WFP races to support new Congolese arrivals in Burundi as aid operations become stretched to the limit
Stories & Blogs WFP (WFP News )The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has rapidly mobilized additional assistance in Burundi to support the large influx of families fleeing violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Côte d'Ivoire: Model to follow for definitive abolition of the death penalty, says Special Rapporteur
Stories & Blogs OHCHR (Press )A UN human rights expert today welcomed Côte d'Ivoire’s ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights as a definitive and irrevocable step to abolish the death penalty in the country.
WFP Geneva Palais Briefing Note: Millions in the DRC risk going hungry as funding dries up
Stories & Blogs WFP (Briefing note )The ongoing political instability and armed conflicts in the DRC have devastated food production and distribution systems.