DR Congo: UNHCR warns Ebola outbreak threatens displaced communities in DRC and beyond

Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Uganda Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR’s Head of Public Health, Dr. Allen Maina – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 19 June 2026 GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply concerned by the accelerating spread of Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the growing