Sudan
Water shortage hits East Darfur capital
ED DAEIN (20 Jun.) - The citizens of Ed Daein, capital of East Darfur state, have complained of an acute shortage of drinking water and power outages for four consecutive days, as a result of a…
Sudan
ED DAEIN (20 Jun.) - The citizens of Ed Daein, capital of East Darfur state, have complained of an acute shortage of drinking water and power outages for four consecutive days, as a result of a…
Burundi
Bujumbura, 20 juin 2014 (DWG) : Les travaux des Etats Généraux de l’Agriculture et de l’élevage viennent de se clôturer ce jeudi 19 juin 2014, par la lecture de déclarations et une série de recommandations à…
Uganda
June 20 2014: Ugandan peacebuilder Otim Denis Barnabas looks at recent developments and progress in transitional justice in Uganda. Since independence Uganda has experienced a number of violent conflicts. These conflicts have been characterized by crimes against…
South Sudan
20 June 2014 - Different states in South Sudan today commemorated World Refugee Day through activities involving refugees, internally displaced people (IDPs) and other vulnerable groups. To assist vulnerable youth groups and IDPs, the UN Refugee Agency…
Malawi + 2 more
LILONGWE – The Japanese Ambassador to Malawi, His Excellency Shuichiro Nishioka, yesterday visited Dzaleka refugee camp, ahead of World Refugee Day today. Some 18,000 refugees live at Dzaleka. They come from the Democratic Republic of Congo…
Burundi + 1 more
Plus de vingt mille réfugiés de la RDC vivant à Bujumbura (Burundi) sont descendus dans la rue vendredi 20 juin, à l’occasion de la célébration de la journée mondiale du réfugié. Ils réclament de bonnes conditions…
Kenya + 1 more
By Esther Ndichu From the air, Dadaab doesn’t appear -- it slowly comes into focus. The huge empty expanse of red dust looks like a terracotta platter dotted with pepper. As you draw closer, the black specks…
Kenya + 1 more
NAIROBI, 20 June 2014 (IRIN) - As Kenya continues to round up and detain refugees, migrants and asylum-seekers in a controversial anti-terrorism operation, fears are mounting over the fate of around 300 children separated from parents…
Ethiopia + 5 more
Administration for Refugees and Returnees told reporters that currently Ethiopia hosts more than 563,000 refugees in 22 refugee camps. 240,000 refugees are from Somalia while refugees from South Sudan and Eritrean refugees constitute 181,000 and 95,000…
South Sudan
UNESCO Media Advisory No.2014-19 Paris, New York, 20 June—Raising support for peacebuilding in South Sudan - through education, cultural pluralism and freedom of expression, as well as strengthening the protection of children affected by the armed conflict,…