Category: International
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and its adverse socio-economic impacts throughout Africa, the crisis in Ukraine threatens to place an excessive burden on African households, most of which were previously struggling to make a living (The world Economic Forum, 2022). Although Africa is still thriving to recover from the socio-economic consequences of the […]
A new United Nations report on the Sustainable Development Goals reveals that the convergence of escalating fighting, the continuing COVID-19 pandemic and the long-term climate crisis could tip 75 to 95 million additional people in extreme poverty this year. The UN’s 2022 Report highlights three intersecting global crises that threaten all 17 global Sustainable Development […]
Inequalities in the processing of information Ukraine war proved that the world does not pay the same attention to the lives of different peoples. The Human Rights Agency denounces injustices and inequalities in the treatment of different ethnic groups facing conflicts. It is regrettable that despite the scientific and technological advances of the world in […]
The COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine war have heightened the need for frequent and up-to-date data on the situation of migrants around the world. Of the 2,000 migrants who had tried to access the Spanish enclave of Melilla, at least 18 people from sub-Saharan Africa were killed, according to a statement released recently by the […]
According to a new report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), entitled “Places and Spaces: Environments and children’s well-being”, the majority of rich countries create deleterious and dangerous living conditions for children around the world. The report published by the UNICEF Innocenti Research Center analyzes the extent to which 39 countries of the Organization […]
The UN working group will meet in June to consider reports on the universal periodic review (40th session). The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique process that involves a periodic review of the human rights records of all 193 UN Member States. The UPR is a significant innovation of the Human Rights Council which […]
Undernutrition is a violation of the human right to food and continues to generate social and health inequalities. Five UN agencies have launched a coalition calling for action to provide healthy and affordable diets for all from sustainable food systems. According to United Nations estimates, unhealthy diets are the cause of 11 million deaths every […]
According to António Guterres, the war in Ukraine is aggravating the food, financial and energy crises in Africa. This is driving up global food and fuel prices and pushing more people to the brink of starvation in parts of Africa. UN Secretary General António Guterres has started an African tour of Senegal, Niger and Nigeria. […]
Relations between Algeria and France have been usually turbulent, with disagreements mainly rooted on their shared past, leading to more tensions and requiring serious attention to be resolved. The continuation of these tensions could have serious consequences for Africa in general and neighboring countries in particular. During 60 years after Algerian independence from its previous […]
According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), 78 children have been killed and 105 have been injured in Ukraine since the start of the war on February 24. Because of the Ukrainian war, many families have to leave their homes behind in search of a safe place. In […]
