APO News from Africa: UN refugee agency sending urgent relief items for Congolese civilians fleeing to Angola: The United Nations refugee agency is shipping tents, mosquito nets and other essential relief items to Angola, where some 9,000 refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have fled this month alone. “Refugees reported fleeing attacks … [Read more...] about UN refugee agency sending urgent relief items for Congolese civilians fleeing to Angola
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UN Expert Urges Stronger Protection of Civilians in Northern and Central Mali
UN Expert Urges Stronger Protection of Civilians in Northern and Central Mali: Serious security threats in northern and central areas of Mali are putting civilians at risk and hampering their access to basic social services, says a UN human rights expert at the end of an eight-day mission to the country. The Independent Expert, Suliman Baldo, says: "One indicator of … [Read more...] about UN Expert Urges Stronger Protection of Civilians in Northern and Central Mali
United Nations Independent Expert Calls on Sudan to Protect the Rights of Civilians in Darfur
United Nations Independent Expert Calls on Sudan to Protect the Rights of Civilians in Darfur: The United Nations Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Sudan, Aristide Nononsi, has called on the Government in Khartoum to protect the rights of civilians in war-torn Darfur. The region has been engulfed in a civil conflict since 2003 with hundreds of … [Read more...] about United Nations Independent Expert Calls on Sudan to Protect the Rights of Civilians in Darfur
South Sudan: Fleeing civilians cut off from emergency healthcare in Wau Shilluk
South Sudan: Fleeing civilians cut off from emergency healthcare in Wau Shilluk: The recent surge in fighting in and around the towns of Wau Shilluk and Malakal (Greater Upper Nile region), has left many of those forced to flee cut off from healthcare. The international medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is today calling on all … [Read more...] about South Sudan: Fleeing civilians cut off from emergency healthcare in Wau Shilluk
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement deplores the deaths of civilians and 6 Nigerian Red Cross aid workers
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement deplores the deaths of civilians and 6 Nigerian Red Cross aid workers: The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is shocked by the deaths of civilians and six aid workers from the Nigerian Red Cross following an airstrike on the town of Rann, near the border of Nigeria and Cameroon. “We are deeply … [Read more...] about The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement deplores the deaths of civilians and 6 Nigerian Red Cross aid workers
