UN senior official calls for efforts to deliver aid immediately to famine-hit Sudan UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Confirmation of famine in Sudan's North Darfur state is a sobering reminder of the international community's responsibility to deliver life-saving aid immediately, the acting U...
According to the UNHCR, more than 240,000 Sudanese refugees have arrived in Libya since the outbreak of the Sudanese conflict in mid-April 2023. Despite ongoing humanitarian efforts, Sudanese refugees and asylum-seekers in Libya continue to face serious protection risks and urgent humanitarian need...
ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- The African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) have reiterated their continued efforts to support South Sudan in implementing a peace agreement signed last month. The AU and the UN conducted a joint visit to South Sudan on Oct. 7-9, meeting governm...
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The top UN envoy for South Sudan on Wednesday called for efforts to maintain the momentum of peace in light of an agreement on the formation of a transitional government. The recent meeting between President Salva Kiir and former Vice President Riek Macha...
Sudan Blocks UN Plan for Peace-Keeping ForceThe UN Security Council has attempted to raise the pressure on the Khartoum government to co-operate with international efforts to end the Darfur killings by establishing a UN peace-keeping force for the Sudanese province.Anne Penketh Diplomatic Editor...
South Sudan’s refugee crisis: ‘We’re missing our country, our place, our Ramadan’ Sudan has become home to the world’s largest displacement crisis since the war started last year BySally HaydenTue Apr 02 2024 - 05:00 Moral, legal, and political efforts to end the suffering in Gaza...
Egypt's FM meets UN Horn of Africa envoy to discuss GERD, Somalia, Sudan EGYPT'S Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with the UN special envoy for the Horn of Africa, Hanna Tetteh, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on February 16, on the sidelines of the African Union (AU) Executive Council. ...
Yet, diplomatic efforts have faltered. International humanitarian law the bedrock of my career, lies in tatters. Our collective humanity has been betrayed. It is easy to lose faith under such conditions. Some might ask: what’s the point of multilateralism when conflicts persist and the...
efforts to combat the consequences of theCOVID-19pandemic. Compared to 2019, the Russian contribution to international humanitarian assistance through the UN increased by 60%, which in fact confirms Russia's commitment to increase assistance against the background of an unprecedented aggravation of int...
Military operations undertaken with the consent of all major parties to a dispute, designed to monitor and facilitate implementation of an agreement (ceasefire, truce, or other such agreement) and support diplomatic efforts to reach a long-term political settlement. See also peace building; peace en...