The death toll from a landslide in eastern Uganda has climbed to 34, the Red Cross said Friday, after more bodies were discovered under the debris in the area near the Kenyan border.

President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has sent a message of congratulations to Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda, on the occasion of his country's Independence Day, which is observed on October 9th.

The UAE pursues a comprehensive approach in supporting world refugees with special emphasis on women and other members of vulnerable groups, said Obaid Salim Al Zaabi, the UAE Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva.

The ongoing violent incidents in the eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have resulted in a temporary suspension of Ebola response activities by aid organizations operating there, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) said on Friday.

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) expressed on Friday its concern over the increased number of violent incidents and displacements in the eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

The risk of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) spreading to other countries outside the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is very low, but it depends on local response in the epicenter of the ongoing outbreak, Dr. Mike Ryan, the assistant director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), said on Thursday.