“The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has the largest population of internally displaced people on the African continent: 5.9 million people, including 700,000 newly displaced people this year. The DRC is also hosting over 500,000 refugees and asylum-seekers (mainly from Burundi, the Central African Republic, and South Sudan). The factors driving internal displacement are often […]
“The first convoy of 88 Congolese refugees departed from the Lôvua settlement in northern Angola this morning towards the border with the DRC. The convoy is expected to arrive in the DRC tomorrow,” announced Boris Cheshirkov, Spokesperson for the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), at the regular media briefing on Tuesday morning in Geneva. The Lôvua camp in Angola
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The first democratically-elected President of South Africa, and the country’s first Black leader, died in December 2013 at age 95. The annual commemoration on 18 July, his birthday, recognizes his contribution to the culture of peace and freedom. Mr. Mandela – affectionately known as “Madiba”, his Xhosa clan name – fought against the racist apartheid
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Speaking at the high-level opening of the Conference, Mr. Guterres outlined four recommendations to ensure that the tide is reversed. Among them, the UN chief underscored the urgent need to invest sustainably in economies that depend on the sea. Co-hosted by Portugal and Kenya, the event will be a platform to address the challenges that the world’s oceans, seas and marine resources
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It is the first of several flights that the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has planned to help 900 Ethiopians flee the Arabian Peninsula in the coming month. “Migrants stranded in Ma’rib are living in fear,” said Christa Rottensteiner, IOM Yemen’s Chief of Mission. “Many are under the control of smuggling groups who subject migrants to exploitation and violence.”
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Egypt Alliance for Human Rights participates in the peace conference and stop the war The head of the Egypt Alliance for Human Rights, headed by Counselor Hani Al-Nabawy, participated in the international conference organized by HWPL Declaring Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW She presented a working paper on how civil society organizations, especially those
More than 50,000 Ukrainian refugees left the country in less than 48 hours, according to UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, who said the majority went to Poland and Moldova. “More than 50,000 Ukrainian refugees fled their country in less than 48 hours – most of them to Poland and Moldova – and many
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Spokesperson for the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Stephane Dujarric, called on all stakeholders in Libya to maintain calm in the capital, Tripoli. “Our message to all stakeholders, and to everyone who has influence over stakeholders in Libya, is the need to work to maintain stability in Libya and refrain from any provocative actions,” Dujarric
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At least 108 people have been killed since the beginning of January in air strikes believed to have been launched by Ethiopian forces on the Tigray region, the United Nations announced, indicating that they may have committed war crimes. “We are concerned about the numerous information we continue to receive about civilian casualties and the
Egypt Pact for Human Rights thanks His Highness Sheikh Dr. Nasser Ziyad The Egypt pact for the Rights of the Two Trustees, headed by Counselor Hani Al-Nabawy, extended its sincere thanks and appreciation to His Highness Sheikh Dr. Nasser Ziyad for his great role in providing international humanitarian aid to some of the peoples of
