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Source: UN News | Dec 01, 2025

‘Every step a struggle:’ Nigerian woman with disabilities leads push for dignity and inclusion

Shiminenge is one of more than 480,000 people displaced by intercommunal conflict in Benue State

A woman living with disabilities in a camp for displaced people in Nigeria is demonstrating why it is essential that people like her are included in society and how dignity can be protected even in the harshest places. “Sometimes, it feels like the world isn’t made for people like me,”…

Source: UN News | Nov 28, 2025

The United Nations (UN) chief condemns Guinea-Bissau coup, urges restoration of constitutional order

The United Nations has strongly condemned the military coup in Guinea-Bissau, warning that the overthrow of elected authorities just days after national elections represents a grave violation of constitutional order and democratic principles

UN Secretary-General António Guterres is “deeply concerned by the unfolding events,” his spokesperson said in a statement late on Thursday. “He strongly condemns the coup d’état perpetrated by elements of the military and any attempt to violate constitutional order.” He stressed that disregarding “the will of the people who peacefully cast their vote during the…

Source: UN News | Nov 22, 2025

Nigeria: Schools should be ‘sanctuaries not targets’ says deputy United Nations (UN) chief following latest mass abduction

It was originally reported that 215 pupils had been kidnapped from St. Mary’s School in Papiri, Niger state, early on Friday morning – but the figure was revised upwards to 303 students and 12 teachers

The UN Deputy Secretary-General voiced deep alarm on Saturday over the latest mass abduction from a school in Nigeria, calling for the immediate release of those taken. It was originally reported that 215 pupils had been kidnapped from St. Mary’s School in Papiri, Niger state, early on Friday morning – but the…

Source: UN News | Nov 19, 2025

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) condemns deadly Nigeria school attack, demands urgent protection for students

The agency underlined that students, teachers and education facilities must be protected from all forms of violence, in line with international humanitarian and human rights law

UNICEF has strongly condemned a deadly attack on a school in Kebbi State, northwest Nigeria, which left the Vice-Principal dead and resulted in the reported abduction of at least 25 students. “No child should be put at risk while pursuing an education,” UNICEF said, stressing that classrooms must remain places of safety, not fear.…

Source: UN News | Nov 19, 2025

Terrorism in Africa, a ‘growing global threat’

Expanding terrorist networks, mass displacement and the collapse of essential services in West Africa and the Sahel are a growing concern worldwide

That’s according to the UN Secretary-General António Guterres who told the Security Council on Monday that the growth in terrorist groups was “not only a regional dramatic reality.” “Progressive links of its groups in Africa and beyond make it a growing global threat.” The vast Sahel region which stretches almost coast to coast across Africa, accounts for…

Source: UN News | Nov 18, 2025

United Nations (UN) aid office pushes for ‘unhindered’ humanitarian access in Sudan

UN relief chief Tom Fletcher held “useful” and “tough” discussions with the two sides battling for control of Sudan this week, pushing for access to aid for those in desperate need, he told journalists in New York on Monday

In recent days the Emergency Relief Coordinator has travelled to various parts of the war-torn country and met leaders, frontline responders and survivors of the crisis. “We need more UN boots on the ground,” Mr. Fletcher said. “The UN is a ship that was not built to stay in the…

Source: UN News | Nov 10, 2025

Refugee camps set to be uninhabitable by 2050 as extreme weather worsens

By 2050, the hottest fifteen refugee camps in the world – located in Gambia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Senegal and Mali – are projected to face nearly 200 days or more of hazardous heat stress per year

At least 117 million people have been displaced by war, violence and persecution, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Monday, while highlighting how much their plight is tied to the growing climate crisis. “Whether it is floods sweeping South Sudan and Brazil, record-breaking heat in Kenya and Pakistan, or…

Source: UN News | Nov 07, 2025

Genocide prevention expert raises alarm over alleged Sudan atrocity crimes

The UN Special Adviser on genocide prevention has raised concerns over widespread allegations of war crimes committed in Sudan’s El Fasher last month, and plans to meet his African Union counterpart on Friday to discuss a coordinated response

“We see massive violations of international human rights law, direct attacks on civilians, noncompliance with international humanitarian law, which regulates conduct in relation to hostilities, and that the attacks are largely on civilians,” said Chaloka Beyani, who recently took up his post as Special Adviser of the Secretary-General for the Prevention of…

Source: UN News | Nov 05, 2025

Famine declared in two Sudanese cities cut off by war, fragile gains elsewhere

New analysis of hunger and malnutrition in war-torn Sudan has revealed sharp contrasts along conflict lines, three UN agencies reported on Tuesday

Although food security has begun to improve in areas where fighting has subsided, famine has taken hold in conflict-hit locations that have been cut off from aid or under siege, according to the latest UN-backed IPC food security analysis. Famine conditions have been confirmed in Darfur’s El Fasher and Kadugli, where “people have endured months…

Source: UN News | Nov 04, 2025

Famine tightens grip on Sudan, with civilians trapped and aid blocked

Sudan’s hunger crisis has deepened further, with new UN-backed analysis confirming that famine is underway in parts of Darfur and Kordofan, where fighting and sieges have cut off entire communities from food and aid

According to the latest IPC food security report, more than 21 million people across Sudan are facing high levels of acute food insecurity – the largest such crisis in the world. Famine takes root The analysis found that famine conditions are ongoing in El Fasher, North Darfur, and in Kadugli, South Kordofan,…

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