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Clashes in eastern DR Congo displace 450,000 in six weeks

·November 24, 2023·1 min read

Violent clashes between non-state armed groups and government forces have displaced more than 450,000 people in the last six weeks in Rutshuru and Masisi territories in North Kivu province. People arriving in the town of Sake, located near the provincial capital Goma, spoke of having to make harrowing choices, with...

UNRWA appeals for end to deadly clashes at Palestine refugee camp in Lebanon

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·August 4, 2023·1 min read

The fighting between Palestinian armed groups at Ein El Helweh camp has also forced thousands to flee their homes that have been damaged. Ein El Helweh is one of 12 camps in Lebanon operated by the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA. It provides services to nearly 50,000 people....

Sudan latest: Tens of thousands on the move; spectre of ethnic clashes, hunger draws closer

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·April 29, 2023·7 min read

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said that tens of thousands of refugees from South Sudan, Ethiopia and Eritrea living in the country have fled the fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the Khartoum area. The newly displaced have found shelter in existing refugee camps further east...

UN officials call for de-escalation after deadly Israel-Palestinian clashes

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·February 24, 2023·1 min read

Top UN officials have called for halting escalating cycles of violence following Israeli-Palestinian clashes and airstrikes on Wednesday that left 11 dead and more than 100 injured....

‘Time is working against us’, UN chief says, calling for action to end clashes, restore credible Israeli-Palestinian political horizon

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·February 23, 2023·1 min read

“Our immediate priority must be to prevent further escalation, reduce tensions, and restore calm,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said at a meeting of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. Against a backdrop of deadly accelerating surges of violence, “sky high” tensions, and a...

Resurgence of ethnic clashes in Sudan’s Blue Nile region triggers death and destruction |

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·November 7, 2022·1 min read

According to the UN, inter-communal clashes that have flared up several times since July have caused at least 359 fatalities, injured 469 people, displaced more than 97,000, and triggered extensive property damage. “The clashes between the ethnic communities are rooted in long standing issues over land ownership and ethnic...