UNHCR: Rapid influx of Congolese refugees strains Uganda’s threadbare resources
Stories & Blogs UNHCRApr 08, 2025(Briefing Notes )Uganda, Africa’s largest refugee host, is witnessing a sharp increase in the number of Congolese refugees crossing its western border due to increased insecurity in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Aid cuts shut down critical services for Sudanese refugees in Chad
Stories & Blogs UNHCRApr 07, 2025(Story )UNHCR and its partners are being forced to close or scale back health, education and other crucial programmes for refugees in Chad due to severe funding shortages.
Heading home: DRC’s conflict-displaced face spiking hunger and smashed lives
Stories & Blogs WFPApr 02, 2025(Story )As new findings show record-high hunger in Africa’s second-largest country, a severe funding crunch and insecurity hamper WFP’s efforts to reach tens of thousands of desperate people in the northeast
Conflict and rising food prices drive Congolese into one of the world's worst food crises according to new IPC data
Stories & Blogs WFPMar 27, 2025(News )2.5m more people have been pushed into acute food insecurity, as UN agencies grapple with increasing needs.
WFP races to support new Congolese arrivals in Burundi as aid operations become stretched to the limit
Stories & Blogs WFPMar 24, 2025(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).
Secretary-General appoints Antonio Aranibar of Bolivia as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Equatorial Guinea
Stories & Blogs UNCTADMar 17, 2025(Announcement )Mr. Aranibar brings more than 20 years’ experience in sustainable development, governance and peacebuilding to the role.
Global trade in 2025: Resilience under pressure
Stories & Blogs UNCTADMar 14, 2025(News )As trade uncertainty grows, global cooperation and balanced policies will be key to preventing economic fragmentation and safeguarding long-term growth.
Millions in Central Sahel and Nigeria at risk of food cuts as the World Food Programme faces severe funding crisis
Stories & Blogs WFPMar 07, 2025(News )The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warns that life-saving food and nutrition assistance in Central Sahel and Nigeria will halt in April 2025 without urgent funding.
UNHCR seeks urgent support as violence in eastern DR Congo leaves hundreds of thousands without shelter
Stories & Blogs UNHCRFeb 14, 2025(Briefing Notes )UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is alarmed by the rapidly worsening humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
WFP welcomes contribution from Japan to save lives in war-torn Sudan.
Stories & Blogs WFPFeb 13, 2025(News )WFP welcomes a contribution of JPY 150 million (approx. US $1 million) from the Government of Japan for its operations in Sudan.