An entire generation of children in Sudan faces a catastrophe as the war enters its second year
Stories & Blogs UNICEFApr 14, 2024(Press Release )Continued brutal hostilities and potential famine creating ominous conditions for tragic loss of children’s lives
In Ethiopia, UNHCR’s Grandi urges more support for people fleeing Sudan
Stories & Blogs UNHCRJan 31, 2024(Press Release )With nearly 8 million people displaced by the brutal conflict in Sudan, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has called for urgent and additional support to meet their needs.
The Sudan crisis exacerbates humanitarian suffering in South Sudan
Stories & Blogs OCHAOct 16, 2023(Press Release )Hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people fleeing the Sudan conflict in need of humanitarian assistance at South Sudan’s borders
Sudan is reeling after six months of war - Statement by Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
Stories & Blogs OCHAOct 15, 2023(Press Release )Half a year of war has plunged Sudan into one of the worst humanitarian nightmares in recent history.
UNFPA report finds sexual and reproductive health of women and girls missing from most national climate plans
Stories & Blogs UNFPAOct 11, 2023(Press Release )Women and girls are among the hardest hit by the climate emergency, but fewer than one third of countries that have published their climate plans have committed to upholding the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and girls
Secretary-General ‘Deeply Regrets’ Decision by Conseil National pour la Sauvegarde de la Patrie in Niger Ordering UN Humanitarian Coordinator to Leave Country
Stories & Blogs UNOct 11, 2023(Press Release )The Secretary-General deeply regrets that, on 10 October, the Conseil National pour la Sauvegarde de la Patrie (CNSP) ordered the departure of the Resident Coordinator/Humanitarian Coordinator of the United Nations in Niger, Louise Aubin, within 72 hours.
A decade after the Lampedusa shipwreck, the continuing tragedies need to end
Stories & Blogs UNHCROct 03, 2023(Press Release )Joint statement by the Coordinator of the UN Network on Migration, Amy E. Pope, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi
‘We Must Stay the Course to Support, Partner with Chad to Build Prosperous, Peaceful Future’, Deputy Secretary-General Tells General Assembly Event.
Stories & Blogs UNSep 18, 2023(Press Release )“As Chad embarks on the last — and most challenging — mile of the transition, we need to stay the course to support and partner with Chad to build a prosperous and peaceful future that leaves no one behind” Said Amina Mohammed.
Security Council Committee on Libya Discusses Final Report of Panel of Experts
Stories & Blogs UN Security CouncilSep 18, 2023(Press Release )On 18 August 2023, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya held informal consultations to consider the final report of the Panel of Experts on Libya, submitted in accordance with paragraph 13 of resol
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.