June 13
Africa: UN Reports 'Shocking' Rise in Violations Against Children in Conflict in 2023
Violence against children caught in armed conflict reached "extreme levels" last year, with a "shocking" 21 per cent increase in extreme violations, UN Secretary-General… Read more »
Sudan: Security Council Demands End to Siege of El Fasher in Sudan
The UN Security Council adopted a resolution on Thursday that calls for the paramilitary Rapid Security Forces (RSF) in Sudan to halt their siege on El Fasher, capital of North… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Nobel Laureate Condemns Online Hate
This #ThrowbackThursday, when the world celebrates the Day for Countering Hate Speech, we are looking back at how Nobel Laureate for Literature Wole Soyinka wielded powerful words… Read more »
June 12
Sudan: Waiting Would Be 'Death Sentence' for Millions On Brink of Starvation - Relief Chief
Millions of people are teetering on the brink of starvation as conflict rages across many corners of the world. Nowhere is this more evident than in Sudan and Gaza, UN Emergency… Read more »
Africa: Worldwide Levels of Forced Displacement Hit New High - UNHCR
This year and last have seen historically high levels of forced displacement worldwide according to the UN refugee agency's (UNHCR) 2024 flagship Global Trends Report published on… Read more »
June 11
Africa: Over 180 Migrants Dead or Missing in Latest Tragedy Off Yemen, UN Agency Reports
At least 49 migrants have been killed, including many women and children, and a further 140 are missing after the boat they were on capsized off the coast of Yemen on Monday, the… Read more »
Africa: UN War Crimes Tribunals Move Closer to Completion
All of the 253 people indicted by UN tribunals for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide committed decades ago in Rwanda and the Former Yugoslavia, have now been… Read more »
Sudan: ICC Prosecutor Appeals for Evidence of Darfur Atrocities
The Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) launched a campaign on Tuesday to address the unfolding crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan, amid the going war between… Read more »
June 10
Sudan: UN Health Agency Alerts Over Attack On Key Hospital
Further deadly violence in Sudan's besieged Al Fasher city has forced a major hospital to shut over the weekend after soldiers stormed the facility, prompting alarm on Monday from… Read more »
Central Africa: Envoy Highlights Progress Towards a New Political Landscape in Central Africa
The adoption of a new constitution in Chad alongside new inclusive dialogue in Gabon, standout as positive recent developments in Central Africa, the head of the UN office for the… Read more »
Africa: What's Going On At COSP17?
Hundreds of people with disabilities, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and civil society representatives alongside ambassadors from around the world are due to meet at UN… Read more »
June 07
West Africa: Terrorism, Humanitarian Crises Threaten Stability of West Africa - UN Deputy Chief
Rapidly evolving global political, social, environmental and security challenges risk undermining peace and economic development across West Africa, the UN deputy chief said on… Read more »
Sudan: 'Unimaginable Trauma' Haunts Sudan's Displaced While Violence, Famine Threaten Millions
Horrific violence and the risk of famine continue to stalk the people of Sudan, UN humanitarians warned on Friday, as they echoed condemnation by UN Secretary-General… Read more »
June 06
Cameroon: Philemon Yang of Cameroon Elected President of Upcoming General Assembly Session
The UN General Assembly on Thursday elected by acclamation Philemon Yang, former Prime Minister of Cameroon, President for its seventy-ninth session which gets underway in… Read more »
Sudan: UN Agency Expands Emergency Response to Avert Famine in War-Torn Sudan
Escalating hunger and violence in Sudan are reaching unprecedented levels as it teeters on the verge of becoming the world's largest hunger crisis and faces increasingly violent… Read more »
Somalia: Somalia Elected to UN Security Council
The UN General Assembly on Thursday elected Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia to serve as non-permanent members on the Security Council for two-year terms beginning on… Read more »
June 05
Africa: New Unicef Report Reveals Severe Child Food Poverty Amid World Crises
The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) released a new report on Thursday that highlights alarming levels of child food poverty due to inequity, conflict, and climate crises. Read more »
Africa: Acute Food Insecurity to Rise in 18 'Hunger Hotspots', Warn Aid Agencies
No less than 18 crisis locations already suffering from dire food insecurity could see a "firestorm of hunger" unless aid reaches them urgently, UN humanitarians said on Wednesday. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Orlando Bloom Describes 'Devastating Impact' of DR Congo Violence On Women and Children
As violence escalates and millions of people continue to be displaced in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), grave violations against children are reaching an all-time… Read more »
June 04
Sudan: Little Protection for the Vulnerable, Even On Major Migration Routes - UNHCR
Conflicts in Sudan and across the Sahel region have compromised protection for migrants who continue to face "unimaginable horrors" on major migration routes to Europe, UN… Read more »
June 03
Angola: UN Projects Empower Refugees in Angola
In the lush fields of Angola's northeastern Lunda Norte province, a transformative project initiated by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) and the World Food Programme (WFP) is not only… Read more »
May 30
Sudan: 'Noose of War' Tightens On Civilians in El Fasher, UN Official Warns
The top UN aid official in Sudan warned on Thursday that "the noose of war is tightening its stranglehold" on civilians in El Fasher, expressing her profound distress at the dire… Read more »
Cape Verde: Cabo Verde Beats Back Climate Change Through South-South Cooperation
The small island developing State of Cabo Verde is fighting back against climate change with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Read more »
May 29
Chad: Funding Is Needed to Support Sudanese Refugees in Chad - UNHCR
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is calling on partners to assist them in supporting about 185,000 Sudanese who have journeyed into Chad and are trying to escape dangerous borders,… Read more »
Africa: More Climate Funding Needed to 'Transition From Rhetoric to Decisive Action'
Climate action taken so far to help fund efforts in cash-strapped small island developing States (SIDS) "does not measure up to what has been said" in the wake of COP28 in Dubai… Read more »