World News in Brief: Violence hampers Ebola efforts, aid delivery in Darfur and Gaza, Nicaraguan activist’s death in custody

Key points

• At least seven civilians were killed in villages in Mambasa Territory, Ituri province, on Sunday, humanitarian partners reported.
• The attack followed weeks of mounting violence in the province, bringing the death toll to more than 170 in May alone.
• Violence also continued in North and South Kivu provinces, where armed clashes prevented people from accessing their fields and hampered humanitarian and health workers carrying out Ebola response, as the outbreak continues to expand.
• There were 321 confirmed cases and 48 deaths as of 31 May, according to the authorities, while at least six people have recovered from the disease.
• Support on the ground UN support to the Congolese health authorities continues, including by establishing Ebola treatment centres, delivering daily meals to patients and frontline workers, transporting medical supplies and strengthening surveillance.