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OCHA warns of risks due to poor conditions for refugees in DRC

Published on: June 22, 2026
13:08

Kinshasa, Jun 20 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned of the deteriorating living conditions in camps for displaced people in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

$60 million allocated for Ebola response

Published on: May 22, 2026
10:36

Kinshasa, May 22 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund has allocated $60 million to speed up the Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), South Sudan, and Uganda, it was reported.

OCHA suspends humanitarian operations in Ituri, DRC

Published on: February 6, 2026
11:01

Kinshasa, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has announced the suspension of humanitarian operations in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), due to fighting between armed groups.

Clashes in northern Syria left more than 170,000 displaced

Published on: January 29, 2026
08:35

Damascus, Jan 29 (Prensa Latina) More than 170,000 people have been displaced in northern Syria due to clashes in the governorates of Aleppo, Hasakah, and Raqqa, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported.

Over 12 million Afghans have no food security

Published on: September 4, 2021
11:51

United Nations, Sep 4 (Prensa Latina) A third of the Afghan population, over 12 million people, are acutely food insecure and their situation is expected to be greatly worsened by the drought, the UN reported on Friday.

Floods destroy thousands of homes in Sudan

Published on: August 9, 2021
12:31

Khartoum, Aug 9 (Prensa Latina) Devastating floods due to heavy rains in recent days have destroyed thousands of homes in Sudan, according to media reports.

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