Eastern and Southern African States Commit to Strengthening Ammunition Management in Gaborone
Stories & Blogs UNODAOct 07, 2024(Update )The conference focused on the implementation of the Global Framework for Through-life Conventional Ammunition Management, which was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2023.
Sudan humanitarian crisis has catastrophic impact for women and girls, with two-fold increase of gender-based violence.
Stories & Blogs UN WomenSep 27, 2024(Press Release )New UN Women report highlights the disproportionate impacts of the escalating conflict for Sudanese women and girls, including the 5.8 million who are internally displaced.
Press briefing at the Palais des Nations on the humanitarian crisis in Sudan.
Stories & Blogs UN WomenSep 27, 2024(Press Release )Hodan Addou, UN Women Regional Director for East and Southern Africa a.i., spoke about UN Women’s new report on the situation in Sudan.
UNODA convenes workshop on strengthening the Biological Weapons Convention implementation in Guinea
Stories & Blogs UNODAMay 23, 2024(Update )UNODA and COMNAT-ALPC gathered thirty national stakeholders and decision makers from twenty-four national institutions to raise awareness about the implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC).
Rising Needs at Chad–Sudan Border Amid Funding Gaps
Stories & Blogs IOM – UN MigrationApr 27, 2023(News )As many as 20,000 people – among them Chadians, Sudanese, and foreign nationals – fleeing the violence in Sudan have arrived so far in neighbouring Chad.
Humanitarian Needs in Malawi and Mozambique Remain High Amid Cholera Outbreak
Stories & Blogs IOM – UN MigrationApr 25, 2023(News )Communities in Mozambique and Malawi devastated by tropical cyclone Freddy continue to struggle in the face of an ongoing cholera outbreak due to the persistently high water levels and the destruction of homes, infrastructure, and livelihoods.
IOM Expands Monitoring of People Fleeing Sudan
Stories & Blogs IOM – UN MigrationApr 25, 2023(News )The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has activated its Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) at multiple Points of Entry (PoE) in countries neighbouring Sudan