Bintou Keita issued the message in an exclusive interview with UN News just a few days after briefing the Security Council on the situation in […]
Category: Africa
Sudan: UN rights chief calls for urgent action to protect civilians in El Fasher
“El Fasher is on the precipice of an even greater catastrophe if urgent measures are not taken to loosen the armed vice upon the city […]
DR Congo: Peace still elusive despite ‘progress we see on paper’, UN official says
“There are discrepancies between the progress we see on paper and the reality we observe on the ground which continues to be marred with violence,” […]
Sudan war: Life-saving cholera vaccination campaign begins in Darfur
The World Health Organization (WHO)’s Deputy Representative to the country Hala Khudari reported on Tuesday that the outbreak, which started in July 2024 in Kassala, […]
UN chief sounds alarm over worsening crisis in Sudan’s El Fasher
El Fasher has been under a tightening siege by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for more than 500 days, with attacks against civilians intensifying […]
UN, AU and EU leaders pledge joint push for peace and development in Africa
Meeting at UN Headquarters in New York on the margins of the General Assembly high-level week on Sunday, the leaders of the three organizations issued […]
Sudan crisis: Surge in summary executions by all warring parties
Images from the site of the strike show mangled metal roofing that used to provide cover for worshippers; it comes as the paramilitary Rapid Support […]
Sudan: UN relief chief welcomes progress towards three-month truce
“Welcome progress from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE and the US towards urgently needed 3-month humanitarian truce in Sudan,” Mr. Fletcher wrote on social media. “We […]
Deadly attacks and collapsing services push Sudan closer to catastrophe
According to local reports, heavy shelling and assaults late last week in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state, killed at least six civilians […]
‘Deadly floods’ displace over 100,000 in South Sudan
In recent weeks, widespread flooding has engulfed large parts of Jonglei, Upper Nile and Unity states in the north of the country. The agency’s representative […]
