June 20, 2022
South Sudan: Window of Opportunity Closing for South Sudan, Envoy Tells UN
With eight months remaining, the window of opportunity is closing for South Sudan to meet critical benchmarks required to complete its transition away from long-running civil… Read more »
Africa: UN Food Agency Announces Further Refugee Ration Cuts
The UN World Food Programme, WFP, said on Monday that it will have no choice but to make further food ration cuts soon for refugees. Read more »
Africa: Refugees Caught in the Eye of the Perfect Storm #WorldRefugeeDay
Further food ration cuts are imminent for refugees as humanitarian needs multiply around the world while funding struggles to keep pace, the UN food relief agency warned on Monday,… Read more »
Africa: World Must 'Change Track' to Protect Oceans From Climate Crisis - Guterres
The ocean holds the keys to an equitable and sustainable development path for all. This is the premise behind the UN Ocean Decade and it will be in the spotlight during several… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire Welcomes Families Home, As Refugee Status Formally Ends
The resolution of a civil conflict fuelled-displacement crisis in Côte d'Ivoire, that at its height forced more than 300,000 people to flee to neighbouring countries and… Read more »
June 19, 2022
Mali: Latest Attack Against Peacekeepers Leaves Guinean 'Blue Helmet' Dead - UN
The Secretary-General strongly condemned on Sunday, an attack in Kidal, a city in northern Mali, against a convoy of UN peacekeepers that claimed the life of a blue helmet. Read more »
June 18, 2022
West Africa: West Africa - Democracy 'A Constant Process' Top UN Official Tells Security Council
After two decades of dictatorship, The Gambia is on the road towards democracy and respect for human rights, The UN is working closely with the government on this journey, a… Read more »
June 17, 2022
Africa: Hate Speech 'Dehumanizes Individuals and Communities' - Guterres
Hate speech incites violence, undermines diversity and social cohesion and "threatens the common values and principles that bind us together," the UN chief said in his message for… Read more »
Africa: A Record 37 Million Children Displaced Worldwide - UNICEF
Conflict, violence and other crises left a record 36.5 million children displaced from their homes by the end of last year, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) estimates - the highest… Read more »
Rwanda: UN Expert Urges UK to Halt Transfer of Asylum Seekers to Rwanda
A UN human rights expert on Friday urged the United Kingdom to halt its controversial policy of transferring some asylum seekers to Rwanda and expressed serious concern that the… Read more »
Africa: Sexual Violence in Conflict 'Terrorises Populations, Destroys Lives and Fractures Communities'
Sexual violence has become a brutal tactic of warfare and repression that "terrorizes populations, destroys lives and fractures communities," the UN chief said on Friday. Read more »
Africa: World Has 'Gambled On Fossil Fuels and Lost', Warns Guterres
The current global economic paradigm of infinite growth based on using up a finite amount of resources, such as fossil fuels, will only deliver a "permanent triple whammy of… Read more »
Burkina Faso: Urgent Support Needed for 14,000 Who Fled Following Massacre
In Burkina Faso, UN humanitarians on Friday appealed to the international community for help, after attacks by armed groups forced thousands to flee their homes in the east of the… Read more »
June 16, 2022
Sudan: One-Third of Population Faces Acute Food Insecurity - United Nations
One-third of Sudan's population, or 15 million people, are facing acute food insecurity, according to a new assessment released on Thursday by the World Food Programme (WFP). Read more »
Africa: Urban Warfare Needs New Curbs On Explosive Weapons, Urge Humanitarians
A UN-partnered bid to address the use of explosive weapons in towns and cities took a further step forward on Thursday, as Member States prepared to gather in Geneva to examine a… Read more »
Africa: More Than 100 Million Now Forcibly Displaced - UNHCR Report
A staggering 100 million people have now been forced to flee their homes globally, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Thursday, highlighting worldwide food insecurity, the… Read more »
June 15, 2022
Tanzania: UN Experts Fear More Violence Aid Bid to Evict Maasai From Ancestral Lands
The reported use of live ammunition by security forces in Tanzania, against ethnic Maasai herders, and the death of a police officer, have been condemned by top UN-appointed… Read more »
Burkina Faso: UN Chief Condemns Brutal Attack That Left Scores Dead
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned a weekend attack in Burkina Faso that left dozens of civilians dead and displaced scores more, his Spokesperson… Read more »
Africa: Promoting Women's Rights, a 'Proven' Strategy for Peace and Stability
The Women, Peace and Security agenda is "one of our best hopes" for a more peaceful future and a liveable planet, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security… Read more »
June 14, 2022
Africa: WHO to Determine If Monkeypox Should Be Declared 'Emergency of International Concern'
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Tuesday that the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee has been convened due to the spread of the… Read more »
South Sudan: UN Humanitarians Forced to Cut Aid to 1.7 Million People
Food assistance to 1.7 million people in South Sudan has been suspended, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday, citing a funding crunch and rising needs. Read more »
June 13, 2022
Mali: Top Envoy Urges Security Council to Support 'Deep Aspiration' for Reform in Mali
Long-term uncertainty related to the length of the transition period in Mali has made it even more difficult to achieve progress on implementing the 2015 peace agreement, the top… Read more »
Africa: Namibian MP Emma Theofelus Youngest Ever to Win 2022 UN Population Award
The UN's sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, announced on Monday the winners of it's 2022 UN Population Award, with the individual prize going to a young trailblazing… Read more »
Rwanda: UK's Bid to Export Some Refugees to Rwanda 'All Wrong' - UN Refugee Chief
UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, on Monday dismissed the British Government's proposal to process United Kingdom-bound asylum seekers in Rwanda, describing the… Read more »
Africa: Ukraine and Rising Global Insecurity Test Us All, Says UN Rights Chief
War in Ukraine continues to cause mayhem and "destroy the lives of many", and it is everyone's responsibility to limit the global food, fuel and financial crisis" that it has… Read more »