Kidnapped by al-Shabaab militants, the woman recounts the choice she faced: join their ranks or witness her family’s execution. Mozambique’s northern province of Cabo Delgado has become the epicenter of a conflict that, up to the present, has resulted in nearly 4,000 fatalities and displaced hundreds of thousands of people internally. Alongside the toll on […]
Sudan’s continuing military showdown has had “massive humanitarian consequences” including allegations that some fighters from the powerful and long-standing RSF militia have been using rape systematically to terrorise communities they control, said a group of independent human rights experts on Thursday August 17,2023. Sudan’s military leadership plunged into protracted conflict for control of Sudan with former […]
The UN fund that ensures children can continue learning during emergencies and protracted crises, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), launched a campaign on Tuesday august 15th, 2023 to elevate the voices of young Afghan girls deprived of their basic right to education. #AfghanGirlsVoices comes precisely two years after the de facto Taliban authorities seized control […]
The head of the UN agency that champions gender equality on Tuesday urged the international community to continue pressing for change in Afghanistan, accusing the Taliban of imposing “the most comprehensive, systematic, and unparalleled assault on the rights of women and girls” across the country. Sima Bahous, Executive Director of UN Women, made the appeal […]
interview By Nontobeko Mlambo Ahead of International Youth Day, AllAfrica’s Nontobeko Mlambo spoke to Aya Chebbi to and shed light on the state of youth leadership and activism in Africa. Chebbi is the founder of the Nala Feminist Collective and was the first-ever African Union Youth Envoy between 2018 to 2021. Please tell us who […]
Participants at a national dialogue on creating awareness and interest for the 2023 District Level Elections have called for removal of barriers that prevent women from occupying leadership roles. Some of the barriers they cited include institutional, social, cultural and religious barriers among other. The National Dialogue provided an opportunity for participations to reflect on […]
Two senior UN humanitarian officials have called for more funding and less bureaucratic impediments to support civilians affected by the war in Sudan, including roughly 14 million children. Ted Chaiban of the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, and Edem Wosornu with the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, briefed journalists on their recent mission to the country […]
Persistent violence in Haiti remains a significant concern for the safety and welfare of its most vulnerable citizens, especially women and children, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday, citing reports of an “alarming spike” in kidnapping and other crimes. According to UNICEF, nearly 300 confirmed cases were reported in the first six months […]
Ms. Mohammed on Friday August 4, 2023 wrapped up a week of development-focused meetings with Government officials in the vast South American country with a stop in Belém, capital of the northern state of Pará, gateway to Brazil’s lower Amazon region. During roundtable discussions about the future of the Amazon region with representatives of civil […]
The UN launched on Friday August 4, 2023 a policy brief on transforming education, which lays out a set of proposals to create inclusive and truly learning societies, and to understand education as a global public good. The brief recognizes that education faces both a crisis of access as well as a crisis of quality […]
