Nearly 2,000 people living in Tripoli in an internally displaced persons (IDP) settlement have been forcibly evicted by armed militias, the United Nations Refugee Agency said Tuesday. Triq Al Matar was the largest IDP settlement in Tripoli, hosting families originally from the city of Tawergha who have lived there since…
The 48-hour window for armed groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) to pull back from Paoua, a center of humanitarian aid for 60,000 people near the border with Chad, is set to expire. MINUSCA, the United Nations mission in CAR, issued the ultimatum on Wednesday after weeks of violent…
Nikki Haley, the United States ambassador to the United Nations, was rushed from a refugee camp in South Sudan after protests broke out and a humanitarian aid office was looted during her visit. Haley, on a three-nation tour in Africa, was evacuated from the camp safely. Images shared by Radio…
As the humanitarian situation in South Sudan further deteriorates, the United Nations and partner organizations are appealing for help in dealing with the looming risk of famine and the ongoing suffering. Humanitarian groups estimate there are now 7.5 million people across South Sudan needing assistance and protection. The conflict that…