UNHCR is extremely concerned about the situation of displaced people in North Kivu particular, especially children and other vulnerable groups. Normally we work in 31 displaced camps in North Kivu, hosting just over a 108,000 people. The fighting has meant that we and our partners have not been able to access most of these areas. Only Mugunga 3, just outside Goma, can currently be visited.
The Chinese health ministry has issued instructions to hospitals and clinics across the country to provide care for HIV/AIDS patients or face harsh punishment. The move comes after a 25-year-old lung cancer patient in the city of TianJin was denied treatment after his doctors discovered that he also had HIV/AIDS. The man's case came to the attention of Vice Premier Li Keqiang, who demanded hospital treatment for him.
Burma's last state censor has told the BBC that the censorship has no place in the world. Tin Shwe, whose role was abolished in August, said that with the advent of the internet, censorship was no longer viable, almost every country have got rid of it. For decades Burma's military rulers strictly controlled what their citizens could read, hear and see, and BBC reporters were banned.
The Italian football authorities have apologized to the English team, Tottenham Hotspur for what it described as an anti-Semitic attack on its fans before a match in Rome against Lazio on Thursday. The President of the Italian Football Federation said football had again been used by delinquents to vent their racist rage. Tottenham is known for having a sizable Jewish fan base.