DRC

©UNICEF/Vincent Tremeau

News in Brief 6 April 2021

6 April 2021
News in Brief
  • Clarity still needed on effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine passports: WHO 
  • Scale of acute hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, ‘staggering’ 
  • Refugee agency supports health care for 120,000 refugees in Iran  
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3'32"
IMF/Raphael Alves

News in Brief 13 January 2021

13 January 2021
News in Brief
  • Health agency calls for greater cooperation to identify COVID mutations 
  • Lower wages and higher health risks: Reality of COVID homeworking 
  • Prosecutors ‘lost case file’ of murdered activist, says UN rights panel 
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3'23"
WFP/Beyaz

News in Brief 21 April 2020

21 April 2020
News in Brief
  • COVID-19 could cause acute food insecurity for 250 million people, say UN agencies
  • Massive floods in DRC’s South Kivu impact 80,000 people, kill dozens
  • Iron deficiency guidelines unveiled for pregnant women and infants
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3'48"
UNAMA/Ebrahim Papal

News in Brief 27 November 2019

27 November 2019
News in Brief
  • UN Mission in Afghanistan supports child sex abuse allegations
  • Thousands of children killed by measles in DR Congo
  • Eat the Mediterranean way: UN food agency
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2'26"
© UNICEF/Thomas Nybo

Measles claims more than twice as many lives than Ebola in DR Congo

27 November 2019
Health

Since the beginning of 2019, measles has taken more than 5,000 lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a top UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) official said on Wednesday, pointing out that over 90 per cent of the deaths were children under-five. 

©UNICEF/Vincent Tremeau

EU Ebola vaccine approval is landmark moment: World Health Organization

12 November 2019
Interviews

Cases of Ebola virus are slowing down in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but it is still way too soon to say the deadly disease is beaten.

Christian Lindmeier of the World Health Organization (WHO), gave an update on the outbreak to  UN News’s Daniel Johnson, in Geneva.

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4'16"
© UNICEF/Truong Viet Hung

Wednesday’s Daily Brief: Mistreatment rife during childbirth, UNICEF Cryptocurrency Fund, Synagogue attack in Germany, World Post Day

9 October 2019
Humanitarian Aid

A recap of Wednesday’s stories: Alarming accounts of women mistreated in childbirth; UNICEF enters new world of cryptocurrency funding; UN chief condemns synagogue attack in Germany; mission chief calls on DR Congo political class to build on progress; UN celebrates mail services around the world.

UN Photo/Martine Perret

Friday's Daily Brief: Ebola survivors top 1,000 in DR Congo, star of 'Roma' film named Goodwill Ambassador, clean air treaty enters into force

4 October 2019
Health

A recap of Friday's stories: Milestone of 1,000 Ebola survivors counted in DR Congo; UN concerned over violent anti-government protests in Iraq and elsewhere; Oscar-nominated star named UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador; Parties to Gothenburg Protocol for cleaner air, plan treaty implementation; UN scientific experts advise on elimination of hazardous chemicals.

UNAMI

News in Brief 4 October, 2019

4 October 2019
News in Brief
  • UN expresses concern following wave of street protests in Iraq and elsewhere 
  • UN highlights milestone of 1,000 Ebola survivors in DR Congo
  • UN experts recommend elimination of toxic chemicals
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3'6"
MONUSCO/Michael Ali

DR Congo President and UN chief meet at a ‘historic moment’ for democracy in the country

2 September 2019
Peace and Security

On the third and final day of his visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), UN chief António Guterres declared that the country is experiencing a historic moment, which could herald the development of democratic institutions.