Millions in Central Sahel and Nigeria face food cuts amid WFP funding crisis
The crisis is being exacerbated by the expected early arrival of the lean season – the period between harvests when hunger peaks. Chronic hunger is being driven by conflict, displacement, economic instability and severe climate shocks, WFP said, with devastating…
DR Congo crisis leaves mothers with newborns fleeing to Burundi
“Over 63,000 people now have crossed into the country, Burundi, fleeing atrocities, deadly conflict in parts of eastern DR Congo,” said Faith Kasina, UNHCR Regional Spokesperson for East and Horn of Africa and Great Lakes. Amid the largest influx of…
Sudan: Access to stricken Zamzam camp ‘is nearly impossible’
“I am deeply worried about reports of destruction of homes and livelihoods in North Darfur,” said Clementine Nkweta-Salami, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan. “Civilians continue to pay the price. Access to Zamzam camp is nearly impossible, just when…
UN report reveals brutal attacks targeting Muslims, refugees in Central African Republic
Investigations by the UN human rights office (OHCHR) and the UN peacekeeping mission in the country, MINUSCA, found evidence of summary executions, sexual violence and torture. Other violations included cruel and degrading treatment, forced labour, and looting of homes and…
Drought and dire hunger loom in Somalia, warns UN food agency WFP
The East African country faced famine in 2022, but a scale-up in humanitarian assistance helped to avert catastrophe. Today, food insecurity on the increase once again, with 3.4 million people already acutely food insecure. That number is projected to rise…
Sudan: Children as young as one raped during conflict, UNICEF warns
Data from gender-based violence service providers in Sudan reveals the scale of the horror: more than 220 reported cases of child rape since the start of 2024. “Children as young as one being raped by armed men should shock anyone…
Almost 80,000 flee DR Congo amid fighting, sexual violence: UNHCR
“Near the frontlines, sexual violence and human rights abuses remain rampant, as is the looting and destruction of civilian homes and businesses,” said Patrick Eba, Deputy Director of UNHCR’s Division of International Protection. Speaking in Geneva, Mr. Eba told journalists…
At G20 finance meetings in South Africa, UN deputy chief calls for reforms that back growth, curb debt
During two-days in Johannesburg, Ms. Mohammed attended the G20 Finance Ministers meeting and the ‘Finance in Common’ Summit of National Development Banks. She also spent a day in Cape Town at a meeting of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central…
DR Congo: Clean water ‘a lifeline’ for around 364,000 children a day in Goma
The intense conflict at the end of January, which saw the city overrun by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, left many of the city’s two million residents without access to clean water, sanitation or power. A third of them have only recently…
Uganda reports second Ebola death, a 4-year-old, WHO says
KAMPALA, UGANDA — A second Ebola patient, a 4-year-old child, has died in Uganda, the World Health Organization said, citing the country’s health ministry. The fatality brings the number of confirmed cases in Uganda to 10. The East African country…