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DR Congo: Rights chief warns crisis could worsen, without international action

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DR Congo: Rights chief warns crisis could worsen, without international action

Since 26 January, nearly 3,000 people have been killed and 2,880 injured in attacks by the M23 and their allies “with heavy weapons used in populated areas, and intense fighting…

7 February 2025 · 4 min read

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Gaza: 10,000 aid trucks reached enclave since ceasefire began

Announcing the development, the UN’s top aid official, Tom Fletcher, said that the trucks contained lifesaving food, medicine, and tents – all desperately needed by Gazans after more than 15…

7 February 2025 · 3 min read

‘She had a syringe, razor blade, and bandages’: Surviving genital mutilation

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‘She had a syringe, razor blade, and bandages’: Surviving genital mutilation

Zeinaba Mahr Aouad, a 24-year-old woman from Djibouti, remembers the day when, as a ten-year-old, an unexpected visitor came to her house: “She had a syringe, a razor blade and…

7 February 2025 · 4 min read

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Sudan: Top aid official warns against escalating violence in two states

Clementine Nkweta-Salami said the latest outbreak of hostilities in South Kordofan's capital, Kadugli, has reportedly claimed at least 80 civilian lives and left scores more injured.She condemned the reported use…

7 February 2025 · 2 min read

Syria: Assad’s armed forces must face accountability, says rights probe

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Syria: Assad’s armed forces must face accountability, says rights probe

The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria’s latest report follows the lightning operation led by mainly Hayat-Tahrir al-Sham fighters that toppled President Bashar al-Assad last December, ending the 13-year war…

6 February 2025 · 3 min read

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Aid efforts in Gaza escalate, as risk from deadly unexploded ordnance grows

“Hope returns to Gaza, but it’s fragile,” said Corinne Fleischer, World Food Programme (WFP) Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa. “With open crossings and sustained efforts, Gaza’s…

6 February 2025 · 3 min read

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Syria: Hostilities and aid challenges persist across devastated country

In an update, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, said more than 25,000 people have been newly uprooted from the northeastern city of Manbij where shelling and airstrikes have been reported.OCHA noted…

6 February 2025 · 2 min read

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UNRWA ‘continues to deliver’ as Israeli ban comes into effect

“UNRWA continues to deliver assistance and services to the communities we serve,” the agency said in a post on the social media platform X.“Our clinics across the occupied West Bank…

5 February 2025 · 2 min read

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Human rights situation in Haiti remains ‘very alarming’, UN report finds

Released on Tuesday, the new report highlights that at least 5,626 people have been killed and more than 2,213 injured in the past year, due to the armed gangs who…

5 February 2025 · 3 min read

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Dreams of returning home dashed by reality in Gaza City

Tess Ingram, Communications Manager for UNICEF Middle East and North Africa, is in the northern city where she witnessed people moving through the streets on donkeys, in cars, or by…

5 February 2025 · 5 min read