Humanitarian Crisis

DRC/Deadline set by (EAC) passed
The European Union, France, and the U.S. have endorsed UN reports that Kigali backs the M23 and have called on the Rwandan gov’t to stop ..

D.R. Congo/Deal deadline
M23 forces had declared a ceasefire two weeks ago to make room for a political process.

Iraq/20 years on
The military operation proceeded without United Nations support, unlike the first Gulf War or the invasion of Afghanistan.

Greece/Nationwide strike
Air traffic controllers and the Seamen’s Federation are participating and as a result, domestic and international flights at Greek airports will be canceled and ferry ..

UNCHR: The fighting in the DRC displaced 300,000 last month
The fighting displaced 300,000 last month alone, according to the UNCHR.

UN Security Council on Yemen
The head of the UN Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement, Major General Michael Beary, briefed the Council during consultations.

Syria/Revolution: 12 years on
What started as peaceful demonstrations to promote democracy soon degenerated into a civil war.

Drought and conflict in Somalia
Aid workers say they are expecting an influx after six failed rain seasons in the horn of Africa.

Syria’s war and recent earthquakes
Entire neighbourhoods in northern Syria have been rendered uninhabitable, and collective shelters are more overcrowded than ever, it said.

Covid 19, 3 years on
The virus has claimed close to seven million lives according to Johns Hopkins.

Giorgos Gerapetritis’s mandate
Mass protest rally in central Athens, organised by the Greek Civil Servants’ Confederation (ADEDY), which has also announced a 24-hour nationwide strike in the public ..

Catastrophic floods in Malaysia
The Met department has warned of more rains in the coming days.