Nearly 14 million children in Sudan need humanitarian support: UNICEF — Global Issues

Nearly 14 million children in Sudan need humanitarian support: UNICEF — Global Issues

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Ted Chaiban of the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, and Edem Wosornu with the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, briefed journalists on their recent mission to the country and Chad, one of several neighbouring nations hosting some 900,000 people who fled the violence. Fighting between the Sudanese Army and the paramilitary…

How Nigeria’s Legal System is Failing to Safeguard Widows’ Rights — Global Issues

How Nigeria’s Legal System is Failing to Safeguard Widows’ Rights — Global Issues

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Nigerian law protects widows, but the reality they face is quite different. by Promise Eze (sokoto, nigeria) Thursday, August 03, 2023 Inter Press Service SOKOTO, NIGERIA, Aug 03 (IPS) – In February this year, Chichi Okonkwo not only lost her husband but was stripped of everything they owned together. Her husband…

FAO raises alarm on escalating food crisis in Sudan — Global Issues

FAO raises alarm on escalating food crisis in Sudan — Global Issues

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FAO said 20.3 million individuals in Sudan face severe hunger, a figure that has nearly doubled since last year. Projections indicate that 42 per cent of the population endures high levels of acute food insecurity, exacerbated by disruptions in the market and skyrocketing food prices, which hinder access to essential…

Clock Is Ticking For Food Security In Africa, Says New IITA Head — Global Issues

Clock Is Ticking For Food Security In Africa, Says New IITA Head — Global Issues

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DG Simeon Ehui visits IITA Semi-Autotrophic Hydroponic SAH, cassava multiplication section with Kenton Dashiell and Debo Akande facilitated by Mercy Diebru-Ojo, Assitant Seed Specialist (Right). Credit: IITA by Guy Dinmore (st davids, wales) Wednesday, August 02, 2023 Inter Press Service ST DAVIDS, WALES, Aug 02 (IPS) – “My key message is…

FAO raises alarm on escalating food crisis in Sudan — Global Issues

Time running out on election timeline for South Sudan, UN official warns — Global Issues

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“With only 17 months remaining on the Roadmap timelines before elections in 2024, I repeat what I had said in an earlier press conference, that 2023 is a ‘make or break’ year,” Nicholas Haysom said. Mr. Haysom heads the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) which reported that “a race…

Women Shatter Gender Barriers in Uganda’s Fish Farming Industry — Global Issues

Women Shatter Gender Barriers in Uganda’s Fish Farming Industry — Global Issues

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Women fishing in Lake Victoria. Opinion by Pearl Amina Karungi (united nations) Wednesday, August 02, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Aug 02 (IPS) – In a groundbreaking turn of events, women in Bugiri District, Eastern Uganda, have defied societal norms and broken into the traditionally male-dominated fish farming industry. Through…

Afghan Girls, Women Deprived of Education, Find Hope in Africa — Global Issues

Afghan Girls, Women Deprived of Education, Find Hope in Africa — Global Issues

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Shabana Basij-Rasikh, co-founder and President of SOLA, speaks at the Women Deliver conference in Rwanda. Credit: Aimable Twahirwa/IPS by Aimable Twahirwa (kigali) Tuesday, August 01, 2023 Inter Press Service KIGALI, Aug 01 (IPS) – When providing education to her small group of Afghan girls, who had been studying at a boarding…

FAO raises alarm on escalating food crisis in Sudan — Global Issues

Niger crisis could worsen insecurity throughout West Africa, UN envoy warns — Global Issues

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Briefing journalists at UN Headquarters in New York, Léonardo Santos Simão reiterated condemnation of the attempted overthrow of Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum on 26 July. He also underscored support for efforts by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) aimed at restoring constitutional order and consolidating democratic gains in…