At an event marking the beginning of a 16-day global campaign against violence against women, the director of a documentary on women in Afghanistan, Alka Sadaat said the time has come for Afghan women to break their silence and raise their voices. UNAMA
Hundreds of women, girls and men marched in Juba, South Sudan today (26 November) to commemorate the International Day to End Violence Against Women. UNMISS
The deadline for M23 rebels to withdraw from Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is set to expire today. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is distributing food aid to roughly 81,000 displaced people who have taken refuge in and around the city amid the ongoing unrest in the region. WFP
Maintenance crews, together with the local communities in Gaza, worked into the evening hours from Friday to prepare schools to receive students after the 10 day conflict. UNRWA
After decades of war in Somalia, thousands of people left the port city of Kismayo and are living in camps. The militants have now fled the city and there is relative calm, still those displaced to Mogadishu say they will not go back. UNHCR
The World Food Programme (WFP) has provided emergency rations to 800 families in Gaza (about 4,800 people) whose houses were destroyed during the recent attacks. WFP