Africa
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DR Congo: Record numbers face acute or emergency hunger
A record 27.7 million people are in the grip of acute hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), amid ongoing…
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UN rights body sounds the alarm over South Sudan crisis
The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan issued an alert on Thursday over the rapidly escalating crisis in…
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UN Mission urges restraint as South Sudan crisis deepens
The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has called on all parties to exercise restraint and uphold the peace agreement…
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Sudan: Rights chief deplores deadly army strikes on North Darfur market
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has again called for greater protection of civilians in war-torn Sudan following deadly…
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Niger: Mosque attack which killed 44 should be ‘wake-up call’, says rights chief
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday condemned the recent attack on a mosque in Kokorou village,…
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Civilians at breaking point in eastern DR Congo warns top aid official, in call to resume talks
As the Security Council prepared to gather on Wednesday to debate the international community’s response to the growing emergency in…
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DR Congo: Children reportedly killed in summary executions by M23 fighters
The humanitarian emergency in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has deteriorated sharply with serious human rights violations and…
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UN rights office warns of ‘dangerous tipping point’ as abuses surge in Sudan
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Tuesday sounded the alarm over escalating rights abuses in Sudan, warning that impunity…
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UN launches $6 billion Sudan appeal, as famine takes hold
More than one in two people in war-torn Sudan have too little to eat, famine “is taking hold” and sexual…
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DR Congo crisis: WFP condemns looting in Bukavu after M23 rebels take key city
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has condemned the looting of thousands of tonnes of relief supplies in the city…
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