La Communauté économique des Etats de l’Afrique centrale prolonge la période de transition en RCA jusqu'au 31 mars 2016

Pope Francis to begin his Africa visit today. He will visit Kenya, Uganda and the Central African Republic where he is awaited on 28 November.

Début de la visite du pape François en Afrique. Il se rendra au Kenya, en Ouganda et en République Centrafricaine où il est attendu le 28 novembre.

From 23 November, the individual biometric registration in White Nile State, Sudan has resumed its exercise in the third site- El Kashafa.

Proper information, counselling and accommodation needs to be provided to people affected by decisions at border points. (UNHCR)

For the 2015-2016 winter, more than 341,904 Syrian refugees in urban areas will receive winterization assistance in the form of cash and NFIs.

UNICEF/WASH: Equipping and connecting the two wells in Dafiyana and Abu Al Farth is 80% completed

For the Zaatari winteriztion and harsh weather plans, see http://data.unhcr.org/syrianrefugees/download.php?id=9748

Ambassador William L. Swing, IOM Director General, and his delegation visited the Saudi capital Riyadh on 15 Nov and had meetings with Prince Turki Bin Mohammed at the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs and also met with Dr. Abdullah Al-Rubaeeah, Supervisor General of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSC). The visit focused on the growing cooperation between the KSA and IOM, and support for IOM’s humanitarian work in Yemen and within the region.

Mali President cuts short Chad trip after an attack on a hotel in Bamako this morning