Reports

HIGHLIGHTS Over 12,000 new IDPs from the islands settled in Fourkoulom in January, May and June 2020 Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Lac province Situation of the new Sudanese refugees in the Kouchaguine-Moura camp Responding to the urgent…

GA/SHC/3951 Sixty-fourth General Assembly Third Committee 12th & 13th Meetings (AM & PM) Also Hears from Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, As It Begins Multi-Day Debate on Promotion, Protection of Rights of Child Violence against children, and ways to…

Each week, the World Health Organization Health Action in Crises in Geneva produces information highlights on critical health-related activities in countries where there are humanitarian crises. Drawing on the various WHO programmes, contributions cover activities from field and country offices…

(excerpt) REFUGEE NEWS BRIEFINGS 1. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: HEAVY FIGHTING CAUSES MASSIVE DISPLACEMENT Thousand of civilians have fled heavy clashes between government forces, Mayi-Mayi groups and troops loyal to renegade General Laurent Nkunda's Nation Congress for People's Defence (CNDP) in eastern provinces…

Each week, the World Health Organization Health Action in Crises in Geneva produces information highlights on critical health-related activities in countries where there are humanitarian crises. Drawing on the various WHO programmes, contributions cover activities from field and country offices…

"Every time there was an attack we begged and pleaded for the military to come and help us. They were only 2 kilometres away. They never came. Other times they had fancy words for us and…

Commission on Human Rights MORNING Concludes General Debate on Effective Functioning of Human Rights Mechanisms and on Advisory Services and Technical Cooperation The Commission on Human Rights this morning heard presentations from the Independent Experts on the situation of…

The WHO/HQ Department for Health Action in Crises aims to produce a running note on select current issues at weekly intervals. This note - which is by no means exhaustive - is designed for internal use…

SUDAN DARFUR CRISIS Events: A team commissioned by the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs/Emergency Relief Coordinator, Jan Egeland, and the UN/NGO consortium, Inter-Agency Standing Committee, is currently travelling to Darfur to conduct a "real-time" evaluation aimed at strengthening the…

SUDANDARFUR CRISIS Events: Hepatitis E continues to be a significant health threat in Darfur. Between 22 May and 27 August, 3,753 cases1 and 55 deaths of suspected Hepatitis E were reported from all reporting health clinics in Darfur…