Tag: UN Africa News

The UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) issued a statement on Tuesday, alongside international partners, strongly condemning an outbreak of violence in the capital Mogadishu and urging all sides to “exercise maximum restraint, resume dialogue, and avoid unilateral actions that may lead to a further escalation”.   UN Africa News Read More

Six people were reportedly killed and several wounded in the capital, N’Djamena, on Tuesday – and in the second largest city, Moundou, Marta Hurtado, spokesperson for OHCHR, told the regular press briefing in Geneva.  And while more than 700 people have been arrested, it is not clear how many are still in detention.  Respect human rights With further protests and general strikes due to… Read More

Nearly six months since the conflict between Ethiopian Government security forces and regional forces of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) began in early November, most rural areas have remained cut off from communications and electricity, impacting access to health services, water supply and vital assistance, said Farhan Haq.   Meanwhile, he cited the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs… Read More

And with acute malnutrition rates continuing to rise, urgent action is required to address this unfolding humanitarian crisis, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned.  “If we don’t reverse this crisis, if we don’t get food to the people in the south of Madagascar, families will starve and lives will be lost”, Amer Daoudi, WFP’s Senior Director of Operations, said, after… Read More

At least 168,000 children were forced to flee their homes following widespread violence and insecurity in the run-up to the general election of last December, and during its aftermath. Around 70,000 of them have not been able to return. This brings the total to 370,000 internally displaced children across the country. Displaced children are at risk of exposure to sexual… Read More

According to media reports, fighting began on Sunday between pro-Government forces and opposition military units after President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed moved to extend his term last week, which had officially ended in February, for another two years. Reports from Mogadishu said that localized skirmishes have spread to other parts of the country, with fears growing that extremist group al Shabaab… Read More

Jean-Pierre Lacroix, head of UN Peacekeeping, briefed ambassadors on recent developments concerning the oil-rich border area, where the UN interim security force, UNISFA, has been deployed since 2011 to protect civilians and humanitarians. “The six-month reporting period was marked by continued rapprochement between the Sudan and South Sudan”, Mr. Lacroix said, noting however, that the rapprochement “did not translate into… Read More

UNICEF and humanitarian organizations have repeatedly warned about the violence, which includes machete attacks and sexual assaults.    Ongoing violence is robbing children of their right to safety, health and education in Ituri, DR #Congo.@UNICEF is urging humanitarian actors on the ground and the international community to urgently step up.https://t.co/ibbzqUiDJa — UNICEF en RDC (@UNICEFDRC) April 26, 2021 A desperate… Read More

The tragedy was confirmed late on Thursday by the volunteer rescue vessel Ocean Viking, which found dozens of bodies floating in the water northeast of Tripoli.  It had been in distress since Wednesday morning, the NGO said in a statement.  Reports of a shipwreck in the Central Mediterranean where at least 100 lives were lost. We are saddened by this latest tragedy and renew our call on states to redeploy search… Read More

President Idriss Déby died from injuries sustained in clashes with rebels in the north over the weekend, according to State media reports.  The Secretary-General was deeply saddened to learn of his death, UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a statement.   ‘A key partner’  Mr. Guterres has expressed his profound condolences to the President’s family, and to the people and… Read More