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Violence last week forced thousands to flee, and fighting occurred on Tuesday in the outskirts of Sake, which is located some 20 kilometres northwest of the provincial capital, Goma.“Our peacekeeping mission is continuing to support the Congolese armed forces and is doing its utmost to protect civilians, including by maintaining a presence ...

More than half of Gaza’s population of over two million is now crammed into the city, which is located on the border with Egypt and originally home to some 250,000 people.Congestion has reached a point where normal routes are blocked by tents set up by families seeking any flat, clean ...

Iran on Wednesday reportedly carried out surprise attacks both inside Pakistan and Iraq which involved using precision missile and drone strikes targeting Sunni terrorist training camps in southwest Balochistan, in order to deter a planned terrorist incursion.The Iranian attacks followed a suicide bombing operation carried out by ISIL militants ...

He said the UN was able to step up delivery of basic supplies into and across the Gaza Strip during the week-long pause in fighting, primarily through the Egyptian and Palestinian Red Crescent Societies.This included 630 metric tonnes of flour for 224,000 people in the south, and 63,000 blankets ...

Pakistan announced in October that it would begin deporting “undocumented” foreign nationals starting on 1 November, affecting thousands of Afghans who have found refuge in the country.WFP said most families crossing the border are arriving hungry, desperate and in need of immediate support. The UN agency continues to supply ...

More than 64 people are missing and feared dead after the vessel they were travelling in capsized on Sunday.Approximately 90 migrants, including 60 women, were on board the vessel, which was heading to Yemen from the coast of Djibouti.Twenty-six survivors were rescued by the Yemeni Coast Guard.Global cooperation needed IOM ...

According to news reports, Pakistani security forces began detaining and deporting dozens of Afghans under the new policy this week after a Government deadline for them to leave ran out.The majority of undocumented refugees who have settled in Pakistan over decades are from neighbouring Afghanistan, and following the Taliban ...

The series of deadly earthquakes and possibility of massive involuntary returns, all add up to the need for urgent action to avoid further suffering and potential instability, said Richard Bennett.  “A grave picture has emerged, providing a glimpse of what may lie ahead for the human rights of many Afghans, ...

“People and our planet are in crisis”, the UN chief said, highlighting how conflicts continue to drive the vulnerable from their homes, while heatwaves and floods claim lives and division prevails.‘Leave no one behind’This year’s Peace Day coincides with the halfway point on the road to the Sustainable Development ...

How Budreya Faisal is looking to rejuvenate UAE women’s football with Banaat FC DUBAI: Surrounded by football memorabilia in her office on Jumeirah Beach Road, Budreya Faisal is plotting the rebirth of women’s football in the UAE. On Aug. 28, Emirati Women’s Day, she launched Banaat FC, a new ...