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Daily Wrap 21 February 2025

Security Council urges Rwanda to stop supporting M23 in eastern DR Congo The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Friday that strongly condemned the ongoing offensive and advance of M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Read more Peace and Security Nearly 148,000 in Gaza receive cash aid Aid operations in the Gaza Strip continue to reach people from north to south with critical assistance, including cash, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, said on Friday.  Read more Humanitarian Aid DR Congo crisis: Occupation blocks UN mission from protecting civilians The continued occupation of North Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by the M23 armed group has "severely constrained" the UN stabilisation force's ability to protect civilians and carry out lifesaving operations, the mission chief Bintou Keita told reporters on Friday. Read more Peace and Security Urgent appeal launched as DR Congo crisis fuels mass displacement to Burundi The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has launched a $40.4 million appeal to address the deepening humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and its impact on neighbouring countries, particularly Burundi, where thousands are arriving daily in desperate conditions.  Read more Migrants and Refugees Full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine has sown 'psychological terror', warns top aid coordinator In the nearly three years since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the country's people have endured continuous attacks, "psychological terror…displacement and hardship", top UN aid coordinator Matthias Schmale said on Friday. Read more Peace and Security

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