"HUMANITARIAN CRISIS"

Two months since hundreds of thousands of people fled violence in north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UN humanitarians warned today that armed militia continue to make their safe return impossible. UNTV CH

Security Council backsliding on duty to protect Syria’s civilians, rights advocate stresses, amid calls to protect hospitals, review deconfliction accords at 8589th meeting.

The UN Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator, Achim Steiner, completed a five-day visit to Yemen where he traveled to Aden, Sana’a, and Hodeidah, to meet with communities, officials, and members of the United Nations family. UNDP

Informal comments to the media by Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, on the situation in the Middle East.

“Bombing and shelling by the Government of Syria backed by the Russian Federation has produced carnage in the so-called de-escalation zone of Idlib” over the last three months, the UN Emergency Coordinator Mark Lowcock told the Security Council on Tuesday and called upon the Council ‘to listen to the children of Idlib and do something about it.” UNIFEED

An unprecedented proportion of children are contracting the deadly Ebola virus in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), prompting UNICEF to appeal for USD 170 million in additional funding to combat the disease. UNTV CH

A photo exhibit by Vincent Tremeau, featuring the hopes and dreams of girls trapped in crises around the world, opened at UN Headquarters. UNIFEED

The United Nations “remain deeply concerned for the safety and protection of civilians in northwest Syria,” amid escalating violence, a UN spokesperson told reporters in New York on Monday. UNIFEED

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Tackling potential sources of conflict in West Africa critical ahead of high-stakes elections, Special Representative tells Security Council at 8585th meeting.