GENEVA – The World Health Organization is warning that conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray province and the consequent disruption of health services could lead to the spread of deadly diseases there.Ethiopia’s November military assault on Tigray has…
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Internal Displacement in the Sahel Tops 2 Million as Armed Conflict Intensifies
GENEVA – The U.N. Refugee Agency, or UNHCR, is warning that countries in the Sahel have reached a breaking point as unrelenting violence in the region has caused more than 2 million people to become displaced inside their own countries for the first ti…
Read MoreSurging Inter-Ethnic Violence in Sudan’s Darfur Region Leaves Hundreds Dead, Injured
The U.N. Human Rights Office is calling for increased security in Sudan’s volatile Darfur region, where a recent surge in inter-communal violence has resulted in hundreds of deaths and injuries, and mass displacement. Clashes erupted between armed men …
Read MoreCentral African Republic Begins 15-Day State of Emergency
A 15-day nationwide state of emergency began in the Central African Republic at?midnight Thursday in?response?to?rebel-inspired violence over?last month’s?disputed?reelection of?President Faustin-Archange Touadera.The state of emergency?announcement?Th…
Read MorePoverty, Hopelessness Beget Violence in Tunisia’s Suburbs
Protests have swept towns and cities throughout Tunisia for a week, often turning violent as demonstrators denounce what they say are broken promises from the government, which hasn’t been able to turn around an economy on the verge of bankruptcy.Many…
Read MoreUN Calls Attention to Sexual Violence in Ethiopia’s Tigray Conflict
The United Nations is urging a “zero tolerance” policy for crimes of sexual violence in Ethiopia’s troubled Tigray region.According to a statement from Pramila Patten, the U.N. secretary-general’s special representative on sexual violence in conflict, …
Read MoreBurkina Faso’s National Reconciliation No Easy Path?
Burkina Faso’s reelected President Roch Kabore has appointed a minister for national reconciliation as part of a vow to end the country’s ethnic and political conflicts that are fueling terrorism.? However, resolving deep-rooted tensions over land and …
Read MoreUN: More Peacekeepers Needed in Central African Republic
The United Nations’ top diplomat in the Central African Republic said Thursday that significantly more peacekeepers are needed to quell election-related violence that has caused nearly 60,000 people to flee the country.“The current capacity of the [U.N…
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