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New York: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is grappling with a dire humanitarian crisis fuelled by ongoing political instability and armed conflicts, severely impacting the entire food supply, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday. more
DRC: Lives shattered by violence, displacement and hunger in ‘forgotten crisis’: WFP
New York: UN humanitarians issued an urgent appeal on Tuesday to help millions of people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where chronic violence and displacement continue to ...
UN representative alarmed by sexual violence against women and girls in DRC
New York: UN Special Representative, Pramila Patten, expressed her ‘deep concern’ on Thursday over increasing allegations of sexual violence against women and girls being carr ...
The UN’s unyielding effort to tackle sexual abuse and exploitation: our quarterly update
New York, May 31 (JEN): In the first quarter of 2019, according to latest figures released on Thursday, the United Nations recorded a total of 37 allegations of sexual exploitation and ab ...
80,000 youngsters at risk in DRC after forcible expulsion from Angola: UNICEF
Tens of thousands of children who have been forcibly returned from Angola to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) need help urgently, UN Children’s Fund UNICEF said on Tuesday ...
