Informes

`Home´, Healing and New Challenges for SOS Children 5 May 2014 - SOS children and families forced from their homes by armed conflict in Malakal, South Sudan, are beginning to put their lives back together in their…

Locusts may increase in Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, and Oman The Desert Locust situation continues to improve along both sides of the Red Sea due to control operations and drying conditions in Sudan, Eritrea, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. During…

Crisis overview Violence broke out in Juba on 15 December between Government and opposition forces and quickly spread to other locations in South Sudan. Almost five months later the security situation remains fluid, with insecurity particularly affecting…

Key Events In Gambella, all existing camps are at or nearing full capacity with the increasing South Sudanese refugee influx. Addressing the shelter need of the refugees remains a challenge. Between 15 December and 1 May, 101,684…

Nairobi, 5 May 2014 -- The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Kenya, Mr. Kanyankore Marcel Rudasingwa, has warned that Mandera County in north-eastern Kenya is undergoing a ‘silent humanitarian crisis’. One of the poorest regions in…

PRESS STATEMENT 17/2014 Mogadishu, 5 May 2014 – The Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support, Judy Cheng-Hopkins, arrived yesterday in Mogadishu to begin a five-day visit to Somalia. Ms. Cheng-Hopkins will discuss with the Federal Government as well…

HIGHLIGHTS The United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, asked the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Navanethem Pillay, and the Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide, Mr. Adama Dieng, to visit South Sudan this week to…

OVERVIEW AND AREAS OF CONCERN The Gu rainy season Somalia started with mixed results. According to FEWSNET (24 April 2014) most of the southern regions received moderately well distributed, light to moderate rains with pockets of heavy…

May 4, 2014 (JUBA/KAMPALA) - South Sudanese army captured Nasir a rebel stronghold town in Upper Nile state and Bentiu, the capital of Unity State, the government and rebels confirmed to Sudan Tribune on Sunday. The SPLA…

By Ijoo Bosco May 4, 2014 (TORIT) - The commissioner of Torit county, German Charles Ojok, said on Sunday that revenge attacks between the Bari and Omorwo of Lowudo sub-district boma have resulted in the death of…