The UN Secretary-General issued his first call for a global ceasefire in March amid COVID pandemic, yet early signs of progress have since stalled, as armed groups have continued or even increased fighting At least 21,347 people have been killed in conflict, including more than 5,800 civilian adults and children who were directly targeted, despite… Continue reading Over 21,000 People Killed Since UN Global Ceasefire Resolution 90 days ago
Tag: DR Congo
New data show world lost a Switzerland-size area of primary rainforest in 2019
Morgan Erickson-Davis Data from 2001 to 2019 show an overall deforestation of primary forest constituting the third-highest year of primary forest loss since the turn of the century Last year the world lost around 119,000 square kilometers (45,946 square miles) of tree cover, according to satellite data collated by the University of Maryland (UMD) released… Continue reading New data show world lost a Switzerland-size area of primary rainforest in 2019
Ebola Escalated Response: WB commits US$80 Million to DR Congo
The World Bank Group and the Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility (PEF) have approved a total of up to US$80 million in grants to support over half the estimated cost of an escalated six-month Ebola response effort being mounted by the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and international partners. The escalated campaign is estimated to… Continue reading Ebola Escalated Response: WB commits US$80 Million to DR Congo
The Story of a Solar Fridge: Film
Vincent Urban DR Congo is often a forgotten crisis. It doesn’t show up much in the news, but millions of people continue to be forced from their homes cut off from health care and other essentials because of ongoing waves of violence. In October 2015, I accompanied the humanitarian organisation Medair to eastern Congo, a region… Continue reading The Story of a Solar Fridge: Film