UN / SAHEL UPDATE
The UN’s Sahel regional humanitarian coordinator David Gressly today (13 July) reports on severe drought. UNTV / FILE
The UN’s Sahel regional humanitarian coordinator David Gressly today (13 July) reports on severe drought. UNTV / FILE
The UN refugee agency today ( 13 July) said ”hundreds” of Haitians are dying at sea each year as they try to cross the Caribbean to seek refuge in neighbouring countries, and others are being systematically repatriated without screening. CH UNTV / MINUSTAH
The head of the UN mission in Syria today confirmed the use of mechanized units, indirect fire, and helicopters in the village of Treimseh, but said his observers needed a local ceasefire for them to verify the facts on the ground. UNSMIS
United Nations (UN) Humanitarian agencies today expressed concern at the large numbers of people fleeing the recent upsurge of fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and ask for urgent funding to deal with the situation. CH UNTV