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Daily Wrap 3 April 2025

DR Congo: Armed violence displaces thousands as cholera outbreak worsens Ongoing violence in North and South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to kill, injure and displace civilians, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned.  Read more Humanitarian Aid World News in Brief: Israeli military escalation in Syria, Nicaragua rights probe, South Sudan talks The UN Special Envoy for Syria has condemned the repeated and intensifying military escalations by Israel in the country, including airstrikes that have caused civilian casualties. Read more Peace and Security UN rights chief warns of increasing risk of atrocity crimes in Gaza The recent killings of 15 medical personnel and humanitarian aid workers in Gaza raise further concerns over the commission of war crimes by the Israeli military, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights told the Security Council on Thursday.  Read more Peace and Security UN envoy urges international support for West Africa and the Sahel In a briefing to the Security Council on Thursday, the UN Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel painted a mixed picture of the region, which is facing a growing terrorist threat but also political progress and encouraging initiatives.  Read more Peace and Security Myanmar: UN chief calls for urgent access as quake toll mounts The UN chief on Thursday called for immediate and unrestricted humanitarian access to Myanmar, where last week's devastating earthquakes claimed over 3,000 lives and left millions in urgent need of aid. Read more Humanitarian Aid AI's $4.8 trillion future: UN warns of widening digital divide without urgent action Artificial Intelligence (AI) is on course to become a $4.8 trillion global market by 2033 – roughly the size of Germany's economy – but unless urgent action is taken, its benefits may remain in the hands of a privileged few, a new UN report warns.   Read more Economic Development Sudan crisis: UN rights chief condemns extrajudicial killings in Khartoum The fight for Sudan's capital, Khartoum, likely involved widespread summary executions of civilians following its recent recapture by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Thursday. Read more Human Rights

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DOD Announces Instructions for Reporting Termination and Cancelation Actions Taken in Response to the Administration's Efficiency Initiatives

View Online IMMEDIATE RELEASE DOD Announces Instructions for Reporting Termination and Cancelation Actions Taken in Response to the Administration's Efficiency Initiatives April 3, 2025 The Department of Defense announced today, the Principal Director, Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy (DPCAP) memorandum, "Reporting Instructions to Comply with Presidential Action Memorandum 'Radical Transparency About Wasteful Spending' dated February 18, 2025," providing instructions to DoD components for complying with the corresponding Presidential memo. The DPCAP memo provides specific instructions for reporting termination and cancelation actions taken in response to the Administration's efficiency initiatives, including reporting to both the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) and the System for Award Management (SAM). Reporting Instructions to Comply with Presidential Action Memorandum 'Radical Transparency About Wasteful Spending' dated February 18, 2025, is available in full on the DPCAP website at the following location: https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/policy/policyvault/USA000638-25-DPCAP.pdf To view to U.S. government-wide procurement data visit: https://sam.gov/reports/awards/standard To view special notices and other listings of contract opportunities published in SAM, visit: https://sam.gov/opportunities While contract action reports in FPDS undergo a 90-day public delay for all DoD reported actions, notices posted in SAM are not delayed from public display. Publishing the notices in SAM ensures the Department is supporting transparency of these actions as soon as possible.

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