Sudan: Sudan War and Political Uncertainty Block Progress On Abyei Peace Talks

The UN is ready to support Sudan and South Sudan in resuming talks on the disputed Abyei border region, the Security Council heard on Wednesday. Read more »

Sudan: Sudan Crisis - UN Agencies Race to Aid Civilians As Violence Engulfs El Fasher

UN agencies are stepping up relief operations to help civilians fleeing the escalating violence in Sudan's North Darfur state, where fighting has triggered widespread abuses and… Read more »

Africa: World's Forests At Serious Risk From Warming Planet, Fires and Pests - Unece

Decades of progress in protecting the planet's carbon dioxide-busting forests are at risk as the climate crisis continues to accelerate, UN forestry experts said on Wednesday. Read more »

Africa: Doha Social Summit - Businesses, Civil Society Walk Side By Side for Fairer Futures

Civil society networks and private sector leaders crossed paths in the buzzing corridors of the Qatar National Convention Centre, a reminder that social development is not just… Read more »

Africa: Doha - World Summit's Second Day Highlights Urgency of Investing in People and Peace

As the Second World Summit for Social Development continued in Doha on Wednesday, governments warned that global progress risks stalling unless social protection, equality and… Read more »

Sudan: Famine Declared in Two Sudanese Cities Cut Off By War, Fragile Gains Elsewhere

New analysis of hunger and malnutrition in war-torn Sudan has revealed sharp contrasts along conflict lines, three UN agencies reported on Tuesday. Read more »

Sudan: Famine Tightens Grip On Sudan, With Civilians Trapped and Aid Blocked

Sudan's hunger crisis has deepened further, with new UN-backed analysis confirming that famine is underway in parts of Darfur and Kordofan, where fighting and sieges have cut off… Read more »

Africa: Surviving the Next Pandemic Could Depend On Where You Live

A new global report warns that inequality is increasing the world's vulnerability to pandemics, making them more deadly, more costly and longer lasting - and where you live, could… Read more »

Sudan: Tens of Thousands Fleeing On Foot Amid Atrocities in Sudan's El Fasher

More details continued to emerge on Friday of atrocities committed during and after the fall of El Fasher to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia in Sudan's Darfur region. Read more »

Tanzania: Guterres Voices Alarm Over Post-Election Violence in Tanzania

The UN is calling for restraint in Tanzania, amid deadly protests following the 29 October general election, as the country remains under curfew and faces widespread internet… Read more »

Sudan: 'Blood On the Sand. Blood On the Hands' - UN Decries World's Failure As Sudan's El Fasher Falls

El Fasher has "descended into an even darker hell," senior UN officials warned on Thursday, as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia seized control of the North Darfur capital… Read more »

Sudan: Reported Massacre At Hospital in Sudan's El Fasher Leaves 460 Dead

Horrific stories of mass-atrocities committed by the RSF militia continue to emerge, along with the tens of thousands of civilians who have fled the North Darfur city of El Fasher… Read more »

South Sudan: South Sudan At Risk of Return to War, UN Investigators Warn

South Sudan faces a renewed slide into full-scale conflict unless urgent international action is taken, the UN-appointed independent investigative body examining human rights there… Read more »

Sudan: 'Horrific' Violence As Thousands Flee Sudan's El Fasher

After 500 days of siege, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia have reportedly taken control of the key Sudanese city of El-Fasher in Darfur, triggering widespread fear among… Read more »

Sudan: Risk of Large-Scale Atrocities in Sudan's El Fasher Grows 'By the Day'

Grave atrocities, including summary executions are reportedly being carried out in the Darfuri regional capital of El Fasher by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia, according to… Read more »

Sudan: UN Alarmed By 'Terrifying' Situation in Sudan's El Fasher, Calls for Immediate Ceasefire

The UN's top humanitarian official has called for an immediate ceasefire in El Fasher, the capital of Sudan's North Darfur region, amid reports of significant civilian deaths,… Read more »

Sudan: Giving Birth in the Shadow of Sudan's War

As Sudan's destructive war - now in its third year - grinds on, the challenges to health systems are immense and women giving birth have been particularly impacted. Read more »

Africa: Guterres Calls for Urgent Reform of the Security Council

Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday warned that the "fragile" legitimacy of the Security Council could endanger global peace if it remains gridlocked and fails to… Read more »

Africa: Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea Migrants Survive Deadly Tunisia Shipwreck

A shipwreck off Tunisia that claimed the lives of at least 40 African migrants has once again exposed the lethal risks of irregular sea crossings on routes to Europe, the UN… Read more »

Sudan: Millions Pushed to 'Brink of Survival' in Sudan

Over 900 days of brutal conflict, widespread human rights violations, famine, and the collapse of essential services have driven millions of people in Sudan to the "brink of… Read more »

Africa: Climate Science and Early Warnings Key to Saving Lives

No country is safe from the devastating impacts of extreme weather -- and saving lives means making early-warning systems accessible to all, UN chief António Guterres said… Read more »

Sudan: Over One Million Return to Khartoum Amid Fragile Recovery

More than a million people have returned to Sudan's war-ravaged capital in the past ten months, the UN migration agency said on Tuesday, warning that basic services remain… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: UN Sounds Alarm Over Spike in Sexual Violence Against Women in DR Congo

Women and girls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are trapped in one of the world's worst humanitarian crises and face rampant insecurity, a senior United Nations… Read more »

Africa: Decade of Slowing Deforestation Offers Hope for Forests

Lush, green and brimming with trees and wildlife, forests are the Earth's lungs and source of livelihoods for many communities. Read more »

Africa: $31 Trillion Debt Is Holding Back Developing Countries, UN Trade Summit Hears

Holding the line on the existing rules-based international trading system remains an essential challenge if the world is the keep a damaging tariff war at bay, a top UN trade… Read more »