News headlines for “Conflicts in Africa”, page 63
Sudan Ravaged By Disease, Famine, and War
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 25 (IPS) - As living conditions in Sudan deteriorate as a result of the Sudanese Civil War, levels of famine and violations of international humanitarian law continue to accelerate among the roughly 11.5 million displaced persons. Conflict between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have severely hampered aid efforts, leaving millions of civilians to deal with widespread disease and an overall lack of essential resources.
The trial that brought down a warlord
- UN News
How do you bring a war criminal to justice? UN Video reported on the case of Sheka, the infamous leader of a feared armed group that raped and ravaged civilians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in its award-winning film The Trial that Brought Down a Warlord.
Insights From Negotiator into How COPs Move Needle Towards Healthy, Liveable Planet
- Inter Press Service
BAKU, Nov 23 (IPS) - Every year, the Conference of the Parties creates a global milestone for the climate movement, setting new standards and advancing action towards a net-zero planet to sustain all life on earth. COPs provide a platform for the global community to agree on what it would take to restore planet Earth and the contributions that all signatories to the Paris Agreement should make.
WFP scales up operations to reach millions in Sudan
- UN News
A World Food Programme (WFP) convoy arrived in the Zamzam camp in North Darfur, Sudan, on Friday – the first since famine was declared there three months ago, the UN agency has reported.
Finding Your Match: Partnership-Building for African Non-Profits
- Inter Press Service
ABUJA, Nov 21 (IPS) - It is an already established truth that building partnerships is one of the single most effective ways for African non-profits to attract funding and deepen their impact. So, as an addendum to this article by Tafadzwa and I, here is a guide to finding your match.
Healing Minds, Empowering Women: Ghanas Climate Change Battle
- Inter Press Service
BAKU, Nov 21 (IPS) - As climate change wreaks havoc across the globe, its effects are most acutely felt by those living in vulnerable coastal and rural communities.
Acute hunger stalks one in four people in DR Congo, warn aid agencies
- UN News
UN humanitarians warned on Thursday that one in four people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo suffers from “crisis or worse” levels of hunger that affects a staggering 25.6 million people.
Embedding Education into Climate Finance Will Deliver Desired Learning, Climate Action Outcomes
- Inter Press Service
BAKU, Nov 20 (IPS) - Education is under threat as multiple crises push children out of school and into harms way. COP29 Baku could break historical barriers that hold back education from playing a unique, critical role to accelerate the ambition of nationally determined contributions (NDCs) to the Paris Agreement, protecting people and planet from life-threatening risks of climate change.
Don’t Lock Us Out of Negotiating Table—Indigenous Communities
- Inter Press Service
BAKU, Nov 19 (IPS) - Delegates representing Indigenous people's rights have taken issue with the ongoing COP29 negotiations, calling for Parties to include text and language that promote Indigenous rights to be explicitly referenced in the consensus and outcome documents.
Definitely Not on Track to save Life on Planet
- Inter Press Service
VICTORIA, Seychelles, Nov 19 (IPS) - Alongside climate finance, COP29 currently being held in Baku, Azerbaijan, was expected to serve as an important platform for nations to demonstrate their intention to submit stronger national climate commitments, strengthen adaptation efforts, and show tangible progress and action on previous pledges.
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