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Accounts of torture and the recruitment of child soldiers have surfaced in the Central African Republic since a rebel takeover, a U.N. rights official said.
Despite military progress, there's not a general sense of security in Mali as most displaced people are afraid to return to their homes, an ICRC delegate said.
Malians need to work on reconciliation efforts as part of a recovery process from internal strife, a U.N. official said from Geneva.
Looting is widespread in parts of Central African Republic as humanitarian workers struggle to address growing needs, a U.N. refugee agency spokesman said.
A "triple crisis" that's fallen on the civilian population in Mali prompted the European Commission to boost its humanitarian aid, a crisis official said.
The United Nations said it is sending assistance to refugee camps along the Syrian border, where an unusual cold snap has brought new misery.
The United Nations expressed concern for the safety of those in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo displaced by fighting amid reports of heavy looting.
A small vessel capsized off Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, leaving six of the 24 people aboard dead and 10 missing, U.N. officials said Tuesday.
The United Nations says $500 million is needed to support Syrian refugees, whose numbers have tripled in three months, a United Nations report said Tuesday.
A U.N. relief agency said Tuesday the number of refugees who have fled Syria has surpassed a quarter million, testing humanitarian relief effort limits.
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