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United Nations (UN) launched a major international funding appeal to help the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) amid warnings of a growing humanitarian crisis in the country. UNTV CH

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said one month after a series of earthquakes hit Papua New Guinea, children are still in shock and suffering significant trauma and stress which could have negative consequences to their long-term well-being. UNICEF

UN human rights expert called for “immediate international assistance” on human rights violations in Kasai region in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). OHCHR / FILE

Launching a new report, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today warned that food crises continue to strike, and acute hunger intensifies due to conflict and climate change. FAO

Around 124 million people in 51 countries faced food insecurity in 2017 -11 million more people than the year before — according to a new Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) report. FAO

Following his visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) last week, the Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock, briefed the Security Council on the situation of the 4.5 million people displaced in the DRC. UNIFEED / FILE

The World Food Programme (WFP) reported that in three conflict-affected northeastern states of Nigeria the situation for extremely vulnerable families, while still very fragile, has improved in the past six months due to sustained humanitarian assistance. WFP, however, remains concerned about the situation for families in areas that humanitarian assistance remains inaccessible due to insecurity. WFP

The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) today expressed deep concerns about alarming reports from Afrin in north western Syria about civilian deaths and injuries due to airstrikes and ground-based strikes, as well as reports that civilians are being prevented from leaving Afrin city by Kurdish forces. UNTV CH

During his visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock traveled to Kalemie in the south-eastern province of Tanganyka where he visited the Katanika displacement site and spoke with some of the over 13,000 people who live there. OCHA

More than 7 million people in South Sudan – almost two-thirds of the population – could become severely food insecure in the coming months without sustained humanitarian assistance and access, the United Nations warned. WFP