(excerpt)SyriaTurning to Syria, the UN remains deeply concerned about the safety of over 4 million civilians in north-west Syria, over half of whom are internally displaced, following reports of ongoing air strikes and shelling over the weekend. The vast majority, about 80 per cent of those people who are being displaced, are women and children. Democratic Republic of CongoAnd also, we have an update on the measles outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The majority of measles cases – 75 per cent of those cases– are impacting children under the age of 5. Forty million dollars are needed urgently, in order to extend the vaccination to children over 5 and to reinforce outbreak response activities beyond vaccination.

Source: Libya Today January 27, 2020 21:11 UTC