Cholera spread fueled by conflict and climate puts 1 billion at risk
Heavy rains and warmer temperatures make it easier for the bacteria that causes cholera to spread, posing a major setback for global efforts to eradicate the disease.
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UN appeal seeks US$2.56B for humanitarian needs in Sudan
The fighting that broke out last month caused the ranks of those who need humanitarian aid and protection to swell to 24.6 million, or slightly more than half of Sudan's 49 million.
Almost a quarter of all of WFP's food supplies in Sudan have been looted
The U.N. confirmed at least 17,000 metric tons of food – enough to feed more than half a million people – were taken.
Human rights and aid concerns spike as waves of Sudanese flee
Most of Khartoum, Darfur and North Kordofan are too dangerous to operate in, the U.N. refugee agency said.
Human-induced climate change worsened Horn of Africa drought
Low rainfall and high evaporation rates 'would not have led to drought at all in a 1.2° C. cooler world,' scientists concluded.
Aid flows constrict and civilians in danger as Sudan descends into chaos
Sudan's unraveling forced humanitarian aid organizations, including those with staff killed by fighting, to suspend operations, despite millions of civilians in great need.
WFP Sudan staff killed and injured as operations temporarily stopped
An estimated 15 million people among Sudan's 46.7 million population are facing acute food insecurity, according to WFP.
A year of firsts for Somalia's U.N.-backed all-women media team
Bilan is marking its first anniversary with a look back at what U.N. Development Program calls "a year of smashing taboos and shining a light on stories other media have long ignored."
'Multiple challenges' undermine A.U.'s flagship peace plan for 2030
As the continent faces a raft of complications, the African Union's ambitious goal of tackling structural root causes and drivers of conflict for sustainable development is in doubt.
At U.N., leaders link debt, climate to unity in fighting counterterrorism
Mozambique, which holds the U.N. Security Council's monthly revolving presidency, hosted a discussion on how to strengthen efforts between the United Nations and regional organizations at curbing terrorism and violent extremism.
In the Greater Horn of Africa, tens of millions hungry and driven to flee
The staggering numbers include 129,000 people "facing starvation and staring death in the eyes," while 11.9 million children under five likely will face acute malnutrition in 2023.
African nations pay 'extortionate' interest rates on debt, U.N. chief says
Women and girls still don't get the support they need, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said, and African nations cannot develop with "one hand tied behind their backs."
African Union membership in G-20 major economies picks up U.S. support from Biden administration
At last month's G-20 summit hosted by Indonesia, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa pushed for A.U. membership as a needed step to confront climate change.
U.N. urges nations to keep up prevention in Gulf of Guinea, world's flashpoint for piracy
Despite a steady decline in piracy in the Gulf of Guinea in recent years, nations must accelerate efforts to counter the region's nearly US$2 billion a year in losses, senior U.N. officials urged diplomats in charge of international security.
Geneva group boosts health protections in Mali
A coalition of former rebels in Mali signed a commitment to reinforce civilian protections for health and medical facilities during armed conflict.
Famine is 'at the door' in two areas of Somalia
Famine looms in parts of Somalia between October and December and will likely last at least four to six months, the U.N. humanitarian chief warned.