Informes

Nyala, 21 August 2014 - The Head of the African Union – United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and Joint Chief Mediator, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, visited Nyala, South Darfur, to defuse tension in the area following…

Highlights The budget revision of the Emergency Operation (EMOP) approved. On 19 August, WFP approved the second budget revision of the EMOP. The operation has been extended until 31 December 2014 for a total cost of almost…

Crisis Overview Since the start of the conflict in South Sudan on 15 December 2013, more than 188,000 South Sudanese refugees have crossed into the western Gambella region of Ethiopia. This influx has stretched local capacity and…

Droughts cause poor harvests, Zimbabwean smallholders receive payout Smallholder farmers in Africa have long borne the brunt of the adverse effects of global climate change. They are perpetually at the mercy of unpredictable weather patterns and fear…

NORTH DARFUR (21 Aug.) - The Liberation Movement for Justice faction led by Taher Hajar (LJM-TH), has called on relatives of three government troops captured in North Darfur, to contact the movement for their release. “During battles…

KALMA CAMP / NYALA (21 Aug.) - The head of the AU-UN peacekeeping mission in Darfur, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, visited Kalma camp for the displaced in South Darfur on Wednesday. During his meeting with representatives of the…

With Geoffrey L. Duke, Secretariat Team Leader at South Sudan Action Network on Small Arms (SSANSA) and Elizabeth Ashamu Deng, South Sudan researcher at Amnesty International Recent fighting in South Sudan’s Unity State between government troops and…

BABANANGO/JOHANNESBURG, 21 August 2014 (IRIN) - The pace of land reform in South Africa has long been criticized as too slow, but experts and black South Africans still awaiting restitution, fear that the recent reopening of…

Canada’s support to UNICEF will help provide more children with specialized teachers, safe schools, and more effective delivery of education in remote communities August 21, 2014 – Toronto, Ontario – Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada Today, on…

HIGHLIGHTS Heavy rains in Malakal have resulted in standing water within the PoC The South Sudan CCCM-DTM Round IV report was released on August 20th OVERVIEW Over 1.3; million people remain internally displaced across the country and just over 434,000…