Global Issues
News headlines for “Conflicts in Africa”, page 33
Security Council urged to support eastern DR Congo peace initiatives
- UN News
Despite numerous regional and international diplomatic initiatives, the security situation remains critical in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Security Council heard on Wednesday.
South Sudan on the brink as peace deal falters, UN warns
- UN News
South Sudan stands at a dangerous crossroads as rising political tensions threaten to derail a fragile peace deal, amid growing fears of renewed conflict in the world’s youngest nation, already buckling under a deepening humanitarian crisis.
Humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate in El Fasher, Sudan
- UN News
Escalating violence and deteriorating humanitarian conditions in and around El Fasher in Sudan continue to be of grave concern, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
Flooding displaces thousands amid ongoing unrest in eastern DR Congo
- UN News
Recent severe flooding caused by torrential rains has displaced nearly 10,000 people in Tanganyika province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.
External flow of weapons into Sudan must end, insists UN’s Guterres
- UN News
Two years to the day since Sudan’s brutal war erupted between rival generals who rejected the peaceful transition to civilian rule after the overthrow of Omar Al-Bashir, UN chief António Guterres insisted that the world “must not forget” the suffering of the country’s people.
Sudan: 15 million children require humanitarian assistance after two years of war
- UN News
The number of children in need of humanitarian assistance in Sudan has doubled as the war between rival militaries enters a third year on Tuesday.
Millions displaced, health system in ruins as Sudan war fuels famine
- UN News
More than 12.4 million people have been forced from their homes across Sudan – including over 3.3 million refugees who have fled to neighbouring countries – as two years of civil war fuel famine, disease outbreaks and the collapse of the health system.
Sudan war: ‘Darkest chapters’ ahead as Darfur massacre claims over 100 lives
- UN News
As Sudan’s devastating war enters its third year, UN rights investigators are warning that its “darkest chapters” may still lie ahead, following the massacre of more than 100 people at displacement camps in Darfur over the weekend.
CGIAR Gender Accelerator: A Tool to Advance Gender Equality Research in Agri-Food Systems
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Apr 12 (IPS) - To advance the participation of women, the youth, and minority communities in the agricultural sector, measures must be taken to recognize and break down the barriers that hold them back. Experts in the agricultural sector agree that even as they constitute a significant percentage of the agricultural workforce, women face persistent challenges. The picture that emerges is a lack of due recognition of their presence and their challenges, such as limited access to resources and knowledge.
How is the Sudanese civil war destabilising neighbouring countries?
- UN News
Since April 2023, Sudan, the third-largest country in Africa, has been embroiled in war, as a brutal battle between government forces and a powerful paramilitary group has exacerbated the nation’s existing crises, including political instability and economic hardship.
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