Tag: UN
the expectations of the displaced during the visit of the UN Security Council mission
The security situation in the east of the DRC, at the heart of the meeting between Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi and a UN delegation, on a three-day visit to the…
Rishi Sunak received by Emmanuel Macron for a Franco-British “reconnection” summit
Emmanuel Macron receives this Friday, March 10 at the Elysée the British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. This Franco-British summit, the first since 2018, is placed under the sign of ”…
“I had the reflex to run under fire”
In Haiti, violence is reaching levels not seen in decades. Since Wednesday, the situation – already critical – in Port-au-Prince and its surroundings has become untenable for residents of the…
in the Kigonzi IDP camp, the population feels abandoned
In Ituri, in eastern DRC, civilians are particularly targeted by militias; the armed forces struggle to protect them. In the territory of Djugu, the community conflict between Hema and Lendu…
1.2 billion euros promised for Yemen
One billion two hundred million dollars is the amount pledged by donor countries to help Yemen. The United Nations organized this Monday, February 27 in Geneva an international conference to…
Colombia will ask the UN to remove the coca leaf from the list of illicit substances
The Colombian government has announced that it will join the request of Bolivia, which intends to ask the UN to remove the coca leaf from its list of illicit substances.…
A year ago, the war in Ukraine began
On Thursday February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the offensive against Ukraine, and shook the entire European continent. A year later, RFI is devoting a special day this…
In Burma, the number of mine victims increases with the civil war
Landmines and unexploded ordnance injured or killed more than one person a day in Burma in 2022, according to the United Nations, an increase of almost 40% compared to 2021.…
More than two billion dollars are needed to respond to the humanitarian crisis in the DRC
In the DRC, the government and the humanitarian community launched, this Wednesday in Kinshasa, the 2023 humanitarian response plan. More than two billion dollars are needed to finance humanitarian needs…
a treaty under discussion at the UN
The Member States of the United Nations are meeting, from this Monday, February 20, to draw up a treaty on this part of the oceans which extends beyond national jurisdictions.…