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First Person: An on-air antidote to misinformation in the Central African Republic

12 June 2021
Peace and Security

The citizens of the Central African Republic (CAR) have endured decades of war and conflict. Merveille Yayoro, a young reporter at Guira-FM, the radio station run by the UN peacekeeping mission in the country (MINUSCA), says that she wants her work to provide an antidote to hate speech and misinformation, and help bring about a lasting peace.

© UNHCR/Juliana Ghazi

Mozambique: Violence continues in Cabo Delgado, as agencies respond to growing needs

11 June 2021
Peace and Security

Civilians continue to flee armed conflict and insecurity in northern Mozambique, more than two months after militants attacked the coastal city of Palma, located in Cabo Delgado province, UN agencies reported on Friday. 

© UNICEF/Esiey Leul Kinfu

UN agencies scale-up response to address looming famine ‘catastrophe’ in Tigray

10 June 2021
Humanitarian Aid

The head of the World Food Programme (WFP) appealed on Thursday for immediate access to deliver lifesaving assistance to Ethiopia’s Tigray region, where ongoing fighting between government and regional forces has put some 350,000 people at risk of famine.  

UNAMID/Albert González Farran

Outgoing ICC Prosecutor urges Security Council to keep focus on justice in Darfur

9 June 2021
Peace and Security

The international community must stay focused on achieving justice and peace for the people of Darfur, the outgoing Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) told the Security Council on Wednesday. 

© UNICEF/UN0468282/Guershom Ndebo

Volcanic eruption in DR Congo: UNICEF working to restore water supply amid cholera threat

7 June 2021
Humanitarian Aid

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and partners are working to restore water supply to roughly 200,000 people, including some 100,000 children, affected by the volcanic eruption last month in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). 

© IOM/ Craig Murphy

Fragile democratic gains at risk in Central Africa as violence by armed groups escalates

7 June 2021
Peace and Security

Attacks by armed groups including Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province pose grave threats to Central Africa’s fragile stability, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative told the Security Council on Monday, while spotlighting crucial democratic gains that must be protected.

UNOCHA/Naomi Frerotte

Protection call for Burkina Faso civilians after terror attack leaves 132 dead

7 June 2021
Peace and Security

Communities in rural Burkina Faso urgently need greater protection from violent extremists, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, insisted on Monday, in response to a deadly assault at the weekend that claimed the lives of at least 132 innocent people.

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First Person: Raising a glass to ‘Mama Cheers’

5 June 2021
Economic Development

A Ugandan woman entrepreneur who was left with just a wheelbarrow and a red dress, when a business partner ran off with all her money has been recognized with an award by the UN trade agency (UNCTAD) after she grew her company into a nationwide enterprise with five million customers.

© UNICEF/Catherine Ntabadde

Risk of COVID-19 surge threatens Africa's health facilities

3 June 2021
Health

Critical health facilities across Africa risk being overwhelmed by surging COVID-19 infections, the UN health agency said on Thursday.

MINUSMA/Harandane Dicko

Mali: Military must ‘scrupulously’ respect human rights and free civilian leaders  

2 June 2021
Peace and Security

A UN independent human rights expert said on Wednesday that Mali’s new military authorities should “scrupulously respect human rights” and release all leaders detained in last week’s coup.