Displaced by floods: Confronting a crisis in Mali
Stories & Blogs OCHA (News )We couldn't take anything with us,” said Bekaye Djiré, standing on what remains of the home he shared with his brothers, sisters-in-law and their children. Everything they owned was destroyed following torrential rains in Mali’s Ségou Region.
The Gambia: Unleashing investment potential for sustainable development
Stories & Blogs UNCTAD (News )The African least developed country has made significant strides in attracting foreign direct investment. What more can be done to sustain the momentum?
UNOAU-AU Joint Capacity Building Workshop, 18-20 June 2024
Stories & Blogs UNOAU (News )UNOAU and the African Union Commission, PAPs department, jointly organized a training workshop aimed at building the capacity of Civil Society Organizations in Africa to enhance the achievement of gender-responsive elections, in the upcoming elections
Data visualization tracks myriad dangers faced by refugees and migrants on land routes across Africa.
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (News )Interactive maps, charts, photos and text detail a litany of abuses on journeys through East and West Africa and across the Sahara
DRC: Alarming increase in trafficking for sexual exploitation, say experts
Stories & Blogs OHCHR (Press Release )UN experts said today they are alarmed by reports of widespread trafficking in persons, particularly for sexual slavery and exploitation, and rising child and forced marriages stemming from conflict and displacement in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
New UNHCR/IOM/MMC report highlights extreme horrors faced by refugees and migrants on land routes to Africa's Mediterranean coast.
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (Press Release )Refugees and migrants continue to face extreme forms of violence, human rights violations and exploitation not just at sea, but also on land routes across the African continent, towards its Mediterranean coastline.
UN Network Coordinator Urges High-Level Political Forum in New York to Enhance Migration Governance for All
Stories & Blogs IOM (News )“The world is experiencing an unprecedented set of complex and converging challenges – conflict, climate change, demographic change and economic downturn, to name just a few,” said Amy Pope, IOM Director General.
WHO Steps Up Cross-Regional Efforts for Sudan’s Humanitarian Emergency
Stories & Blogs WHO - Africa (News )As millions flee war and hunger in Sudan, senior leadership from WHO’s Africa and Eastern Mediterranean Regions converged in Chad, which hosts the largest number of Sudanese refugees, to assess the urgent health needs of people impacted by this complex an
South Sudan: President should return proposed security law amendments to legislators for revision, UN Commission says
Stories & Blogs OHCHR (Press Release )The National Security Service Act (Amendment) Bill passed by legislators last week will entrench arbitrary detention and further repression by South Sudan’s National Security Service (NSS), the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan said today.
Major step in CAFI-Cameroon partnership: First $20 million project approved to support transition to deforestation-free agroecological practices
Stories & Blogs IFAD (News )A first US$20 million project funded by the Central Africa Forest Initiative (CAFI) will support Cameroon’s small-scale cocoa and coffee producers adapt to the new European Union (EU) regulations