Yearly Archives: 2021
ITURI, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 8 December 2021 – Up to 75,000 displaced people – including 35,000 children – living in a remote and inaccessible hilltop camp for displaced people in the province of Ituri in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are braving “hellish conditions” without adequate food, shelter, protection, security and sanitation, […]
Only one out of 25 Special court arrest warrants carried out The release of a government figure is the latest example of the Special court’s work being blatantly impeded No criminal trials held in nearly 20 months Dozens of persons suspected of criminal responsibility for crimes under international law, including war crimes and crimes against […]
In reaction to the re-election of President Adama Barrow over the weekend in the first election since the departure of Yahya Jammeh, Michèle Eken, Amnesty International West Africa researcher said: “As he starts a second term in office, President Adama Barrow must tackle the huge challenge of ending impunity for human rights violations committed during […]
• First human rights analysis of recent wave of violence in Western Equatoria • Dozens of civilians killed and more than 80,000 displaced • Politicians stoked ethnic tensions and fighting Dozens of civilians in South Sudan were killed and tens of thousands displaced amid fighting between armed groups in Western Equatoria state from June to […]
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Boris Cheshirkov – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply concerned by renewed intercommunal clashes that erupted this week in Cameroon’s Far North region, displacing […]
• 2.6 Million people in Somalia are facing water shortages due to severe drought conditions in Somalia. • Water scarcity and drought conditions have contributed to increased water prices leading to displacements, diarrhoea-related morbidity and malnutrition in many parts of Somalia. The current worst affected regions include Gedo, Bay, Bakol, Lower Jubba, Galgadud, Mudug and […]
JOHANNESBURG/NEW YORK, 29 November 2021 – At least 300,000 children were newly infected with HIV in 2020, or one child every two minutes, UNICEF said in a report released today. Another 120,000 children died from AIDS-related causes during the same period, or one child every five minutes. The latest HIV and AIDS Global Snapshot warns that a […]
It’s 5:00am in rural Kiambu County, just outside the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. A cacophony of snorts and squeals breaks the quiet morning air. It is breakfast time on Alma Farms, and Alex is feeding his pigs their daily fare of sow mash before ensuring their pens are fresh and clean. Once he is satisfied […]
Clive Makumbe Harare, Zimbabwe – United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has poured US$5.7 million towards the the United Nations World Food Programme’s efforts to help people who are vulnerable to food insecurity in urban and rural areas of Zimbabwe. Which means USAID’s contribution towards resiliance building is over US$45 million since last year. […]
Clive Makumbe Gweru, Zimbabwe – Members of Gweru Residents and Ratepayers Association (GRRA) in ward 9 have played the leading role in sorting out the main problem at their village’s access to drinking water. Mkoba village 1 has one functional borehole which supplies over 10,000 residents. This has lead to the formation of the fundraising […]