South Sudan launches $40 million livestock and fisheries programme to boost food security
The project to be implemented by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation will benefit approximately 166,000 households, reaching nearly 1.2 million people in seven counties.
World sighs with relief as US and Iran pause belligerence for two weeks to talk peace
History has proven time and again that military force never yields lasting solutions. Instead, it fuels deeper animosity, widens existing divides and ignites a self-perpetuating cycle of violence.
Kakuma Refugee Camp in northwestern Kenya unveils reduce, reuse and recycle waste management project
Deputy Manager of Kakuma Municipality Halima Duba clarified that through the project, the municipality will place properly labelled waste collection bins at strategic places around town, coordinate collection of the waste, and initiate the dumping procedure on a regular basis.
UN reopens office in Khartoum after Sudanese army pushed out paramilitary Rapid Support Force of capital
For his part, Associate Administrator of the UNDP Xu Haoliang said the return of UN agencies to Khartoum represents important support for Sudan in the current phase.
UN warns civilian casualties and severe constraints on aid operations worsening crisis in Lebanon, Gaza and West Bank
UN peacekeepers along the Blue Line, known as UNIFIL, describe the situation as bleak and concerning. UNIFIL said the Israel Defence Forces have expanded their incursion westward, with tanks and clashes reported in Sector West, roughly 12 km north of the Blue Line.
Landmark policy brief and factsheet reveals how e-waste crisis devastates communities in Kenya, Ghana
According to the policy brief, 61 per cent of respondents reported health issues from handling e-waste, with 47.2 per cent reporting respiratory complications and 35.3 per cent reporting skin damage or infections.
Lack of fully integrated and deployed unified forces in South Sudan puts ceasefire under threat amid heavy clashes
The statement follows deadly fighting between the SSPDF and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-In-Opposition, which has displaced about 280,000 people since March 6 in Akobo, Jonglei State.
Kenya launches Women Count Phase III for critical gender data for national policy making
Since 2016, the Women Count programme has helped transform gender data systems, closing critical data gaps, strengthening institutional capacity and embedding gender statistics in decision-making.
Frustration, hopelessness cited as leading cause of suicides in refugee camps in Kenyan
The final blow came this year when, as a result of budget cuts, his contract with the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) – an international aid and religious organisation that employs many of Dadaab’s refugee teachers – was terminated.
Tracking mistrust between Washington and Tehran that could prolong US-Israel-Iran war
Iran’s state media has denied that Iran has engaged in any peace talks with the United States. Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said no negotiations have occurred with the United States, and that “fake news” has been used to “manipulate” the oil markets.
