Statement by the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator a.i. in Sudan, Sheldon Yett (12 August 2025)
Stories & Blogs OCHAAug 12, 2025(Statement )El Fasher and Abu Shouk camp: A call to stop attacks on civilians, allow safe passage and aid
Children in Sudan ‘reduced to skin and bones’ as UNICEF calls for urgent action
Stories & Blogs UNICEFAug 05, 2025(Press Release )"We must rapidly scale up lifesaving services for children, and we need safe and sustained access to do so, wherever children are…” said Sheldon Yett, UNICEF Sudan Representative.
Every five seconds, a child is displaced, injured, or killed in the Middle East and North Africa’s conflicts
Stories & Blogs UNICEFJul 01, 2025(Press Release )1 in 2 children in MENA live in a conflict-affected country; UNICEF calls for the protection of all children.
“We have no one else.” Families on the brink in Nigeria’s worst hunger crisis in five years.
Stories & Blogs OCHAJun 10, 2025(News )Without adequate assistance, at least 280,000 severely malnourished children are at a high risk of death during this year’s lean season.
A big step forward for mapping political transition across Africa
Stories & Blogs UNDP – AfricaMay 11, 2025(Press Release )The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the African Union Commission convened a pivotal validation workshop for the African Transition Index (ATI) in Addis Ababa.
Africa’s super election year: bolting resilience against winds of democratic recession
Stories & Blogs UNDP – AfricaApr 30, 2025(Blog )Africa’s new democracy narrative emerged in 2024, marking a significant chapter in the long and sometimes challenging journey toward democratic governance on the continent.
Sudanese aid worker: “It feels like someone turned off the light on us”
Stories & Blogs OCHAApr 29, 2025(News )When the world stops looking, we stop living,” Mokhtar said.
Event Report: The Launch of the Second Edition of the Model African Union in Japan.
Stories & Blogs UNDP – AfricaApr 28, 2025(News )The Model African Union (MAU) conference in Japan is designed to facilitate dialogue and mutual understanding between students from Africa and Japan.
Tens of thousands of families displaced by fighting in DR Congo’s South Kivu as UNICEF scales up humanitarian response
Stories & Blogs UNICEFMar 14, 2025(Press Release )Children face killings, recruitment by armed groups, and sexual violence as conflict cripples schools, health services, and access to clean water.
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.