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UN agencies say conditions in North Darfur and neighboring Kordofan are continuing to deteriorate, while independent human rights experts warned on Thursday that the collapse of protection after the city’s fall has sharply increased the risks faced by women and children. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) took over control of El Fasher – the capital […]
The world is becoming inexorably industrialized, increasing the prospects of better jobs and livelihoods for many of the world’s poorest. But to truly benefit the world’s population and the planet as a whole, international trade and industry must go hand in hand with healthier communities, lower emissions and cleaner air. In the past this was […]
On November 10, Somalia’s federal government formally declared a drought crisis and called for urgent international assistance as conditions continue to deteriorate in the northern, central and southern regions. according to to the UN Aid Coordination Office, OCHA. Puntland is among the hardest-hit areas, with authorities estimating that nearly a million people need support, 130,000 […]
“First we have to end the war. Then we have to restart the factories,” said Basher Abdullah, adviser to the Sudanese Minister of Industry and Trade. Like many of the world’s poorest countries, Sudan’s efforts to develop its economy have been severely hampered by conflict. But even amid the brutal civil war, the UN continues […]
It was originally reported that 215 students had been kidnapped from St. Mary’s School in Papiri, Niger State, early Friday morning, but the figure was revised upwards to 303 students and 12 teachers, according to The Christian Association of Nigeria. The association’s president, who reportedly visited the school on Friday, said more than 80 students […]
The plan does not introduce new proposals, but sets out how the UN system intends to advance the proposals already on the table: 87 actions, grouped into 31 work packages across 3 work streams, ranging from peace operations and humanitarian response to technology, shared services and institutional mergers. “The aim is to bring structure, transparency […]
For women like 38-year-old Farhiya from rural Beletweyne, the consequences can be devastating: a painful obstetric fistula, a hole in the birth canal that left her incontinent, isolated and cut off from her community. “I was stressed, constantly worried and isolated from my community. I was living in my house as if I had some […]
More than 236,000 buildings were destroyed or damaged during the war and more than 2.5 million homes – approximately 10 percent of the housing stock – are damaged or inaccessible in some way due to the ongoing conflict. The shortage of council housing, combined with an under-regulated rental market and large-scale displacement caused by people […]
This Friday, for World Diabetes Daythe UN is highlighting how the disease affects pregnancy, in line with this year’s global theme of managing diabetes “at all stages of life”. The organization has also launched its first-ever global guidelines for managing diabetes before, during and after pregnancy. “These guidelines are based on the realities of women’s […]
