In addition to protecting schools, the trauma violent attacks inflict on children needs fixing COMMENT | Jan Egeland | It was scorching hot when I arrived at a cramped classroom in the world’s largest refugee camp, in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. But the children I came to meet, a graduating primary school class …
Read More »UN says 22.6 mln Ethiopians food insecure due to drought, conflict, rising food prices
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | About 22.6 million people in Ethiopia are food insecure due to a combination of drought, conflict and increase in food prices, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has warned. The UNOCHA said in its latest situation update issued late Thursday that …
Read More »Parties to Ethiopia’s conflict agree to facilitate humanitarian access: African Union
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Senior commanders of the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) have agreed to facilitate humanitarian access in conflict-hit parts of northern Ethiopia, the African Union (AU) said Saturday. The parties to the conflict have agreed to promote unhindered humanitarian access for all in …
Read More »UNICEF report reveals grave violations against children in conflict
United Nations | Xinhua | Between 2005 and 2020, the United Nations verified over 266,000 grave violations against children in more than 30 situations of conflict worldwide, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said Tuesday in a new report. The violations were committed against children by parties to conflict across Africa, …
Read More »ADF kills nine in eastern DR Congo attack
Beni, DR Congo | AFP | Nine civilians were killed on Sunday in the eastern DR Congo region of Beni in another attack blamed on the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militia, according to local sources. The attackers fled after a gunfight with army troops, according to Anthony Mualushayi, a regional …
Read More »UN Libya special envoy Salame steps down
Tripoli, Libya | AFP | The UN’s envoy to war-plagued Libya, Ghassan Salame, announced his resignation on Monday citing health reasons, nearly three years after taking up the post. “I tried to unite Libyans and restrain foreign interference… but for health reasons I can no longer continue with this level …
Read More »War-ravaged South Sudan at a glance
Juba, South Sudan | AFP | South Sudan is the world’s youngest country and also one of the poorest, crippled by a devastating civil war that has left tens of thousands dead. As rebel leader Riek Machar was sworn in as vice president ahead of the formation of a new …
Read More »Kiir changes mind, offers key compromise for peace
Juba, South Sudan | AFP | South Sudan’s president said on Saturday he would return to a system of 10 states, a key opposition demand, paving the way for a unity government and an end to the country’s civil war. “The compromise we have just made is in the interest …
Read More »Kiir says will not change position on 32 states
Juba, South Sudan | AFP | South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Friday dismissed international calls for compromise with his foes to break a deadlock that threatens a ceasefire in their six year war. Kiir and rebel chief Riek Machar are under increasing pressure to resolve their differences by February …
Read More »Kiir back home from Machar talks without deal
S.Sudan’s Kiir returns home as diplomats call for urgent compromise Juba, South Sudan | AFP | President Salva Kiir returned Wednesday from talks on South Sudan’s future to organised crowds calling him a hero, as diplomats warned time was short to strike a deal for peace. Kiir and his long-term …
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