A hunger emergency is looming for scores of South Sudanese families fleeing the war in Sudan, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday. … Read More
CAIRO (AP) — Outbreaks of cholera and dengue fever have been reported in eastern Sudan, where thousands of people are sheltering in crowded camps amid deadly fighting between the coun… Read More
About 4,5 million people have now fled their homes since war between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces erupted in mid-April. At least 498 children in Sudan died from hunger. Me… Read More
Continued fighting was reported in Khartoum and South Darfur yesterday. About 300,000 more people in the country fled their homes since last week. The Sudan Democratic Lawyers Front calls f… Read More
Haiti is in the grip of “extreme brutality”, with gang-related violence continuing to force thousands from their homes amidst widespread suffering, said the UN’s top humani… Read More
Artillery shelling between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed and injured a number of people in Nyala, capital of South Darfur, yesterday morning. … Read More
Dire predictions about escalating hunger in Sudan have tragically come true, as conflict-induced food scarcity has plunged 20.3 million people into severe acute hunger, the UN World Food Pro… Read More
Warring factions in Sudan must respect international law, protect civilians, and stop targeting relief and aid workers, the United Nations top humanitarian official urged on Saturday, as the… Read More
A UN-led appeal for funding to help the people of Sudan raised $1.5 billion on Monday as UN chief António Guterres warned that the country was descending “into death and destruc… Read More
In a recent development, the Ethiopian government has strongly criticized the suspension of food aid to the country by the United States and the UN World Food Program (WFP).
The government&r… Read More
Plans to help the people of Ukraine following the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam are centred on saving people “right now”, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths told… Read More
Humanitarians reached 5.4 million people in Ukraine with desperately needed aid by April this year, including cash assistance, food, health services, and medicines, the UN said on Friday… Read More
Amid a massive increase in the number of people in Sudan impacted by more than a month of heavy fighting, the UN on Wednesday said that it needed a record near $3 billion to deliver life-sav… Read More
The United Nations will continue to deliver desperately needed relief for the Sudanese people, amid soaring needs, acute shortages of essentials and fast-rising prices, UN humanitarians pled… Read More
Following an outbreak of armed fighting in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, on Saturday, the head of the UN Mission in the country has issued a statement strongly condemning the violence, and… Read More
Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have issued an order banning women nationals who are UN staff members from continuing to work, the UN spokesperson said on Tuesday… Read More
The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Myanmar has surpassed 1 million people for the first time in the nation’s history, including nearly 700,000 forced to flee conflict… Read More
December 15, 2021 (NAIROBI) – A new wave of attacks on civilians in Darfur since mid-November 2021 highlights the urgent need for the United Nations to enhance its scrutiny of the res… Read More
Fighting between Myanmar’s military and ethnic armed groups has ticked up in August and will intensify in coming days as the junta sends reinforcements to rebel-held territories in the… Read More
BANGKOK (AP) — The United Nations’ special envoy on Myanmar met with Thailand’s prime minister on Friday as she continues efforts to end violence in Myanmar sparked by a m… Read More
“Total has suspended all construction work at its LNG project on the Afungi peninsula in Cabo Delgado, following a spate of violent incidents close to the LNG site,” reports Zita… Read More
How big is the UN and what does it do in Africa?The United Nations is a powerful worldwide organization and the most represented entity in the world. Nairobi Kenya is where the UN Headquart… Read More
All eyes on Thai Cabinet as Covid-19 restrictions set to be reviewed tomorrowAFP Forum via NurPhoto/Anusak Laowilas“PM Prayut Chan-o-cha says he won’t be pressured into easing re… Read More
Children walk through a badly damaged neighborhood in Aden, Yemen.A cross-ideological group of constitutional and national security law scholars recently submitted a letter to Speaker of the… Read More
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While the world’s attention has focused on the horror unleashed against the Rohingya population in Myan… Read More
2 October 2017 – The number of those needing humanitarian assistance is at its highest since the end of the Second World War – some 145 million people. Several protracted crises… Read More
courtesy of BBC onlineThe Eastern Africa region, like the Sahel, is experiencing what has been described as the "most severe food crisis in the world today", with at least 10 million people… Read More