September 13, 2023
Sudan: UN's Sudan Envoy Steps Down After Difficulties With Government
The United Nations' top envoy in Sudan is stepping down, four months after being told by the government to leave. In parting remarks, he criticized Sudan's military and the rebel… Read more »
September 05, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: UN - Humanitarian Situation in Eastern DRC 'Alarming'
A senior U.N. official said Tuesday that the humanitarian situation has severely deteriorated in the eastern Congo, where 8 million people need assistance in three provinces and… Read more »
August 28, 2023
Mali: UN Mission in Mali Enters 'Last Chapter'
This week, the United Nations enters the second phase of drawing down one of its largest peacekeeping missions, after military authorities in Mali announced in June that they… Read more »
August 19, 2023
Africa: Humanitarian Workers Risk Their Lives to Help Others
This year's World Humanitarian Day is being commemorated at a time of increased risk for the thousands of aid workers who put their lives on the line every day to help millions of… Read more »
August 09, 2023
Uganda: World Bank Says No Future Funding for Uganda Due to Anti-Gay Law
Ugandan authorities say they will keep talking to the World Bank after the bank pledged to not release any new funds to the east African nation. The bank objects to a new… Read more »
Sudan: United Nations Urges Negotiated Solution for Sudan Conflict
A senior United Nations official for Africa called Wednesday for a negotiated solution to the conflict in Sudan, saying there is no alternative. Read more »
July 28, 2023
Burkina Faso: Countries Urged Not to Deport Burkina Faso Refugees Amid Escalating Violence
The U.N. refugee agency, the UNHCR, Thursday appealed to West African states not to forcibly repatriate refugees who have fled escalating insecurity and violence sparked by… Read more »
July 26, 2023
Uganda: UN Condemns, Demands Repeal of Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act
A U.N. watchdog committee condemned Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act Wednesday and called on the government to repeal what it calls a harmful, discriminatory law, which criminalizes… Read more »
July 25, 2023
Malawi: World Food Programme Halves Food Assistance for Refugees
The World Food Program in Malawi says a funding shortfall has forced it to cut by one-half food rations for more than 50,000 people at the country's only refugee camp. Read more »
July 17, 2023
Africa: Understanding the Implications of No Black Sea Grain Deal
Russia said Monday it is ending its participation in a wartime deal that allowed Ukraine safe passage to export grain from three Ukrainian ports past Russian warships on the Black… Read more »
July 13, 2023
Sudan: International Criminal Court to Investigate Report of Mass Grave
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Thursday that his office is investigating reports that at least 87 people were found in a mass grave in Sudan's West… Read more »
July 11, 2023
Africa: WFP - Growing Number of Refugees From Sudan's Darfur Region Crossing Into Chad
The United Nations food agency says thousands of people are crossing the border into the central African nation of Chad from neighboring Sudan to escape the nearly three-month-old… Read more »
June 28, 2023
Nigeria: Humanitarian, Security Crises in Northeastern Nigeria Reach New Heights
U.N. agencies are warning that the food security and nutrition crises in northeastern Nigeria have reached alarming new heights and that swift global action is needed to head off a… Read more »
June 23, 2023
Somalia: Somalia Appeals for Removal of Arms Embargo
Somalian President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has urged the U.N. Security Council to lift an arms embargo on the nation, saying it no longer serves its purpose. Read more »
June 21, 2023
Malawi: UNHCR in Malawi Observes World Refugee Day in Silence
The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, for the first time scaled back Tuesday's commemoration of World Refugee Day in Malawi after refugees called out the tough living conditions there.… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Conflict - A Regional Powder Keg
Nearly two-and-a-half months after deadly fighting between rival factions erupted in Sudan, ending tenuous moves toward democracy and shattering the hopes of millions for a… Read more »
June 20, 2023
Africa: UN's World Refugee Day Celebrates Courage and Contributions of Refugees
At a time of growing hostility toward refugees, the United Nations is marking World Refugee Day to honor the courage and contributions to society of people forcibly uprooted from… Read more »
June 16, 2023
Malawi: UNHCR Pledges to Help Resettle Refugees
The United Nations refugee agency has pledged its support of Malawi's move to resettle more than 50,000 refugees and asylum-seekers currently living at the overcrowded Dzaleka… Read more »
June 15, 2023
Sudan: Aid Organisation Warns of Looming Food Crisis in Sudan
A catastrophic food crisis looms in Sudan if fighting doesn't stop, said Freydoun Borhani, team leader with aid organization Mercy Corps in Gedaref state, on the Ethiopian border. Read more »
June 09, 2023
Tanzania: UN Sending Home Peacekeepers Implicated in Sexual Abuse
The United Nations said Friday that it is sending home a unit of 60 Tanzanian peacekeepers from the Central African Republic, after a preliminary investigation found credible… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Amnesty International to Zimbabwe Leader - Don't Sign 'Patriotic Act' Into Law
Amnesty International on Friday called on Zimbabwe's president not to sign into law the so-called "Patriotic Act" that lawmakers approved this week. Read more »
May 30, 2023
Zimbabwe: UN Special Rapporteur Concerned About Rights Situation Ahead of Elections
A U.N. special rapporteur has voiced concern about the deteriorating situation in Zimbabwe, where a number of human rights defenders and opposition activists are facing charges,… Read more »
May 23, 2023
Africa: UN Chief - Warring Nations Must Protect Civilians
The U.N. Secretary-General said Tuesday that the world is failing to live up to its commitments to protect civilians, an obligation that is preserved in international humanitarian… Read more »
Sudan: UN Urges Sudan Rivals to Engage in Dialogue As 7-Day Ceasefire Starts
A weeklong cease-fire in Sudan went into effect late Monday as witnesses in the capital, Khartoum, reported some clashes. Read more »
May 16, 2023
Sudan: Humanitarian Aid Reaches Sudan - International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said Tuesday a badly needed batch of humanitarian supplies reached Port Sudan, as more violence was reported… Read more »