In northern Mozambique, people flee new attacks while others return home
Stories & Blogs UNHCRMar 15, 2024(Story )Amidst renewed violence and displacement, more funding is urgently needed to improve conditions for those forced to flee, and for those returning home.
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.
World confronts an ‘ugly and inescapable truth’ in Darfur, says ICC Prosecutor
Stories & Blogs UNJan 29, 2024(Story )The international community’s failure to execute warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) and subsequent lack of accountability are fuelling the violence stemming from the war between rival militaries in Sudan, the ICC Prosecutor told the
Africa now ‘global epicentre’ of terrorism: UN chief
Stories & Blogs UNJan 24, 2024(Story )In just a matter of years, Africa has become the “global epicentre of terrorism”, with groups such as Da’esh, Al-Qaida and their affiliates exploiting local conflicts and fragilities to serve their own ends, the UN Secretary-General said.
Security Council, in Presidential Statement on Democratic Republic of Congo, Signals Readiness to Decide ‘Orderly’ MONUSCO Withdrawal by End of 2023
Stories & Blogs UNOct 16, 2023(Story )The Security Council adopted a presidential statement on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, commending the stabilizing actions of the MONUSCO and reiterating its call on all parties to continue their efforts to ensure full cooperation with it.
In Disaster's Wake, Libya’s Rivals Must Finalize Electoral Laws, Special Representative Tells Security Council
Stories & Blogs UNOct 16, 2023(Story )Rival parties in Libya must mobilize through dialogue to finalize electoral laws and enable presidential and parliamentary elections to take place.
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: UN expert warns of child recruitment by armed forces
Stories & Blogs UNOct 16, 2023(Story )An independent UN human rights expert on Monday expressed concern about the increased risk of recruitment and use of children by armed forces and armed groups in Sudan, as the months-long war between rival militaries continues.
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