Africa
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Half of Sudan’s most vulnerable children could die without aid
The situation for Sudan’s most vulnerable children is so desperate that half of the most severely malnourished youngsters are expected…
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South Sudan: Vice-President highlights commitments and challenges to peace
Warring parties in South Sudan are committed to implementing a peace deal that has improved security in the country, Vice-President…
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Sudan committed to achieve national reconciliation, General Assembly hears
Abdel-Fattah Al Burhan Abdelrahman Al-Burhan, the President of the Transitional Government of Sudan, called for more multilateral action to find…
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Sahel security crisis ‘poses a global threat’, Guterres warns
Rising insecurity, including the proliferation of terrorist and other non-State armed groups, coupled with political instability, is creating a crisis…
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Somalia committed to tackling twin threats of looming famine and terrorism, President tells UN Assembly
Despite efforts to move past decades of drought and conflict, Somalia is facing some of the most complex crises in…
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Drought, hunger and fighting leave Ethiopia in ‘very difficult humanitarian situation’
Amidst deteriorating levels of malnutrition and Ethiopia’s worst drought in 40 years, 17 million people are being targeted for humanitarian assistance,…
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Sierra Leone: Female genital mutilation ‘amounts to torture,’ impunity must end
UN-appointed independent human rights experts called on Wednesday for stronger measures to prevent and penalize female genital mutilation in Sierra Leone.…
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UN steps up post-COVID support in Africa; battles cholera in Malawi
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday a new drive to find…
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Ethiopia: Loan from UN fund allows FAO to scale up fertilizers for farmers in Tigray
A $10 million loan from the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) will allow the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)…
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From the Field: Outreach across the Horn of Africa
In July, a UN human rights officer embarked on an outreach visit to the Horn of Africa’s Sool and Sanaag…
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