Horrors in Sudan know no bounds, warns Türk, urging an end to the conflict.
Stories & Blogs OHCHRMay 01, 2025(Press Release )The horror unfolding in Sudan knows no bounds. Just three days ago, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched coordinated attacks from multiple directions on the besieged city of El Fasher and Abu Shouk camp, killing at least 40 civilians.
Mali: UN experts outraged by reports of summary executions and enforced disappearances
Stories & Blogs OHCHRApr 30, 2025(Press Release )UN experts today expressed outrage at the alleged summary execution of several dozen people in Mali, as well as the enforced disappearance of others.
Sudanese aid worker: “It feels like someone turned off the light on us”
Stories & Blogs OCHAApr 29, 2025(News )When the world stops looking, we stop living,” Mokhtar said.
Progress made on refugee health in 2024 at risk from funding cuts, UNHCR warns.
Stories & Blogs UNHCRApr 28, 2025(Press Release )Important achievements in preventing deaths and improving access to health services for refugees are at risk from the current funding uncertainty, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is warning.
Event Report: The Launch of the Second Edition of the Model African Union in Japan.
Stories & Blogs UNDP – AfricaApr 28, 2025(News )The Model African Union (MAU) conference in Japan is designed to facilitate dialogue and mutual understanding between students from Africa and Japan.
Funding cuts limit support for Congolese refugees in Burundi.
Stories & Blogs UNHCRApr 28, 2025(News )More than 71,000 Congolese refugees have crossed into Burundi since January, the largest influx in decades.
During Her Visit to Mozambique, IOM Deputy Chief Amplifies Need for Lasting Solutions for Displaced Communities.
Stories & Blogs IOMApr 25, 2025(News )“The UN Solutions Agenda calls on us to move beyond short-term fixes,” said DDG Daniels.
UNHCR: Rapid influx of Congolese refugees strains Uganda’s threadbare resources
Stories & Blogs UNHCRApr 08, 2025(Briefing Notes )Uganda, Africa’s largest refugee host, is witnessing a sharp increase in the number of Congolese refugees crossing its western border due to increased insecurity in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
A chance encounter leads to critical maternal care in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Stories & Blogs UNFPAApr 04, 2025(News )What Ms. Azina didn’t know was that without urgent healthcare, both her pregnancy and childbirth could also hold deadly consequences.
Sudan: UN Human Rights Chief appalled by widespread extrajudicial killings in Khartoum
Stories & Blogs OHCHRApr 03, 2025(Press Release )UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Thursday said he was appalled by reports of widespread extrajudicial killings of civilians in Khartoum following its recapture by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on 26 March.