Tag Archives: Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Kinshasa – The UN has started repatriating about 81 000 refugees to the Democratic Republic of Congo from neighbouring Congo-Brazzaville, the world body announced on Thursday. The repatriation process “began on 05 May with a first test convoy of 79 … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, News
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November 19, 2011 by benim
Geneva – The United Nations and aid organisations urgently need $5.5m to battle cholera in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a UN spokesperson said on Friday. Agencies estimate that $3m is required for water and sanitation and $2.5m for medical … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, News
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Tagged breaking news, Cholera, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, Kinshasa, Nigeria, Nigeria news, North Africa, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Pan African News, Southern Africa, United Nations, West Africa, World Bank
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Fears are mounting that a cholera epidemic could spread rapidly among the hundreds of thousands of people living in often unsanitary conditions in Mogadishu after fleeing drought, famine and insecurity. “The number of cases is two or even three times … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Cholera, East Africa, Horn of Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Mogadishu, North Africa, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Pan African News, Somalia, Southern Africa, UNICEF, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, West Africa, World Health Organization
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The United Nations said on Wednesday 73,000 people had fled violence in Sudan’s Southern Kordofan border state after more than two weeks of fighting between the northern army and southern-aligned troops. Sudan’s south will become an independent country on July … read more »
Posted in News, North Africa, Sudan
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Tagged About Africa, Abyei, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, Barack Obama, breaking news, East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Kaduqli, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Pan African News, South Kurdufan, Southern Africa, Sudan, Sudanese Red Crescent, United Nations, West Africa
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October 27, 2010 by benim
At least 30 women were kept as prisoners in a dungeon-like structure and gang-raped over several weeks at the Congo and Angola border before being left naked in scrubland. According to The Scotsman, the United Nations Office for the Co-ordination … read more »
Posted in Abuse, Angola, Central Africa, DR Congo, News, North Africa, Refugees/Migrants, Women
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Tagged Angola, Bandundu (province), Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, news, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Rape, refugees, Scotsman, sex, United Nations
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October 26, 2010 by benim
KINSHASA, Congo – At least 30 women were kept as prisoners in a dungeon-like structure and gang-raped over multiple weeks at the Congo and Angola border before being left in the bush without their clothes, an international aid agency said … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, News, Women
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Tagged Africa news, Angola, Bandundu (province), Central Africa, Congo, Congo (Dem. Rep.), crimes against humanity, Democratic Republic of Congo, disasters-news, ethics, Human Rights Abuses, Indepth Africa, Iraq, Iraq War, Kinshasa, Navanethem Pillay, Navi Pillay, Occupation of Iraq, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, political-news, Rape, torture, United Nations, Violence, War Conflict
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October 19, 2010 by benim
DAKAR — The United Nations said Tuesday that 377 people had died in flooding in central and west Africa, with nearly 1.5 million people affected since the start of the rainy season in June. “2010 has seen the largest number … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, Conflict/Tragedy, News, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, Burkina Faso, Chad, Dakar, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Niger, Nigeria, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations
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