The Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group is trying to extract money from relief organisations working in occupied areas in eastern DR Congo. Entry visas have been imposed and taxes demanded on staff salaries and rented properties. buff.ly/k8TYlKi

M23 tax drive in DR Congo puts squeeze on aid groups

The Rwanda-backed rebels have imposed entry visas and demanded taxes on staff salaries and rented properties.

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Over 100 strikes on Lebanon in 24 hours. Civilians killed. Families displaced. We are doing everything to get support to those who need it. But what people need most is a genuine ceasefire.

I echo the Secretary‑General’s thanks for the United States’ further commitment of $1.8 billion to the humanitarian community. At a moment of rising needs and declining funding, this support will help save millions of lives.

As the US announces it will screen some arrivals for Ebola at airports, here's what we know about the outbreak in DR Congo u.afp.com/SRBR

#MYANMAR - UNICEF is deeply alarmed by new reports that at least 5 children have been killed and 3 injured following airstrikes in Ponnagyun, Rakhine State and Myinmu, Sagaing State. Children must be protected at all times. @ricardopires.bsky.social @unicef.org www.unicef.org/eap/press-re...

From sunlight to lifelines ☀️💧 In #Myanmar, UNCERF is supporting @unicef.org to bring clean water through solar power – so children can be in class, not carrying jerrycans. “This project didn’t just bring water. It brought dignity.”

At a difficult time for humanitarians and the people we serve, we all need some motivation. My motivation this week comes from these kids I met yesterday in Rakhine State, Myanmar. They are Rohingya, born in a squalid camp whose boundaries they have never crossed. And yet they smile and laugh.

Back in Geneva.

" Myanmar refugees are undertaking dangerous journeys in search of protection, safety, family reunification, and livelihoods." A Route-Based Snapshot: Data & Trends for #Refugees from #Myanmar, as of end-November 2025 (UNHCR) data.unhcr.org/en/documents...

🚨Airstrike at Mrauk-U General Hospital, #Rakhine #Myanmar 🗨️"The United Nations condemns this attack, which is part of a broader pattern of strikes causing harm to civilians and civilian objects that continue to devastate communities across the country." press.un.org/en/2025/db25...

🚨PRESS RELEASE: As conflict fuels suffering in #Myanmar, UN publishes #humanitarian report forecasting most urgent needs for 2026 🌐Often left out of the global headlines, #Myanmar remains one of the world’s most dire and yet under-funded humanitarian crises. ℹ️ myanmar.un.org/en/306830-co...

Catastrophic flooding and landslides, driven by intensifying cyclones and seasonal monsoons, are devastating communities across South and Southeast Asia. Since 17 November, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, Viet Nam and Malaysia have been among the hardest hit. reliefweb.int/report/sri-l...

📢Latest #Myanmar Humanitarian Update 🚨Civilian casualties and new displacement continue daily 🍚Myanmar is now a hunger hotspot of “very high concern”, with nutrition situation worsening in Rakhine 📈The 2025 HNRP is only 15% funded reliefweb.int/report/myanm...

#PHILIPPINES: Tropical Cyclone #Kalmaegi (#Tino) and #Fung-Wong (#Uwan) #Humanitarian Snapshot reliefweb.int/report/phili...

Today’s free humanitarian reporting glossary: “Beneficiaries” = People “Persons” = People “Individuals” = People “IDPs” = People "Rights-holders" = People “Populations” = People “Villagers” = People “Civilians” = People You are welcome.

#Myanmar: Humanitarian conditions are worsening as insecurity persists across affected regions. In #Sagaing Region, airstrikes and ground offensives in early October displaced more than 14,000 people and reportedly destroyed over 1,700 houses. ↘️ reliefweb.int/report/phili...

The impact of a disaster doesn’t disappear when news headlines move on. Six months since the devastating #earthquakes in #Myanmar, humanitarians continue to respond to the needs of communities still living with destroyed homes, schools, and livelihoods.

🔹Response efforts scaled up to assist affected people ahead of cold season #Afghanistan 🔹SuperTY Ragasa hit northern #Philippines, over 15k people evacuated 🔹Armed clashes intensified in NW #Myanmar 🔹Relief operations ongoing in flood-affected areas #Pakistan reliefweb.int/report/phili...

Today’s free humanitarian reporting glossary: “Beneficiaries” = People “Persons” = People “Individuals” = People “IDPs” = People "Rights-holders" = People “Populations” = People “Villagers” = People “Civilians” = People You are welcome.

Alea told me one of the saddest stories that I have heard in my humanitarian career. We shouldn’t wait for disasters to strike before mobilizing humanitarian action. #COP29 #ClimateAction #Bangladesh

A few years ago, I met 7-year-old Mohibulla outside his neighbour's bullet-scarred gate. I asked him if he goes to school. "How can I go to school? It burned down during the fighting." Fasl-e-Bolan, Helmand Province, #Afghanistan #WorldChildrensDay #EducationCannotWait

We are 19% funded – 40% down on last year. Millions going without food, healthcare, protection. Aid workers killed at record levels. This is an age of indifference – we must reform, regroup, renew. #UNGA80 Briefed journalists on headline crises:

🗨️"Change is essential right now, but we’re not changing in benign waters – we’re changing in the midst of a storm around us. ...We need to fight for what must be saved, and we must imagine what we can be in the future." - @tomfletcherun.bsky.social @unocha.org reliefweb.int/report/world...

"We have nothing left." The earthquake in #Afghanistan has left people with nothing. Their homes and loved ones are gone, their futures on the brink. A population that has already endured so much needs the world’s solidarity now. You can help: https://bit.ly/45J6gUW

We’re working around clock in response to the Afghanistan earthquakes. But we need more funding to save more lives.   Here's how you can help: crisisrelief.un.org/en/afghanistan

Millions have been affected by #Pakistan floods and need support. I’ve allocated $5 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund to provide life-saving aid and cash support to the most vulnerable.

Following the devastating #floods in #Pakistan, humanitarian partners are delivering clean water, health care, emergency shelter & other urgent supplies to people. #OCHAthanks donors to the Asia-Pacific Humanitarian Fund for enabling a faster & more effective response.

📣 #Afghanistan #Earthquake in Nangahar Flash Update No.4 🔹 2,205 people killed, 3,640 people injured and 84,000 people affected 🔹43,000 ready-to-eat meals, 901 standard non-food item kits & 1,077 family tents have been distributed to affected areas reliefweb.int/report/afgha...

⚠️ #Afghanistan #Earthquake Flash Update #3 🟦 Initial reports : 1,368 people killed, over 17,000 people affected & 2,924 homes destroyed 🟦 Aftershocks have worsened road blockages, further hindering access to affected areas 🟦 Humanitarian response is ongoing reliefweb.int/report/afgha...

A devastating 6.0 earthquake has struck eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 800 people and injuring thousands more. In response, Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Joyce Msuya has allocated $5M from UNCERF to deliver urgent shelter, health, food and logistics support to the affected people.