response

Spain Imposes Border Checks on Italian Travellers in Tit-for-Tat Response to Rome’s Controls Following Ceuta Migrant Surge

Spain on Saturday (Aug 8) started border checks on travellers arriving from Italy, responding to similar measures Rome imposed following…

1 week ago

Hunger hampers Ebola response as cases top 3,200 in DR Congo

“Ebola feeds on delay, fear and hunger,” said Carl Skau, acting Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP). “Stopping…

3 weeks ago

WHO warns DR Congo Ebola outbreak is outpacing response as Uganda reaches milestone

Addressing reporters in Geneva, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the two month-old outbreak has continued to expand despite major…

1 month ago

Trump threatens more strikes on Iran as Tehran warns of ‘fearless’ response

Donald Trump has said the ceasefire agreement with Iran is "over", blasting the country's leadership as "scum" and "cuckoo" after…

1 month ago

Lives at risk in DR Congo as Ebola outbreak continues to outpace response

At a media briefing in Geneva, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said more than a month into the outbreak, frontline responders have…

2 months ago

Ebola in DR Congo: One month on, scaled up response remains insufficient

The DRC now has more than 780 confirmed cases and 180 deaths, while Uganda has recorded 19 confirmed cases, including…

2 months ago

Building trust and lab testing at the heart of DRC Ebola response: WHO

The fast-moving outbreak, which has also spread to neighbouring Uganda, is caused by the rare and deadly Bundibugyo strain of the…

2 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

Gulf states weigh response to Iranian strikes

The six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council – Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Oman…

6 months ago