UN and Africa

UNHCR Special Envoy urges more support for Somalia refugees

Despite ebb in famine, conflict fuelling rise in hunger in South Sudan

Action plan gives “renewed hope” to people with albinism in Africa

Gabon to create vast network of protected marine areas in Africa

Upsurge in violence forces 80,000 people in CAR to flee: UNHCR

Malnutrition alert for 400,000 DRC Kasai children

Somali drought "tragedy continues to unfold"

“Tragic milestone”: 1 in 5 South Sudanese children now a refugee, UNICEF

Somalia children facing “triple threat” of drought, disease and displacement: UNICEF

The “triple threat” of drought, disease and displacement is taking a terrible toll on children in Somalia, according to the UN children’s agency, UNICEF. It’s projecting that the number of malnourished children there has risen by 50 per cent since the beginning of the year, to 1.4 million. Dianne Penn has been speaking to Susannah Price, chief of communications for UNICEF Somalia, who is based in Nairobi.

Ceasefire urgently needed in South Sudan, says UN special envoy