Informes

It’s difficult to visualize the scope and magnitude of the current crisis in South Sudan — created by brutal internal conflict that started in December of last year. More than 1.7 million people have been displaced. 3.8…

Those behind unlawful killings and torture of protesters must be brought to justice The brutal suppression of protest in Sudan must end, and members of the security forces responsible for killing, injuring, and torturing protesters must be…

UNMISS “Protection of Civilians” (PoC) Sites As of 2 September, the estimated number of civilians seeking safety in ten Protection of Civilians (PoC) sites located on UNMISS bases is 99,555 including 29,306 in Juba (Tomping and UN…

September 3, 2014 (KHARTOUM) – An outbreak of hepatitis at Kalma camp for Internally Displaced People in South Darfur state has led to the death of 150 people and infected 500 others. Hepatitis, an inflammation of the…

Extreme poverty drives some Kenyans to scavenge through rubbish dumps for materials to sell for recycling. At the main dump in Eldoret, a town in Kenya’s Rift valley with a population of 280,000, people sift through…

2 September 2014 - Ellen Margrethe Løj’s appointment as UNMISS chief was a “huge and difficult” challenge, but it was impossible to turn it down because the South Sudanese people fought hard for their independence,…

Background Following the declaration that President Mwai Kibaki was the winner of the Kenyan presidential election held on December 27, 2007, a period of post-election violence (PEV) took place. In this study, we aimed to identify whether…

A 20 percent increase since January 2014 September 2, 2014, Nairobi/Washington – The gradual recovery and gains made since the end of the famine in 2012 are being lost as poor rains, conflict, trade disruptions and reduced…

Overview of Weekly Activities Unity State Pariang—Jamjang Road: • Equipment mobilized by contractor: to date: 2 excavators, 1 front-end loader, 1 grader, 1 roller, & 2 tippers. • Murram extraction and processing on road continued in the week. Lakes State Mingkaman IDP…

KHARTOUM, Sudan – Sheikh Mohamed Saeed, a 74-year-old community leader in Sudan’s Wad Sharefai Refugee Camp, has become an unlikely advocate to end female genital mutilation (FGM). Wad Sharefai Camp is in the eastern state of Kassala,…