Mapigano yanayoendelea nchini Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo, DRC, yamesababisha zaidi ya watu 70,000 kukimbia makazi yao na kuvuka mpaka kuingia nchi jirani ya Burundi wakitafuta usalama.

Idadi kubwa ya wakimbizi wapya wanaendelea kuripotiwa kaskazini mwa Burundi, katika wilaya ya Rugombo, jimboni Cibitoke, ambako raia wanavuka mto Rusizi na kuingia jimboni humo.  Hali katika jamii zilizo karibu na mpaka ni mbaya, huku kukiwa na ukosefu wa makazi, maji, na huduma za usafi. Ingawa hivyo jamii hizo zinafungua milango kwa wakimbizi hao wakati wakisubiri kuhamishiwa maeneo ya mbali na mpaka. Miongoni mwaoni Chancelline na mumewe ambayo simulizi yao ya hadi kuingia Burundi ndio msingi wa makala hii kutoka shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Kuhudumia Wakimbizi, UNHCR, ikisimuliwa na Assumpta Massoi.

Nyumba yetu ilivamiwa na tulilazimika kukimbia hadi hapa Burundi – Mkimbizi Charles

Since alarming reports broke that Trump is preparing deportation flights to Libya, the plan has happily been put on hold by the courts—as well as denied by both of Libya's two rival governments. But Libya, like El Salvador, was clearly chosen because of its horrific human rights record, with a UN investigation characterizing its treatment of detained migrants as crimes against humanity. A migrant detention center was even bombed in the inter-factional fighting in Libya six years ago, killing scores of inmates. And news of US plans to send detainees there comes just as a new round of fighting has broken out in Tripoli—involving a militia headed by the warlord "Gheniwa," who has himself been implicated in atrocities against migrants. Bill Weinberg raises the alarm in Episode 278 of the CounterVortex podcast.

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Conflict and climate change drive a humanitarian crisis in the Great Lakes and Horn of Africa, displacing 5.4M refugees and 18.8M internally displaced persons, with 90M at risk of famine, demanding urgent global support through UNHCR to address displacement, food insecurity, and regional conflicts.

Great Lakes Horn Africa Urgent Crisis of Lives

Heavy fighting in South Sudan and Sudan has triggered a massive humanitarian crisis across East Africa, with the situation in Sudan's White Nile now critical, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday.

The state hosts 650,000 internally displaced people and 410,000 South Sudanese refugees. Many have been forced to move multiple times since war broke out in Sudan between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces in April 2023.

In just the last month, around 25,000 mostly women and children have crossed into Sudan’s White Nile state.

"This continued influx of South Sudanese refugees is placing additional pressure on already overstretched healthcare, water, sanitation, hygiene and protection services in nearly all of the neighbouring countries," said Dana Hughes, who is Deputy Head of Global Communications for UNHCR.

Conflict in Sudan, South Sudan, is pushing East Africa to the brink

Hii leo jaridani tunakuletea mada kwa kina na leo ikiwa ni siku ya kimataifa ya kupinga utumikishaji wa watoto ambapo shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Kazi duniani, ILO, linasema maudhui ni Maendeleo yako dhahiri, lakini bado kuna mengi ya kufanya: Hebu tuongeze kasi. Tunakupeleka nchini Tanzania kumulika harakati za kuwaepusha watoto kutumikishwa.

1.	Watu waliolazimika kukimbia makazi yao kutokana na vita, ukatili na mateso duniani kote imefikia kiwango cha juu kisichovumilika, hasa wakati huu ambapo ufadhili wa misaada ya kibinadamu unapungua kwa kasi. Kwa mujibu wa Ripoti ya Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Kuhudumia wakimbizi UNHCR iliyotolewa leo kuhusu mwelekeo wa Ulimwengu, kufikia mwisho wa Aprili mwaka huu, kulikuwa na watu milioni 122.1 waliolazimika kuhama kwa nguvu, ikilinganishwa na watu milioni 120 mwaka uliopita katika kipindi kama hicho. 
2.	Ikiwa leo ni Siku ya Kimataifa ya kupinga ajira kwa watoto, utafiti uliofanywa na mashirika ya Umoja wa Mataifa lile la kazi duniani, ILO na la kuhudumia Watoto UNICEF unaonesha licha ya hatua zilizopigwa, ajira kwa watoto bado inaathiri watoto milioni 138 duniani kote, kati yao milioni 54 wakifanya kazi hatarishi ambazo zinaweza kuhatarisha afya yao, usalama wao au maendeleo yao kwa ujumla. 
3.	Nchini Sudan Kusini watu wako katika hatari ya njaa katika miezi ijayo, kutokana na kuongezeka kwa mapigano katika jimbo la Upper Nile. Utafiti mpya kutoka katika Mfumo wa Uainishaji wa Viwango vya Uhakika wa Chakula (IPC) unaonesha kudorora kwa hali ya chakula na lishe katika maeneo ya Sudan Kusini yaliyoathiriwa na mapigano katika miezi ya karibuni.
4.	Na katika kujifunza lugha ya Kiswahili hii leo mchambuzi wetu mlumbi wa Kiswahili Joramu Nkumbi kutoka nchini Tanzania, anafafanua maana ya maneno "MBEUZI, MNYWANYWA NA MACHAGU.”

Mwenyeji wako ni Flora Nducha, karibu!


JARIDA LA HABARI ZA UN 12 JUNI 2025 NA FLORA NDUCHA

🎙️Tune in to #UNFICYP’s Out Loud Podcast!

This week, on the occasion of World Refugee Day, we partnered with @UNHCRCyprus to share a series of interviews with refugees and asylum-seekers living in Cyprus. We hear about the perils of their journeys, their hopes, and dreams and how, despite their challenges, they are building better futures.

In this edition, join us and listen to Adam speak about his journey as a refugee from Syria and how people in #Cyprus and around the 🌍 can support those who are forced to flee their homes.

Let’s come together in solidarity with refugees. Today and always.  
#WorldRefugeeDay

Presenter: Ersin Oztoycan

World Refugee Day series - Adam

Tune in to #UNFICYP’s Out Loud podcast!

This week, on the occasion of #WorldRefugeeDay, we partnered with @UNHCRCyprus to share a series of interviews with refugees and asylum-seekers living in Cyprus. We hear about the perils of their journeys, their hopes, and dreams and how, despite their challenges, they are building better futures.

In today’s episode, join us and listen to Parwana, a young woman from Afghanistan tell us about her passion for education, why she was forced to flee her homeland, what gives her courage and strength, and her hopes and dreams for the future—for herself, and for all refugee women and girls.
UNFICYP
Let’s come together in solidarity with refugees. Today and always. 


World Refugee Day series - Parwana

🎙️Tune in to #UNFICYP’s Out Loud podcast!

This week, on the occasion of #WorldRefugeeDay, we partnered with UNHCR Cyprus to share a series of interviews with refugees and asylum-seekers living in Cyprus. We hear about the perils of their journeys, their hopes, and dreams and how, despite their challenges, they are building better futures.

In today’s episode, join us and listen to Stephane, a recognised refugee from Cameroon, tell us about his empowerment journey, the challenges faced by the refugee community on the island, and how he has gone from being a volunteer to establishing his own organisation that supports refugee rights and integration. From advocacy for refugees living with disabilities to activities like the 1st African Fashion Show, Stephane’s work gives voice and visibility to refugees in Cyprus.    

Let’s come together in solidarity with refugees. Today and always.
 
Presenter: Ersin Oztoycan


World Refugee Day series - Stephane

🎙️Tune in to #UNFICYP’s Out Loud podcast!

As we mark #WorldRefugeeDay, we partnered with UNHCR Cyprus to share a series of interviews with refugees and asylum-seekers living in #Cyprus. We hear about the perils of their journeys, their hopes, and dreams and how, despite their challenges, they are building better futures.

In our final episode in this series, join us and listen to Balqees, a recognised refugee from Somalia tell us about her journey to Cyprus, alone at age 15, and how she has faced her fears, pursued her education, and, with hope and courage, dreams big for the future as an independent young woman. 🩵

Let’s come together in solidarity with refugees. Today and always. 

Presenter: Ersin Oztoycan

World Refugee Day series - Balqees

Hii leo jaridani tunaangazia siku ya Wakimbizi Duniani, mwaka huu ikibeba maudhui “Mshinamano na wakimbizi”, tukisikia ujumbe wa Umoja wa Mataifa na kazi wanazozifanya kuinua Maisha ya wakimbizi, na pia tunakuletea sauti za wakimbizi kutoka DRC, Burundi, Ethiopia na Sudan Kusini.

1.	Leo ni Siku ya Wakimbizi Duniani, mwaka huu ikibeba maudhui “Mshinamano na wakimbizi” na Umoja wa Mataifa umetaka mshikamano huo kwa vitendo wakati idadi ya watu wanaolazimika kufungasha virago na kukimbia makayo yao ikifikia kiwango cha kihistoria. 
2.	Tukisalia na siku ya wakimbizi duniani tunaelekea  eneo la Mata, karibu na mpaka wa Ethiopia na Sudan Kusini, ambakomaelfu ya wakimbizi kutoka Sudan Kusini wanapokea msaada wa dharura kupitia juhudi za Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Mpango wa Chakula Duniani, WFP. unaolenga kuwalinda baada ya kukimbia  mapigano makali nchini mwao. Nyibol Chueny Puok, mama wa watoto 4 ni miongoni mwao.
3.	Katika makala Assumpta Massoi kupitia video ya shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Kuhudumia Wakimbizi, UNHCR anakupeleka Kusini-Magharibi mwa Burundi kwenye kituo cha wakimbizi cha Musenyi kumsikia mkimbizi kutoka DRC ambaye ananufaika na kauli mbiu ya siku ya wakimbizi mwaka huu ya Mshikamano na Wakimbizi. 
4.	Na mashianani tukisalia na siku ya wakimbizi duniani, tutakwenda nchini Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo DRC kumsikia mtoto mkimbizi ambaye alitumikishwa katika vita na waasi wenye silaha.

Mwenyeji wako ni Anold Kayanda, karibu!

JARIDA LA HABARI ZA UN 20 JUNI 2025 NA ANOLD KAYANDA

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Idhaa ya Kiswahili ya Umoja wa Mataifa inatangaza habari kila siku kwa lugha ya Kiswahili, Kiarabu, Kichina, Kiingereza, Kifaransa, Kireno, Kirusi na Kihispania. Na mara moja kwa wiki inakuwa na vipindi vya lugha ya French Creole, Kibengal, Kihindi, Urdu na kiindonesia.
Radio ya UM inabadilisha taarifa zake kutokan na habari mpya zinavyokuja kila mara kwa siku. Pia inaandaa makala na kufanya uchambuzi wa mada mbalimbali za kijamii, kisiasa, kiuchumi, maendeleo na masuala yanayohusu tamaduni yanyohusisha Umoja wa Mataifa na kazi zake. Vipindi vya Idhaa ya Kiswahili ya Umoja wa Mataifa au UNNews  viko vingi na ni kuanzia habari,  makala, vipindi maalumu na taarifa za habari za kila siku na zile za kila wiki.
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