© WHO WHO Director General speaks at a briefing in Geneva. Photo from the archive WHO chief calls on DR Congo residents for a ceasefire to fight Ebola […]
Three new cases of Ebola infection detected in Uganda
Photo by WHO Health worker in Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of Congo. Three new cases of Ebola infection detected in Uganda Health On Saturday, at the close of the […]
WHO chief: Ebola outbreak in DR Congo is growing rapidly
© WHO Unloading a shipment of medical supplies that arrived in the DRC as part of WHO’s efforts to combat the Ebola outbreak. WHO chief: Ebola outbreak in […]
WHO: the risk of Ebola spreading in DR Congo is high, but the scale of the outbreak does not reach pandemic levels
© UNICEF/K. Ndomba A boy washes his hands at a UNICEF-supported primary school in the Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. WHO: the risk of Ebola […]
Sima Bacchus called on the Security Council to recognize women as key “agents of peace” in the Great Lakes region
Security Council meeting. Sima Bacchus called on the Security Council to recognize women as key “agents of peace” in the Great Lakes region Peace and Security The leadership […]
Crisis in DR Congo: famine worsens amid fighting and lack of funds
Emergency food assistance in Goma in eastern DR Congo. Crisis in DR Congo: famine worsens amid fighting and lack of funds Humanitarian Assistance The humanitarian crisis in the […]
UN Trailblazer Award: When the world doesn’t end behind a prison wall
Olukemi Ibikunle is overseeing the construction of a prison in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). UN Trailblazer Award: When the world doesn’t end […]
Unisef: in the east of DR Congo, every half hour rape the child
Children in the camp for immigrants in the province of North Kiva, DR Congo. Unisef: in the east of DR Congo, every half hour rape the child Humanitarian […]
DRC: UNICEF records sharp rise in sexual violence against children
Children in Goma, DR Congo. DRC: UNICEF records sharp spike in sexual violence against children Peace and security The number of rapes recorded by health workers at 42 […]
EXPLAINING | What is the UN doing in DR Congo?
Internally displaced people in a camp in Goma, eastern DRC. EXPLAINING | What is the UN doing in DR Congo Peace and Security The current phase of fighting […]