Category: Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) and Angola are ramping up their efforts to eradicate Guinea worm disease through enhanced collaboration. On January 30th, World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day, the WHO spotlighted the progress made in ...
Desertification in Africa threatens food security, water resources, and livelihoods, and if not addressed, it could lead to the loss of two-thirds of the continent’s arable land by 2030. Desertification is advancing globally, and the ...
In January 2025, fighting in North and South Kivu displaced hundreds of thousands, creating a severe humanitarian crisis. UNHCR is calling for urgent assistance. The ongoing conflict between armed groups and the Congolese army in ...
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 ...
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 ...
Following the floods, nearly 70,000 people who have migrated to the Jonglei Canal are dependent on aid. However, the area’s isolation makes it difficult to distribute assistance, according to the World Food Programme (WFP). Many ...
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 ...
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