UN agencies warn of spiraling Sudan crisis as civilians face grave risks and famine threat grows amid access barriers : Joint UNHCR-UNICEF Statement
Stories & Blogs UNHCROct 25, 2024(Press Release )The conflict has displaced over 11 million people, both internally and across borders, while pushing millions more into extreme vulnerability, particularly children
WFP reaches one million crisis-affected people with life-saving assistance in Burkina Faso thanks to USAID support.
Stories & Blogs WFPOct 22, 2024(News )Amidst a complex humanitarian crisis in Burkina Faso, a US$ 124 million contribution from USAID’s Bureau of Humanitarian Affairs (BHA) in 2024 enabled the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to reach over one million crisis-affected people in Burkin
News comment: UN High Commissioner for Refugees calls for global support as more people flee to Uganda.
Stories & Blogs UNHCROct 22, 2024(Press Release )Uganda, home to the largest number of refugees in Africa, remains an example of how the inclusion of refugees into public services improves their lives and those of the communities hosting them.
Türk calls on Tunisia to uphold rule of law and democratic freedoms
Stories & Blogs OHCHROct 15, 2024(Press Release )UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk called on the Tunisian authorities to protect the country’s democratic processes and uphold fundamental freedoms after a presidential campaign marred by a crackdown on the opposition, independent activists and journalists
UN-Habitat and NASA collaborate on Earth Observation data for sustainable urban development.
Stories & Blogs UN-HabitatOct 14, 2024(News )UN-Habitat and NASA met this month in Washington, D.C., to discuss how to scale up and expand ongoing collaboration around the use of Earth Observation data for urban data analysis and foresight.
UNHCR: Decade of action against statelessness brings big gains but further action needed
Stories & Blogs UNHCROct 11, 2024(News )More than half a million people around the world who were living in the shadows, deprived of their right to nationality, have now acquired citizenship since the inception a decade ago of the #IBelong campaign, according to a new report on statelessness re
Silencing the Guns through STEM Education Investment in Africa
Stories & Blogs OSAAOct 08, 2024(News )Africa is experiencing population growth, with “youth bulges” that can become a demographic dividend contributing to the continent’s growth or a “demographic threat” that could stress the job market and fuel instability.
Türk welcomes deal to return Chagos islands to Mauritius, says pending treaty should ensure human rights
Stories & Blogs OHCHROct 04, 2024(Press Release )“The political agreement to return sovereignty of the Chagos islands to Mauritius is a historic step in decolonization and realizing the right to self-determination guaranteed in international human rights law,” said Türk.
Sudan humanitarian crisis has catastrophic impact for women and girls, with two-fold increase of gender-based violence.
Stories & Blogs UN WomenSep 27, 2024(Press Release )New UN Women report highlights the disproportionate impacts of the escalating conflict for Sudanese women and girls, including the 5.8 million who are internally displaced.
Press briefing at the Palais des Nations on the humanitarian crisis in Sudan.
Stories & Blogs UN WomenSep 27, 2024(Press Release )Hodan Addou, UN Women Regional Director for East and Southern Africa a.i., spoke about UN Women’s new report on the situation in Sudan.