As Sudan crisis continues, twice displaced returnees in Renk, South Sudan, face mounting challenges
Stories & Blogs UN PeacekeepingAug 23, 2023(Story )As the Sudan crisis continues, hundreds of thousands have crossed porous borders to neighbouring South Sudan in search of safety. Many are returnees who once left this young nation to escape war and, now, find themselves once again having to battle enormo
Comment: ‘Attacks on aid workers in Sudan must stop’ Parties to a conflict that's killed more than 1,100 civilians and 19 aid workers – including three World Food Programme staff – must honour agreements to protect humanitarian personnel and resources
Stories & Blogs WFPAug 18, 2023(Story )Despite the very real risk to their lives, humanitarians on the ground in Sudan continue to overcome immense challenges to support those suffering the most in this conflict
Renewed support from Japan enhances global development and human security
Stories & Blogs UNDPAug 18, 2023(News )The support from Japan will enhance UNDP's ability to address current and emerging challenges with speed and efficiency to reach people where the needs are greatest.
We must dismantle barriers to women’s political participation. Here’s why JULY 5, 2023
Stories & Blogs UNDPJul 05, 2023(Blog post )The recently released 2023 update of UNDP’s Gender Social Norms Index (GSNI) underscores the significant obstacles women and girls confront in realizing their potential, spanning from politics to corporate boardrooms.
Deputy relief chief: Urgent support needed for Horn of Africa's people
Stories & Blogs OCHAMay 24, 2023(Story )Remarks by Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Joyce Msuya at the Horn of Africa Pledging Conference 2023
Highlights from the African Union on Peace & Security
Stories & Blogs UNOAUMay 23, 2023(Highlight )The AU Commission (AUC) convened a follow-up meeting of the Expanded Mechanism for Sudan pursuant to the Communiqué of the 20 April High-Level Meeting to discuss the way forward, including the plan for de-escalation.
State and community action needed to achieve racial justice
Stories & Blogs OHCHRMay 12, 2023(Story )UN Human Rights issued a seminal Agenda towards transformative change for racial justice and equality that offered a way forward for States to reverse cultures of denial, dismantle systemic racism and accelerate the pace of action.
Sudan: Plight of civilians amid hostilities
Stories & Blogs OHCHRApr 28, 2023(News )Hundreds of thousands of people have fled their homes to find places of greater safety, at any cost, and have been facing abuses en route.
Rising Needs at Chad–Sudan Border Amid Funding Gaps
Stories & Blogs IOM – UN MigrationApr 27, 2023(News )As many as 20,000 people – among them Chadians, Sudanese, and foreign nationals – fleeing the violence in Sudan have arrived so far in neighbouring Chad.
Humanitarian Needs in Malawi and Mozambique Remain High Amid Cholera Outbreak
Stories & Blogs IOM – UN MigrationApr 25, 2023(News )Communities in Mozambique and Malawi devastated by tropical cyclone Freddy continue to struggle in the face of an ongoing cholera outbreak due to the persistently high water levels and the destruction of homes, infrastructure, and livelihoods.