King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) yesterday, on the sidelines of the World Health Summit 2022 in Berlin, signed two agreements with the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF to prevent and combat the spread of measles (...)
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) Monday, on the sidelines of the World Health Summit 2022 in Berlin, signed two agreements with the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF to prevent and combat the spread of measles and (...)
More than 140 people have been killed in horrific intercommunal violence in the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday, briefing journalists in Geneva, that some victims had been (...)
The major challenges facing humanity "complex and interlocking," Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said on Tuesday evening, while he also noted that the DRC had faced decades of 'aggression' (...)
A peacekeeper from Burkina Faso serving in Mali has been honored for her work to boost trust between the authorities and local communities, including survivors of gender-based violence.
Chief Warrant Officer Alizeta Kabore Kinda is the recipient of (...)
Ebola has resurfaced in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following confirmation of a case in the restive eastern province of North Kivu, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Tuesday, citing authorities in the country.
The case (...)
His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister, has sent a cable of congratulation to President Denis Sassou Nguesso of the Republic of Congo, on the anniversary of his country's (...)
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a cable of congratulation to President Denis Sassou Nguesso of the Republic of Congo, on the anniversary of his country's Independence Day.
The Custodian of the Two (...)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has sent a cable of congratulation to President Denis Sassou Nguesso of the Republic of Congo, on the anniversary of his country's Independence Day.
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques expressed his best (...)
The World Health Organization says it's holding an open forum to rename the disease monkeypox, after some critics raised concerns the name could be derogatory or have racist connotations, the Associated Press (AP) reported.
In a statement Friday, (...)
From Ethiopia to Chad and Palestine, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the UN's fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, is helping millions of boys and girls affected by conflict around the world to pursue their dreams.
ECW offers (...)
In a joint briefing to the Security Council on Tuesday, UN counterterrorism officials confirmed that the threat posed by Da'esh (the so-called Islamic State) fighters and their affiliates remains "global and evolving".
"Da'esh and its affiliates (...)
The United Nations continues to engage with authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in the wake of the deadly shooting this past weekend involving peacekeepers from its Mission there, MONUSCO.
On Thursday, the head of UN (...)
A powerful new sculpture unveiled at UN Headquarters on Wednesday honors the memory and mission of two human rights experts who were murdered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) five years ago.
Speaking at the ceremony, UN (...)
Countries need to work more together to stop the rapidly spreading outbreak of monkeypox, "no matter the nationality, skin colour or religion of the affected population," the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
Speaking from Dakar, (...)
Secretary-General António Guterres is "outraged" over a "serious incident" that took place on Sunday morning on the border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, according to his deputy spokesperson.
In Kasindi, North Kivu (...)
Spain has reported a second death in as many days from monkeypox, its health ministry said Saturday.
These are believed to be the first confirmed deaths from monkeypox since its outbreak in the European Union. The ministry gave no details on the (...)
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned an attack on peacekeepers serving in the Stablization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) which took place during violent demonstrations at the mission's base on (...)
Jordan on Thursday strongly condemned the terrorist attack on the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) in North Kivu, which resulted in the deaths of three peacekeepers from India and (...)
Russia's top diplomat said Moscow's overarching goal in Ukraine is to remove from power its "unacceptable regime," expressing the Kremlin's war aims in some of the bluntest terms yet as its forces pummel the country with heavy bombardment.
The (...)
The rapidly spreading Monkeypox outbreak can be stopped, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, "with the right strategies in the right groups".
But "time is going by and we all need to pull together to make that happen", warned Dr. (...)
Russian Foreign Minister is in Congo on Monday as part of Russia's Africa charm offensive that also takes Sergei Lavrov to Egypt, Uganda and Ethiopia.
Lavrov arrived Sunday evening in Oyo in northern Congo, some 400km north of the capital (...)
Russia's Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, on a diplomatic offensive in Egypt, has dismissed claims that Moscow caused the global food crisis.
In a speech to Arab League ambassadors in Cairo, he said Western nations were distorting the truth about (...)
As conflict grows in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the rising death toll and suffering of displaced civilians through brutal attacks, is cause for serious concern said the UN refugee agency UNHCR on Friday, which appealed for (...)
After a two-year hiatus, the voluntary repatriation of refugees from Angola to their homeland in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has begun again, after the program was put on hold in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic led to long-term border (...)
