The international community must step up support to Madagascar, where more than one million people in the south are facing severe hunger, the top UN aid official there said on […]
Madagascar: ‘World cannot look away’ as 1.3 million face severe hunger Read More »
At least 39 people have been killed by security forces in Sudan since the 25 October military coup, 15 of whom were reportedly shot dead on Wednesday, according to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. On Thursday, Michelle Bachelet condemned
Bachelet condemns killings of peaceful protesters in Sudan Read More »
Although progress has been made in Somalia’s electoral process, it has been slow and uneven, the UN Special Representative for the country said in a briefing to the Security Council
Completion of Somalia elections more important than ever: UN envoy Read More »
Over the past week, mass arrests of people reportedly of Tigrayan origin have continued in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa and elsewhere, the UN rights office said on Tuesday. The alert from the Office
Ethiopia: Mass arbitrary arrests target Tigrayans, says UN rights office Read More »
Children in the Central African Republic (CAR) have suffered a spike in grave violations since the end of 2020, according to a new UN report on the situation in the country, issued on Monday. The report on children and
Central African children in crosshairs, UN calls for their protection Read More »
As the humanitarian crisis grows in Ethiopia’s conflict-affected north, the UN announced on Monday that $40 million in funds have been made available to scale up emergency operations. The UN’s top emergency relief official, Martin Griffiths, said that millions of people in northern
Ethiopia: $40 million in aid relief for victims ‘living on a knife-edge’ Read More »
Even amid the dire humanitarian crisis in the Tigray region in northern Ethiopia, health workers continue to deliver safe, lifesaving care to mothers-to-be, with assistance from the UN Population Fund (UNFPA). The UN agency
UNFPA supports health workers delivering hope, and babies, in crisis-wracked Tigray Read More »
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged Libyans to forge a spirt of national unity and overcome any remaining differences ahead of landmark presidential and parliamentary elections next month. Mr. Guterres
Libya elections ‘essential next step’ towards peace and stability: Guterres Read More »
UN agencies raised the alarm on Wednesday over the growing food crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), calling for an urgent scaling-up of assistance. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme
‘Wake-up call’ to assist DR Congo battle food insecurity Read More »
UN Police (UNPOL) is a key component of peacekeeping, Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix told the Security Council on Thursday, whose officers help guide the UN’s response to challenges facing the thousands
UN Police ‘better placed’ for today’s challenges to peace and security Read More »
