Congo’s foreign minister said that the United Nations peacekeepers are unlikely to withdraw from Congo’s conflict-torn North Kivu for as long as Rwandan troops remain in the territory. During an interview, the Congolese foreign minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner said “The current situation with the presence of Rwandan troops, the aggression
The United Nations World Food Programme (W.F.P.) is experiencing a catastrophic funding crisis, putting the lives of countless Sudanese refugees at risk. On March 12, 2024, the W.F.P. warned that without the necessary financial support, assistance in Chad would end. The W.F.P. needs $242 million (U.S.D.) to continue to provide
Almost 700 people are now assumed to have died due to a massive landslide in northern Papua New Guinea. The United Nations’ International Organization for Migration increased the estimated death toll that local officials previously claimed, to 100 or more. Traumatized families, survivors, and emergency responders are losing hope as
