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Mali: Türk deplores indefinite suspension of elections, deepening crackdown on civil society.

Stories & Blogs OHCHRSep 04, 2025(Press Release )

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Thursday warned of a further deterioration in the human rights situation in Mali, amid deepening democratic reversals, rising insecurity and a crackdown on civil society.

Urgent push needed to achieve reparatory justice for Africans and people of African descent – UN report

Stories & Blogs OHCHRSep 03, 2025(Press Release )

The UN Human Rights Office today published a report calling on States and others to double down on delivering reparatory justice for Africans and people of African descent, including through formal apologies, truth-seeking, memorialisation, medical and ps

Cameroon: Restrictions on civic space risk undermining presidential election, Türk warns

Stories & Blogs OHCHRSep 02, 2025(Press Release )

Growing restrictions on civic and democratic space in Cameroon in the lead up to the presidential election in October raise fears about whether voters can freely express their will, said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk today.

From pledges to action: The Second International Decade for People of African Descent

Stories & Blogs OHCHRAug 29, 2025(Story )

“People of colour, people of African descent, marginalised communities, Indigenous communities […] we have to advocate in the best way that we possibly can for justice, human rights, equal opportunity,” said Emelda Davis

As hunger soars in northeastern Nigeria, WFP funds dry up

Stories & Blogs WFPAug 05, 2025(Story )

Without urgent donations, 1.3 million people risk losing food assistance

Emergency food assistance grinds to a halt in Nigeria amid surging insecurity and record hunger

Stories & Blogs WFPJul 23, 2025(News )

Without immediate funding, millions of vulnerable people will face impossible choices: endure increasingly severe hunger, migrate, or possibly risk exploitation by extremist groups in the region.

Millions risk losing access to humanitarian food assistance amid funding slowdown in South Sudan

Stories & Blogs WFPJul 22, 2025(News )

Half the population of South Sudan – 7.7 million people – are facing severe hunger.

EU and WFP enhance self-reliance and food security for refugees and host communities in Uganda.

Stories & Blogs WPFJul 02, 2025(News )

Uganda hosts 1.9 million refugees and asylum seekers, making it the largest refugee-hosting country in Africa.

Refugees escaping Sudan face escalating hunger and malnutrition as food aid risks major reductions

Stories & Blogs WPFJun 30, 2025(News )

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today warned that millions of Sudanese refugees who have fled to neighbouring countries risk plunging deeper into hunger and malnutrition as critical funding shortages force drastic cuts to life saving food as

WFP expands footprint in Khartoum as families starts to return to devastated capital.

Stories & Blogs WFPJun 10, 2025(News )

The needs are immense. We saw widespread destruction, limited access to water, healthcare, and electricity, and a cholera outbreak.