GENEVA, October 4 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency said on Tuesday it is "very concerned" by the latest escalation of violence in southern Somalia. The renewed clashes between opposing armed groups are further exacerbating the already severe humanitarian situation. <P>"We urge all armed groups and...

Fidelis Soriwei, Abuja The troops of the Nigerian Army have raided one of the hideouts of the Boko Haram insurgents in Doksa, Biu Local Government Area of Borno State. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman said in an electronic mail on Sunday that the operation involved t...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson William Spindler – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Reports emerging from the sea rescue effort between Italy and Libya suggest around 20 men, women and children are missin...

But for the alertness of a private security guard, hundreds of people would have been killed in the Sunday morning multiple blasts that rocked the Evangelical Church Winning All in Angwan Yanshi of Tudun Wada area of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. The incident came as multiple ...

The Central African Republic’s new government is struggling to bring an end to three years of war and sectarian violence, its authority undermined by continuing attacks on civilians by the mainly Muslim Séléka and rival Christian anti-Balaka militias. Six months after Faustin-Archange Touadéra be...

YANGON – A human rights training program has launched for thousands of high-school students in 73 public schools in Bago Region, according to U Aung Myo Kyaw of the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP). “The human rights introduction program is starting in the schools of our town...

A Do-It-Yourself contraceptive injection was launched for the first time in Myanmar by the Ministry of Health and Sports and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) at Nay Pyi Taw. According to the UNFPA, the initiative targets women living in remote and conflict affected zones, including ethn...

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a US$48-million (K64.32 billion) development project in Southeastern Myanmar aimed at improving basic services on Thursday. Kayah State is the least developed state in Myanmar and has a history of armed conflict between arme...