Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know
A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region ...
Who funds the World Health Organization? A list of its biggest donors
President Donald Trump's decision to exit the World Health Organization means the U.N. agency is losing its biggest funder.
'No safe place to go to from Goma' for millions as humanitarian crisis looms in eastern Congo city
Medical staff in overwhelmed hospitals are treating hundreds of wounded civilians against the backdrop of gunfire and explosions. It remained unclear how much of Goma is controlled by the rebels, who ...
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DR Congo: 2,000 UN staff, aid workers given safe passage through Rwanda
Rwandan authorities on Monday, January 27, received close to 2,000 people, most of them employed by the United Nations in Goma, the eastern DR Congo city which was captured by M23 rebels. They were ...
What Is M23, the Rwandan-Backed Group Fighting in Eastern Congo?
The militia seized the pivotal city of Goma, threatening a new humanitarian crisis in a region that has suffered decades of ...
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Live: Israel to cease all contact with UNRWA Palestinian aid agency
Israel will cease all contact with the UN's Palestinian relief agency and any other body acting on UNRWA's behalf, Israel's ...
Israel to cut all contact with UNRWA, intermediaries: Israel UN envoy
Israel will cease all contact with the UN's Palestinian relief agency UNRWA and any other body acting on its behalf, Israel's ...
The 'dangerous' promise of a techno-utopian future
The Silicon Valley is rife with rich and powerful men who have a philosophical commitment to "longtermism" which entails ...