News headlines for “Conflicts in Africa”, page 5
Violence surges in South Sudan leaving civilians at risk and peacekeepers stretched thin
- UN News
Escalating violence, political stalemate and humanitarian constraints are pushing South Sudan’s civilians to the brink once again, while funding cuts weaken the UN mission tasked with protecting them.
In Sudan, sick and starving children ‘wasting away’
- UN News
Relentless violence, famine and disease are fuelling a rising death toll among children in Sudan, while attacks on healthcare and a lack of aid access hamper efforts to help them, UN aid agencies warned on Tuesday.
Ethiopia: Türk fears new crisis in Tigray amid renewed fighting
- UN News
UN human rights chief Volker Türk appealed on Tuesday to all parties involved in renewed heavy fighting in Ethiopia’s ‘precarious’ Tigray region to step back, warning of the potential for a deepening crisis in the country’s war-weary north and beyond.
DR Congo: UN vows orderly peacekeeping transition as South Africa withdraws troops
- UN News
South Africa has moved to withdraw its peacekeepers deployed at the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) after nearly three decades of service.
Sudan: UN rights chief says worse is to come without international action
- UN News
As the brutal Sudan war shows no signs of ending, UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Monday called on the international community to intervene immediately to stop more mass killings and other flagrant war crimes against civilians.
53 migrants die in latest shipwreck tragedy off Libya coast
- UN News
Fifty-three migrants including two babies are dead or missing after a large rubber dinghy capsized off the coast of Libya, the UN migration agency said on Monday.
Guterres condemns escalating violence in South Sudan as aid operations come under fire
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General has strongly condemned the surge in violence across South Sudan, warning that civilians and aid workers are paying a devastating price as humanitarian operations are increasingly targeted.
Floods and Food Security: The Hidden Cost to Crops and Soil
- Inter Press Service
URBANA, Illinois, US, February 6 (IPS) - South Africa, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe are currently experiencing severe flooding. According to the World Health Organization, 1.3 million people have been affected. In addition, hundreds of people have died , infrastructure has been destroyed, access to health services has been disrupted, and the risks of water- and mosquito-borne diseases are rising.
Chad: Africa’s refugee haven struggles with its own stark challenges
- UN News
Amid the ongoing war in Sudan, Chad, the country receiving the most refugees in Central Africa, saw slight improvements in its humanitarian situation last year, but as one of the most vulnerable nations on the African continent, it is still struggling to support four million people in need.
Fatwas, faith and fallacies: Myth-busting female genital mutilation in Africa
- UN News
Olivia Albert, 19, was subjected to female genital (FGM) mutilation when she was 14. She told the UN sexual and reproductive health agency (UNFPA) that she hid her pain because everyone around her said it was normal.
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