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UN Top Headlines Updated for Africa UN says Somali famine over, but warns action needed to forestall new crisisThe UN declared an end to famine conditions in Somalia today, but warned that the crisis in the Horn of Africa is not over and requires continued efforts to restore food security and help people resume normal lives. UN alarmed by reported new atrocities against displaced civilians in DR CongoThe United Nations refugee agency said today it is alarmed by recent reports that displaced people have been tortured and killed in their camps by armed elements in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). UN voices concern over fresh round of killings in South SudanThe United Nations human rights office today voiced concern over a cattle raid in a northern state of South Sudan earlier this week, which has led to 78 deaths and numerous injuries among civilians, most of whom were women and children. Mozambique: UN agency begins food distribution to flood victimsThe United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has begun distributing rations in Mozambique, where an estimated 70,000 people are in urgent need of assistance after the country was pounded by two tropical storms. UN backs vaccination campaign after yellow fever outbreaks hit Cameroon and GhanaThe United Nations is backing a mass vaccination campaign under way in northern Cameroon, where a new outbreak of yellow fever has killed at least seven people. In Côte d'Ivoire, UN mission to decide on election certification next weekThe head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) said today that he hopes to decide next week on the partial certification of parliamentary elections held in the West African country near the end of last year. Ethiopia's anti-terrorism laws must not be misused to curb rights - UNA group of independent United Nations human rights experts today spoke out against the ongoing use of anti-terrorism laws to curb freedom of expression in Ethiopia, where several journalists were recently given prison sentences under such legislation. UN invites all Congolese to avoid violence, resolve poll disputes peacefullyWith the provisional results of national legislative elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) having now been announced, the United Nations today encouraged all actors to use legal channels for resolving any disputes and refrain from the use of force or violence. Ban voices sadness after deadly clashes at Egyptian soccer stadiumSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed sadness at last night's violent clashes at a soccer match in Egypt which led to the deaths of at least 74 people and injuries to hundreds of others. South Sudan: UN relief chief sees ‘terrible situation' in troubled Jonglei stateThe United Nations relief chief today visited areas in South Sudan hit by recent ethnic violence and met some of the victims of a vicious cycle of raids and reprisal attacks, describing what she had seen as "a terrible situation" with people having lost loved ones, property and livelihood. UN News For Europe | UN News For the Americas UN News For Asia and the Pacific | UN News Main Headlines |
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