Month: January 2025

 The Security Council’s January programme of work will feature a high-level signature event on tackling terrorism in Africa and a ministerial-level meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, its President for the month announced at a Headquarters press conference. “It is an honour, but it is also a huge responsibility as many challenges continue to face international peace and security,” said Amar Bendjama of Algeria, which […]

 Grace, a 24-year-old living in the Kyangwali refugee settlement in Uganda’s Kikuube district, has found a new sense of hope and purpose through Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) provided by the Transcultural Psychosocial Organisation (TPO). This initiative, funded by UNOCHA through the Central Emergency Response Funds (CERF), has been a lifeline for many refugees like Grace. “My parents were killed when I was 17 years old,” Grace began, recounting […]

 The national launch for the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based violence in Uganda was officially kicked off on the Monday 25, November 2024 at Hotel Africana in Kampala. This year’s theme, which resonates strongly with the global call for enhanced collaboration across sectors to create a safer and more equitable society is anchored in the UNiTE theme: “Towards 30 Years of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action: UNiTE […]

 Social service institutions established in the Habero sub-zone has been reported that are significantly enhancing the quality of life for residents. Mr. Fitwi Gebremeskel, administrator of the Habero sub-zone, stated that the village regrouping initiative has allowed more residents to access essential services, including health care, education, potable water, and mobile telephone services. Mr. Fitwi reported that nine of the 11 administrative areas in the sub-zone now have access to […]

 Elections for area administrators, managing directors, and village coordinators were successfully conducted in the 15 administrative areas of the Mendefera sub-zone. Held between 18 and 29 December, the elections aimed to replace outgoing officials who had completed their three-year terms and to provide efficient and timely administrative service to the public. A total of 30 individuals, including 11 women, were elected as area administrators and managing directors as well as […]

 President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his deep sadness at the passing of Prof Sibusiso Bengu, the democratic South Africa’s first Minister of Education, who has passed away at the age of 90. President Ramaphosa offers his condolences to the family and friends of Prof Bengu, who also served as South Africa’s ambassador to Germany from 1999 to 2003. President Ramaphosa said: “My thoughts are with Mama Funeka and the family […]

 WHO has repeatedly raised the alarm that patients in Gaza need urgent medical evacuation for life-saving treatment, yet the pace of evacuations remains excruciatingly slow. Only 5383 patients have been evacuated with support from WHO since October 2023, of which only 436 since the Rafah crossing was closed. Over 12,000 people still need medical evacuation. At this rate, it would take 5-10 years to evacuate all these critically ill patients, […]

 Statement by Administrator Samantha Power Independent experts from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification’s Famine Review Committee have confirmed the worst: Famine is ongoing in five areas of North Darfur, and West and South Kordofan, Sudan – including Zamzam and two additional camps for internally displaced persons – and is projected in five additional areas between December 2024 and May 2025. Half of Sudan’s population is now facing acute levels […]

 The crowd gathered around a makeshift open-air courtroom in a village in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) one recent morning, watching in silence as judges, prosecutors, lawyers and clerks listened to the defendants. Craning their necks to get a better look at the trial, many in the audience seemed in awe at witnessing feared soldiers and militia men, dressed in their military outfits, finally facing justice for war […]