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AU Concludes High-Level Consultative Workshop on the Political Dimensions of DDR

Stories & Blogs UNOAUMar 20, 2025(News )

The workshop marks a significant milestone in shaping DDR as a politically strategic tool for peace and security in Africa.

“Life is dangerous for women in this camp”: In the Central African Republic, survivors of sexual violence lose critical support as funding is slashed

Stories & Blogs UNFPAMar 19, 2025(News )

The Korsi refugee camp in Birao, in northern Central African Republic, is home to around 18,000 refugees as well as returnees fleeing the conflict in Sudan.

Millions in Central Sahel and Nigeria at risk of food cuts as the World Food Programme faces severe funding crisis

Stories & Blogs WFPMar 07, 2025(News )

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warns that life-saving food and nutrition assistance in Central Sahel and Nigeria will halt in April 2025 without urgent funding.

WFP welcomes contribution from Japan to save lives in war-torn Sudan.

Stories & Blogs WFPFeb 13, 2025(News )

WFP welcomes a contribution of JPY 150 million (approx. US $1 million) from the Government of Japan for its operations in Sudan.

Giving birth under fire in North Kivu, as conflict grips the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Stories & Blogs UNFPAFeb 12, 2025(News )

As fighting intensified in North Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Francine Toyata clutched her pregnant belly, waves of pain coursing through her.

IOM, Partners Appeal for USD 81 Million to Assist Over One Million Migrants in Horn of Africa, Yemen, and Southern Africa.

Stories & Blogs IOMFeb 11, 2025(News )

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and 45 humanitarian and development partners are appealing for USD 81 million to provide lifesaving humanitarian assistance to over one million migrants — including women and children.

Dire health and humanitarian crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo prompts escalation of efforts by WHO, partners

Stories & Blogs https://www.who.int/news/item/07-02-2025-dire-health-and-humanitarian-crisis-in-eastern-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-prompts-escalation-of-efforts-by-who--partnersFeb 07, 2025(News )

The recent surge in violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has led to significant loss of life, trauma, displacement, and the destruction of critical health infrastructure, exacerbating an already dire situation for millions of people.

Rebuilding Somalia: Renewing Social Contract in a Fragile State Amidst Revenue Challenges

Stories & Blogs World BankNov 22, 2024(News )

Efforts to enhance revenue show promising signs, with projections indicating an increase in the domestic revenue-to-GDP ratio to 4.5% by 2030

Mozambique: Rebuilding lives in Cabo Delgado

Stories & Blogs OCHANov 22, 2024(News )

The impact of the seven-year conflict in Cabo Delgado remains profound, affecting internally displaced people, host communities and returnees.

No relief from food insecurity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as a quarter of the population continue to face hunger

Stories & Blogs WFPNov 21, 2024(News )

There are 25.6 million people who continue to face crisis or emergency levels of food insecurity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report.