poised to respond to any and all eventualities” in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after rebel forces violated a ceasefire and seized a number of localities in some of the worst fighting in more than a week. FULL STORY >>
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Top UN envoy appeals for solidarity among Somali leaders
17 November – The senior United Nations envoy to Somalia today urged the country’s leaders across all sectors to put aside their differences and unite to consolidate stability in the war-ravaged Horn of Africa nation. FULL STORY >>
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Serious displacement crisis continues in Colombia, UN official warns
14 November – Colombia continues to endure a serious displacement crisis due to new illegal armed groups, new structures of organized crime and the ongoing 45-year-old conflict between the army and irregular armed groups, despite some recent progress, a senior United Nations humanitarian official warned today. FULL STORY >>
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UN delivering humanitarian aid as ceasefire holds in eastern DR Congo
14 November – Although the overall situation in the volatile North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is tense and unpredictable, no major ceasefire violations or attacks on civilians and property have been reported, the United Nations reported today. FULL STORY >>
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UN refugee chief heads to Afghanistan to assess repatriation operation
14 November – The top United Nations refugee official will be visiting Afghanistan next week to assess the progress and challenges in the world’s largest voluntary repatriation programme, which has already assisted some 4.3 million people in returning to their homeland. FULL STORY >>
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Over 1.5 million in Africa benefit from return of cassava, UN reports
13 November – Following years of massive crop losses caused by a devastating virus, the tropical root crop cassava – one of Africa’s principal foodstuffs – has made a comeback and is benefiting some 1.65 million people throughout the Great Lakes region, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported today. FULL STORY >>
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UN reports second day of relative calm in strife-torn eastern DR Congo
13 November – The strife-torn eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has remained relatively calm over the past two days apart from two skirmishes between Government troops and the PARECO/Mayi Mayi militia, the United Nations reported today. FULL STORY >> |
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