UN-appointed independent human rights experts called on Wednesday for stronger measures to prevent and penalize female genital mutilation in Sierra Leone. Following criminal proceedings over the… Read More »Sierra Leone: Female genital mutilation ‘amounts to torture,’ impunity must end
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday a new drive to find ways of revamping the African… Read More »UN steps up post-COVID support in Africa; battles cholera in Malawi
The trial of senior Janjaweed leader Ali Kushayb – the first prosecution to get underway at the request of the UN Security Council – represents… Read More »Darfur: Trial of Janjaweed leader must not be ‘a false dawn’ for justice, Security Council hears
With the burden of cardiovascular disease, mental and neurological disorders and diabetes rising in the region, African health ministers on Tuesday, endorsed a new strategy… Read More »African Health Ministers announce ‘pivotal’ new strategy to combat communicable diseases
Ebola has resurfaced in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following confirmation of a case in the restive eastern province of North Kivu, the… Read More »WHO supports DR Congo authorities as Ebola resurges in volatile east
On Tuesday, UN Children’s Fund UNICEF warned that children in the Horn of Africa and the vast Sahel region “could die in devastating numbers” without… Read More »Africa drought: Some children just ‘one disease away from catastrophe’ UNICEF warns
As the threat of famine looms in the Horn of Africa, the World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Friday that it is scaling up operations… Read More »WFP scales up support for millions who ‘cannot wait’ for food aid amid Horn of Africa drought
On the eve of World Humanitarian Day, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, called on Thursday for joint action to address the aid crisis… Read More »South Sudan: ‘Urgent collective efforts’ needed in most dangerous humanitarian situation
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday highlighted the need to support millions facing starvation and disease in the Horn of Africa.… Read More »WHO warns of disease threat amid Horn of Africa drought
UN troop rotations in the peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA) resumed on Monday with a new approval mechanism one month after the ruling junta suspended troop… Read More »Mali: Security situation deteriorates, human rights concerns rise