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Gaza: War has made children violent, sad and bereft
Issuing a warning that the children’s sense of stability and security has been eroded as key everyday services have collapsed, humanitarians insist that young Gazans […]
UN and African Union vow closer action for peace and development
António Guterres was speaking at UN Headquarters in New York following the ninth conference between the global body and the African Union (AU). The high-level […]
Sudan war: Women endure starvation, rape and bombs fleeing El Fasher
“Women speaking to us from El Fasher, the heart of Sudan’s latest catastrophe, tell us that they’ve endured starvation…displacement, rape and bombardment,” Anna Mutavati, UN […]
Trapped behind bars: Reforming Haiti’s broken detention system
Most of those people died “as a result of lack of medical care, unsanitary cells, insufficient food, and limited access to drinking water,” according to […]
Tanzania: Reports of hundreds killed and detained following deadly election violence
Tanzanians took to the streets on 29 October against the re-election of President Samia Suluhu Hassan, in a protest that quickly escalated into violence and death. […]
Stakes rise for South Sudan: What’s happening, and why it matters
A “breaking point is becoming visible” in the peace process, they cautioned, as core commitments under a landmark 2018 peace agreement stall or go into […]
“Seychelles Makes History with Majority-Women Cabinet: 8 of 14 Ministers Are Women
President Herminie and Vice President Pillay held their first Cabinet meeting on November 6 with Seychelles’ 14 newly appointed ministers, following the National Assembly’s approval […]
DR Congo hunger crisis worsening amid fighting and lack of aid funding
UN aid agencies are struggling to access provinces overrun by Rwanda-backed M23 rebel fighters at the start of the year, although dramatic funding shortfalls for […]
Rights chief warns ‘abominable atrocities’ likely continue in Sudan’s El Fasher
“Today, traumatised civilians are still trapped inside El Fasher and are being prevented from leaving,” said UN human rights chief Volker Türk in a statement released on Friday. “I fear that the abominable […]
