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Ebola risk raised to 'very high' in DR Congo

The head of the UN health agency says the risk in the wider region is "high", but it remains "low"…

3 months ago

Ebola risk ‘very high’ in eastern DR Congo as UN intensifies response

The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday raised the national risk assessment for DRC to “very high” - although…

3 months ago

UN agencies step up Ebola response in eastern DR Congo

As health authorities in both the DRC and Uganda respond to the deadly resurgence, the UN is also helping to…

3 months ago

Ebola risk is high inside DR Congo but it’s no pandemic emergency: WHO

In an update on the fast-developing situation in eastern DRC, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that…

3 months ago

Ebola outbreak follows hunger and displacement crisis in DR Congo

“The world is not safer from pandemics”, said experts from the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) on Monday, who underscored…

3 months ago

World News in Brief: AI diagnostics, humanitarian deal for DR Congo, rights abuse allegations in Belarus, Ukraine children bear heaviest burden

According to the UN World Health Organization (WHO) joint report with the European Union, 74% of countries in the bloc…

4 months ago

SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Security fears rise in eastern DR Congo

The Security Council holds an open briefing top of the hour on the deteriorating security situation in the Democratic Republic…

4 months ago

Eastern DR Congo fighting kills scores, cuts food aid and drives mass displacement

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the situation in South Kivu province has deteriorated sharply…

8 months ago

UN decries ‘truly horrific’ massacres in DR Congo

The UN described it as one of the most appalling attacks in a new wave of violence by the Allied…

9 months ago

DR Congo hunger crisis worsening amid fighting and lack of aid funding

UN aid agencies are struggling to access provinces overrun by Rwanda-backed M23 rebel fighters at the start of the year,…

9 months ago