Informes

One year on since the conflict in Sudan began the country faces a “catastrophic humanitarian crisis”, according to girls’ rights organisation Plan International. The conflict, which began on 15 April last year, has now killed over 13,900…

Highlights of Conflicts Update –February 2024 The last two weeks have seen a massive escalation in insurgent violence in Cabo Delgado province, with attacks spread across the districts of Chiure in the south, Macomia, Meluco, and Quissanga…

Highlights of Conflicts Update –January 2024 The village was occupied by insurgents on 21 January, according to Voice of America, who then seized food and goods left behind at the barracks. It came after insurgents threatened to…

GENEVA (15 April 2024) – On the first anniversary the outbreak of the armed conflict in Sudan, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned of a further escalation in violence as parties to the…

(Paris, 15 April 2024): Today marks one year since brutal fighting erupted in Sudan. Over the last year, Sudan has become one of the world’s worst humanitarian tragedies in recent memory and one of the largest…

Between October and December 2023, the torrential Deyr seasonal rains affected an estimated 2.48 million people in Somalia, displacing 1.2 million. Somalia indeed experienced severe El Niño induced flooding, increasing humanitarian needs among a population already…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) on Violence Against Children, Dr. Najat Maalla M’jid, concluded her first visit to Zambia at the invitation of the Government. During this fruitful mission, the SRSG was accompanied by…

The Ugandan Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO), and its partners carried out awareness-raising and community engagement activities to commemorate World Health Day in Uganda. In line with the theme "My health, my right,"…

In 2024, over 8.3 million¹ people in Somalia need humanitarian assistance. The country has been subject to recurrent crises, including climate change induced shocks such as prolonged drought and extreme flooding, as well as conflict, insecurity…

In a significant step towards combating the HIV epidemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) responded to a call to support the National Department of Health (NDoH) in South Africa, to embark on the path to elimination…