Global Issues
News headlines for “Conflicts in Africa”, page 5
Sudan war: Aid teams plead for access to thousands trapped in El Fasher
- UN News
Just how many people are still trapped in the Sudanese city of El Fasher? That’s the burning question for relatives of the many thousands of people believed to still be there, since paramilitary fighters overran the regional capital of North Darfur last month, after a 500-day siege.
Brazil is Breathing Life into Climate Commitments—Human Rights Lawyer
- Inter Press Service
BELÉM, Brazil, November 13 (IPS) - Binaifer Nowrojee, a human rights lawyer and the president of the Open Society Foundations (OSF), has lauded the Brazilian government “for significant steps taken to breathe life into the climate commitments.”
Poor Countries Welcome Loss and Damage Fund’s Call for Requests, Warn It Falls Short of Needs
- Inter Press Service
BELÉM, Brazil, November 13 (IPS) - Least Developed Countries have hailed the debut call for proposals for the Loss and Damage Fund, which was launched on 11 November at the United Nations climate summit known as COP30 in Belem, Brazil.
Families in Sudan ‘running out of time’ as hunger spreads
- UN News
More than 21 million people in Sudan, 45 per cent of the population, are not getting enough to eat as the war between rival militaries continues, according to the World Food Programme (WFP).
Ethiopia: UN supports response to potentially deadly virus outbreak
- UN News
The World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting Ethiopia as the country faces a suspected viral haemorraghic fever outbreak in the south, the UN agency said on Thursday.
UN and African Union vow closer action for peace and development
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General called on Wednesday for action to prioritize Africa, urging the world not to turn its back on the continent.
Sudan: Migration chief hears horrific accounts of exodus from El Fasher
- UN News
Some 90,000 people have been displaced following the fall of El Fasher in Sudan’s North Darfur - with another 50,000 fleeing violence in the Kordofans, according to the UN migration chief.
Tanzania: Reports of hundreds killed and detained following deadly election violence
- UN News
Hundreds of protesters and others have been killed and an unknown number injured or detained in Tanzania following protests surrounding last month’s elections, according to reports obtained by the UN human rights office (OHCHR).
Stakes rise for South Sudan: What’s happening, and why it matters
- UN News
South Sudan is entering a period of rising instability marked by political polarisation, renewed armed clashes, and severe humanitarian strain, senior UN officials told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Sudan war: Women endure starvation, rape and bombs fleeing El Fasher
- UN News
In war-torn Sudan, rape is likely being used as a weapon of war and simply being a woman there is “a strong predictor” of hunger, violence and death, the UN’s gender equality agency warned on Tuesday.
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