Since 1996, conflict in eastern DRC has led to approximately six million ... mostly settling in refugee camps in the North Kivu and South Kivu provinces. A small subset of those Rwandans who entered ...

The conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has precipitated a humanitarian crisis marked by an increase in ...

Fragile and conflict-affected states are home to nearly 1 billion people facing many challenges—from low-capacity institutions and the limited provision of public goods to extreme poverty, forced ...

Learn about UNHCR’s work in the Southern Africa region, including refugee and displacement data, programme plans, funding needs and our impact.

The rivalry between the two biggest economies — the US and China — is escalating in the eastern DRC over the battle for the critical minerals in the region. The intensified rivalry has been laid bare ...

UN says most flour delivered in Gaza looted or taken by starving people The United Nations said on Monday that it has only been able to bring minimal flour into Gaza since Israel lifted an aid ...

The conflict between Israel and Palestinians — and other groups in the Middle East — goes back decades. These stories provide context for current developments and the history that led up to them.

Today, the Council imposed restrictive measures on nine individuals and one entity responsible for acts that constitute serious human rights violations and abuses in the Democratic Republic of the ...