OUAGADOUGOU— Burkina Faso junta chief Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, who took power in a January coup, has sacked his defence minister and assumed the role himself after a series of jihadist attacks, according to decrees published Monda…
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Ukraine: civilian casualty update 29 August 2022
From 24 February 2022, when the Russian Federation’s armed attack against Ukraine started, to 28 August 2022, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) recorded 13,718 civilian casualties in the country: 5,663 killed and 8,055 inj…
Read MoreEthiopia-Tigray crisis: Tigray forces loot 570,000 liters of fuel destined for aid distribution – UN
UNITED NATIONS— In renewed Ethiopia fighting, Tigray forces on Wednesday looted 570,000 liters of fuel from the United Nations for aid distribution trucks, further undermining humanitarian work, a UN spokesman said.The World Food Programme warehouse in…
Read MoreEthiopia-Tigray crisis: Fighting erupts along border of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region
ADDIS ABABA— Fighting between forces from Ethiopia’s rebellious northern region of Tigray and central government forces has erupted around the town of Kobo, residents and both sides said, ending a months-long ceasefire.The fighting is a major blow to h…
Read MoreOver 2,000 Tunisian minors reach Italy in 2022: rights group
TUNIS, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 2,000 Tunisian youngsters this year have made the perilous Mediterranean crossing from the North African country to Italy to seek a better life, a rights group said. The Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social R…
Read MoreHumanitarian Needs in Ukraine, Global Food Crisis Still Skyrocketing Six Months after Russian Federation’s Invasion, Secretary-General Warns Security Council
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Security Council on Ukraine, in New York today:Today marks a sad and tragic milestone — six months since the Russian Federation’s 24 February invasion of Ukraine.During this devastatin…
Read MoreIGAD and ILO Train on Protection of Migrant Workers’ Rights
August 22, 2022 (ENTEBBE, Uganda): The Minister of State for Labour of Uganda, Hon. (Rtd) Colonel Okello Engola, inaugurated a Regional Training on Protection of Migrant Workers convened by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in colla…
Read MoreUkraine Refugee Situation Operational Update – Bulgaria, 05 August 2022
Since the start of the conflict in Ukraine, Bulgaria has received over half a million refugees at its borders and has given temporary protection to approximately 124,000 Ukrainian refugees, 92 per cent of whom are women and children.Between 85-86,000 U…
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