Some families have survived in those harsh conditions for months. Among them, 17-year-old Doha and her brothers and sisters reached Tawila after a three-day long […]
Category: Africa
Guterres tells AU Summit: ‘This is 2026 – not 1946’ in push for reform
In a world marked by division and mistrust, he said, the African Union (AU) stands as a “flagship for multilateralism,” as he addressed the 39th […]
Madagascar: ‘Overwhelming’ destruction, surging needs after back-to-back cyclones – WFP
Speaking to reporters from Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo, WFP Country Director Tania Goossens said some 400,000 people are facing acute humanitarian needs after the island was […]
Civilians and aid operations under fire as Sudan airstrikes intensify
Two children were reportedly killed and 13 others injured in a drone strike on a mosque in Al-Rahad, North Kordofan, where all the victims were students at […]
In Sudan, sick and starving children ‘wasting away’
As heavy fighting continues between former allies the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and their allies, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), […]
Violence surges in South Sudan leaving civilians at risk and peacekeepers stretched thin
Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council on Tuesday, UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix said instability had risen sharply in recent weeks, driven by political deadlock […]
53 migrants die in latest shipwreck tragedy off Libya coast
According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the boat overturned in the perishingly cold waters of the central Mediterranean Sea, north of the coastal […]
Sudan: UN rights chief says worse is to come without international action
“We can only expect worse to come” unless action is taken to halt the bloodshed, Mr. Türk told Member States at the Human Rights Council […]
DR Congo: UN vows orderly peacekeeping transition as South Africa withdraws troops
In a statement issued on Sunday, President Cyril Ramaphosa said he informed UN Secretary-General António Guterres on 12 January about the decision, which “is influenced by the need […]
Guterres condemns escalating violence in South Sudan as aid operations come under fire
In a statement issued by his Deputy Spokesperson, Farhan Haq on Saturday, the UN chief said nearly 10 million people – “more than two thirds […]
