UN and Africa: focus on South Sudan, Uganda and Central African Republic
Despite ebb in famine, conflict fuelling rise in hunger in South Sudan
Despite ebb in famine, conflict fuelling rise in hunger in South Sudan
Peacekeepers at the UN mission in South Sudan, UNMISS, are being praised by the top UN official in the country for their speedy response in support of a recent humanitarian emergency in the north.
Nearly one million people in Sri Lanka are at risk of going hungry due to severe drought followed by heavy rainfall, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned on Thursday.
British engineers who have recently joined the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) are enjoying a unique experience according to the Commanding Officer of the contingent.
Although many countries have ratified UN conventions against terrorism, there still needs to be more action to get these provisions included in national laws.
Although famine has eased in South Sudan, the number of people struggling to find food has risen, UN agencies and their partners warned on Wednesday.
Protracted conflicts and disasters have left a record 141 million people in need of humanitarian help, the UN’s Emergency Relief chief said on Wednesday.
Uganda is hosting a “solidarity summit” with the support of the United Nations amid a fast-growing refugee crisis in the country.
A mass exodus from South Sudan has roughly doubled the refugee population in the East African nation to over 1.2 million.
Despite the ongoing conflict in Syria, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and its partners reached more than two million people last year through projects that support livelihoods or business recovery in vulnerable commu
The sweltering conditions affecting western Europe are set to last for at least another two weeks, but there may be some respite by the weekend, a senior UN weather expert said on Tuesday.