Rosemary DiCarlo said entrenched divisions, economic mismanagement, continued human rights violations, and competing domestic and external interests, continue to erode unity and stability in the […]
Category: Africa
UN rights office warns of ‘dangerous tipping point’ as abuses surge in Sudan
In a new report, UN investigators detailed multiple attacks on civilians, healthcare facilities, markets, and schools, as well as ethnically motivated summary executions. “The continued […]
DR Congo: Children reportedly killed in summary executions by M23 fighters
In an alert on Tuesday, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, confirmed that three children were killed by Rwanda-backed M23 armed group in Bukavu, the […]
DR Congo crisis: WFP condemns looting in Bukavu after M23 rebels take key city
In an online message on Monday, the WFP said that it “condemns the pillage of its warehouses in Bukavu in South Kivu…the food supplies kept […]
UN launches $6 billion Sudan appeal, as famine takes hold
“Civilians [are] paying the highest price, shelling, airstrikes [are] continuing unabated, killing and injuring civilians, damaging and destroying critical infrastructure, including hospitals,” said Emergency Relief Coordinator […]
Africa ‘brimming with hope and possibility’: Guterres
“The partnership between the United Nations and the African Union has never been stronger,” said the UN chief, striking a positive tone from the outset. […]
Sudan, ‘the most devastating humanitarian and displacement crises in the world’
1) The war: 2023 Khartoum clashes herald end of peace process By the end of 2022, there were hopes that a UN- backed peace process […]
DR Congo displacement, health crisis worsens amid dwindling aid access
“The crisis is worsening as people flee to areas where humanitarian aid cannot reach due to insecurity,” UN refugee agency (UNHCR) spokesperson Eujin Byun told […]
World must not turn its back on Sudan’s deepening crisis: Guterres
Speaking at a high-level humanitarian conference in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, António Guterres described the situation in Sudan as a catastrophe of “staggering scale […]
UNICEF sounds alarm over child crisis in eastern DR Congo
Catherine Russell, UNICEF Executive Director, expressed deep concern over the devastating impact on children and families. “In North and South Kivu provinces, we are receiving […]
