UN peacekeeping challenged as conflicts and ceasefires grow more complex
Stories & Blogs UNApr 07, 2025(Story )As ceasefires grow more fragile and conflicts more unpredictable, UN peacekeeping is having to adapt faster amid rising political tensions, disinformation and confusion over mandates.
AU Concludes High-Level Consultative Workshop on the Political Dimensions of DDR
Stories & Blogs UNOAUMar 20, 2025(News )The workshop marks a significant milestone in shaping DDR as a politically strategic tool for peace and security in Africa.
Joint Communiqué: United Nations-African Union Joint Task Force on Peace and Security Holds its Twenty Fourth Consultative Meeting
Stories & Blogs UNOAUMar 07, 2025(Communiqué )The meeting reviewed the status of the partnership between the United Nations (UN) and the African Union (AU) with an update on the implementation of the Joint UN-AU Framework for Enhanced Partnership in Peace and Security.
IOM, Partners Appeal for USD 81 Million to Assist Over One Million Migrants in Horn of Africa, Yemen, and Southern Africa.
Stories & Blogs IOMFeb 11, 2025(News )The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and 45 humanitarian and development partners are appealing for USD 81 million to provide lifesaving humanitarian assistance to over one million migrants — including women and children.
Displacement in Sudan Crosses 11 Million as Devastating Crisis Reaches New Heights: IOM Chief
Stories & Blogs IOMOct 29, 2024(News )“This is an underreported conflict situation, and we must pay it more attention. Millions are suffering, and there is now the serious possibility of the conflict igniting regional instability from the Sahel to the Horn of Africa to the Red Sea” IOM Chief
‘Alarming’ situation in Great Lakes Region of DR Congo
Stories & Blogs UNOct 08, 2024(Story )The situation in Africa’s Great Lakes Region, in particular the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has remained “alarming” amid ongoing violence in the restive country’s east, said the UN Special Envoy to the Region in a briefing to the Security Coun
UNOAU contributes to a meeting to revitalize AU-UN coordination mechanisms on peace and security.
Stories & Blogs UNOAUSep 16, 2024(News )The primary objective was to revitalize the strategic consultation and coordination mechanisms between the AU and UN in the areas of peace and security.
“Sudan at Breaking Point” Warns IOM as Famine, Floods add to Massive Displacement.
Stories & Blogs IOMAug 12, 2024(News )The humanitarian situation in Sudan is at “a catastrophic breaking point” according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
The World Must Not Ignore DR Congo’s Worsening Humanitarian Crisis – IOM
Stories & Blogs IOMAug 09, 2024(News )With record levels of internal displacement, acute food insecurity, and gender-based violence, urgent and concerted action is needed to stem the worsening humanitarian situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
South Sudan faces growing humanitarian crisis, warns WHO.
Stories & Blogs UNJul 15, 2024(Story )Twelve years on from independence the people of South Sudan continue to face huge challenges, exacerbated now by the war in neighbouring Sudan, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.