Nigerian Muslim students face discrimination and restrictions in exercising their religious rights in schools, which constitutes a violation of the religious freedom guarantees outlined in the 1999 Nigerian Constitution. Discrimination based on race, ethnicity, or ...
Fleeing violence, displaced people are living in precarious conditions. Camps like Kanyaruchinya, north of Goma, are hosting thousands of families, including many children. The eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is facing an alarming humanitarian ...
The United Nations and humanitarian organizations are calling for a swift and collective response to break this cycle of violence. Immediate action is crucial to protect civilians and ensure access to essential healthcare before it ...
Nigerian women suffer violence from various angles—home, workplace, and community. These women are not statistics but are mothers, daughters, sisters, and wives who endure daily suffering because the system fails them. Gender-based violence (GBV) refers ...
The Human Rights Agency (ADH) has warned about the severity of the situation in Sudan, describing it as a major humanitarian crisis. Already ravaged by a civil war that began in April 2023, the country ...
The UN’s humanitarian efforts, initiated after the Second World War, now play a crucial role in managing international crises, particularly in Africa. Through its specialized agencies, the United Nations coordinates efforts to address the urgent ...
About 4.8 million people require humanitarian assistance, according to UNICEF. At least 45 people were killed when Cyclone Chido hit Mozambique on Sunday, a provisional toll released Tuesday by the United Nations Office for the ...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the UN World Food Program (WFP) have been warning of rapid deterioration in conditions for the people of Sudan. A ...
France has long been accused of falsifying or hiding records, and accounts of the number of casualties have remained unclear. Senegal has commemorated the 80th anniversary of a colonial-era massacre of African soldiers who fought ...