International
In Mali, Niger and Senegal, children face temperatures above 35°C for more than half the year. In eight countries, including Mali, Niger and Senegal, children now endure scorching temperatures above 35°C for over half the year, UNICEF reports. A new analysis by UNICEF reveals that 466 million children worldwide – one in five – now […]
Two top United Nations humanitarian officials on Tuesday called on the Security Council to use its influence to secure a cessation of hostilities to prevent the famine from spreading. With famine declared last week in parts of Darfur, Sudan, the UN says a cessation of hostilities is the only lasting solution that will prevent the […]
Several sites in South Africa associated with the country’s long and bloody anti-apartheid struggle have recently been added to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) World Heritage List. The system of institutionalized racial segregation came into being in South Africa following the Second World War. It was finally eradicated in the early […]
ICRC as one of the supporters of human rights provides and advocates for innovative and sustainable solutions to address the humanitarian consequences of armed violence, migration and other emergencies in Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe and to support ICRC objectives in Africa. The International Committee of the Red Cross […]
The media plays a vital role in building an informed society and citizens around the world. However, in Africa, journalists play an even more critical role, that of deepening and institutionalizing democracy. Narratives contribute to enhancing the financial and political support required to deliver humanitarian assistance. In the meantime, humanitarian journalists report neglected crises, amplify […]
Severe floods and landslides, as well as long-running conflicts in other parts of the country, have worsened needs and some 25 million people are currently in need of humanitarian assistance, according to the WHO. Children are particularly vulnerable, with more than a million at risk of acute malnutrition if immediate action is not taken. According […]
Burkina Faso, a landlocked West African country, is already suffering from recurring droughts and military coups, leading to a serious humanitarian crisis in the region. Climate change is one of the increasingly influential factors negatively affecting the African continent through severe variations in rainfall, water shortage and low agricultural yield, amplifying drought risks and evaporation […]
The political, economic and social situation in Sudan remains fragile, exasperated by localized violence in certain parts of the country, associated with climatic hazards and epidemics. Over the past year, with 19 million school-aged children lacking access to formal education, and over 90% of the nearly 23,000 schools are closed or inaccessible. Over the last […]
“The Sudanese war has been brutal in terms of human rights violations, gender-based and sexual violence, and people really have nowhere to go. We are facing all kinds of problems, and the tools we have to deal with them are very limited in the current conflict. » alarmed the head of the UN emergency relief […]
Currently, 10.3% of women globally live in extreme poverty, and are poorer than men. Progress towards eradicating poverty must be 26 times faster to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Gender equality is fundamental to the achievement of human rights and is an aspiration that benefits all of society, including girls and women. The […]
