Improving Food Security, Protecting Local Livelihoods, and Strengthening Pest Control Systems in South Sudan
Stories & Blogs World BankJul 29, 2024(Brief )Between August 2022 and February 2024, the Emergency Locust Response Project (ELRP) helped respond to desert locust swarms that threatened food security in South Sudan.
Top official warns of weakened regional security following withdrawal from West African economic bloc by Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger
Stories & Blogs UNJul 12, 2024(story )Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger’s decision to pull out of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) “even as terrorism and transnational organized crime remain a pervasive threat”, will be damaging to regional relations all round, said the UN’s
Sudanese refugees fleeing Darfur find safety in Chad.
Stories & Blogs UNHCRSep 29, 2023(story )After fleeing horrific violence in Sudan’s West Darfur, refugees are arriving to Chad traumatized and with children who are often malnourished.
Survivors find strength in community after horror of Derna floods
Stories & Blogs UNHCRSep 28, 2023(story )When UNHCR’s Assistant Chief of mission in Libya visited survivors in the wake of deadly floods, she heard harrowing stories of loss but also witnessed great courage and resilience as communities rally to help.
Highlights from the African Union on Peace & Security
Stories & Blogs UNOAUMay 23, 2023(Highlight )The AU Commission (AUC) convened a follow-up meeting of the Expanded Mechanism for Sudan pursuant to the Communiqué of the 20 April High-Level Meeting to discuss the way forward, including the plan for de-escalation.