Listen to a bulletin of news and features from the United Nations, with Dianne Penn and Jocelyne Sambira. In today’s programme: Countries have been urged not to forget the millions of people going hungry in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; and only one in 5 women drug addicts seeks treatment, a UN expert warns.

  UN chief condemns triple suicide bombings in Nigeria A series of suicide bombings in northern Nigeria on Tuesday has been condemned by the UN Secretary-General. At least 30 people were killed in the three attacks which occurred at a market and refugee camp in Borno State. In a statement condemning the violence, UN chief [...]

  UNHCR relocating scores of Congolese refugees in Angola An exercise has begun to relocate more than 33,000 Congolese refugees from overcrowded reception centres in northern Angola, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday. UNHCR and its partners are moving the people to a newly established settlement in in Lรณvua, approximately some 100 km [...]

IOM provides US$150,000 for Sierra Leone mudslide relief The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is racing to assist Sierra Leone in the wake of devastating floods and mudslides which have killed hundreds. The UN agency announced on Tuesday that it has released US$150,000 in support of the relief effort. "IOM is ready to work with [...]

Listen to a bulletin of news and features from the United Nations, with Matt Wells and Dianne Penn. In today's programme: Time is running out to stop the spread of violent terrorist groups across Africa's Sahel region, the Security Council hears; and we'll have the latest from the UN rescue and recovery mission on the [...]

With hundreds reported to have died following mudslides and extensive flooding around the capital of Sierra Leone, UN agencies are joining in with the rescue and recovery effort. Access to water, food and medical treatment, together with widespread homelessness are expected to be immediate concerns for thousands around the capital Freetown, which has a population [...]

Time is "running out" to find and implement solutions to the spread of terrorist groups and their extremist ideology across Africa's Sahel region. That's according to El Ghassim Wane, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, briefing the Security Council on Tuesday. He was outlining preparations for the deployment of a new Sahel Joint Force, by [...]

A "vicious circle" of cholera being fuelled by malnutrition in war-torn Yemen, has seen the number of suspected cases of the deadly disease pass the half-a-million mark, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. Around 5,000 people are being infected every day, and nearly 2,000 have died since the outbreak began at the end [...]

7.7 million in DRC face "acute hunger" UN agencies warn Around 7.7 million people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) face acute hunger, a 30 per cent increase over the last year, two UN agencies warned on Monday. A new report released by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food [...]

Listen to a bulletin of news and features from the United Nations, with Matt Wells and Jocelyne Sambira. In today's programme: A "vicious circle" of conflict and malnutrition sees the number of Yemenis with suspected cholera, rise above the half-million mark. We'll hear from the World Health Organization; and in the wake of an attempted [...]