As elections loom, extend vital Human Rights Commission mandate To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council 20 February 2024 South Sudan: As elections loom, extend vital Human Rights Commission mandate Excellencies, Ahead of the UN Human Rights Council’s (“HRC” or “Council”) 55th session (26 February-5 April […]
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Violence, economic turmoil, climate change and shrinking humanitarian assistance among factors propelling food insecurity Dialo Koumba knew the violence spreading across her homeland would someday hit her village in western Burkina Faso. But when armed assailants killed her neighbours one night, she and her three co-wives ditched careful plans to sell their livestock before fleeing. […]
Since Saturday 15 April, intense fighting has been taking place between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Khartoum and other parts of Sudan. Many people, including healthcare workers, are currently trapped. Over the past 48 hours, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has received a total of 136 wounded patients at […]
Harare — The crisis in Zimbabwe is having “terrible consequences” for the whole of Southern Africa by delaying the building of roads, railways and power lines, says former Mozambique president Joaquim Chissano. Speaking at a high-level debt resolution forum on May 15 in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, he said that since Zimbabwe is located in the […]
Geneva — The United Nations is appealing for $46.4 billion to provide life-saving assistance to more than 180 million of the world’s neediest people in 72 countries next year. The appeal comes as donor fatigue sets in amid the proliferation of natural and manmade disasters. In launching its humanitarian appeal Monday, the U.N. warned that […]