A Nonviolent Communication introductory workshop was held on 30 May in the Bibliotheca Alexandrina by the Centre for Democracy and Social Peace Studies (CDS) with the support of the New York Centre for Nonviolent Communication. Upon the request and assessment needs of participants during the introductory workshop, a 3 day workshop was conducted by the New York Centre for Non-Violent Communication on 19 July at the Jesuit Cultural Centre. 24 Syrians attended the workshop

843 persons relocated from Italy as of 11 July. What is the relocation programme? How does it work? Read more here: http://goo.gl/azbXQQ

MSF fears famine in northeast Nigeria; calls for UN food pipeline

Security issues dominate Arab League summit.

UN: Ban appoints deputy UN envoy in Central African Republic

Recent fighting has led to more than 37,000 South Sudanese refugees fleeing to Uganda, more than arrived in the first 6 months of 2016.

New arrivals in Uganda report that armed militias are burning down homes, murdering civilians and forcibly recruiting young men and boys in to their ranks.

A new settlement area is to be opened in Yumbe district, and could potentially host up to 100,000 South Sudanese refugees.

UN refugee agency grateful for latest US funding contribution.

On 21 July 2016, UNHCR, BRHA and Duhok Statistics Office (DSO) presented a study of Refugees, IDPs & Host Community in urban areas in Duhok.