A United Nations flight landed at Khartoum International Airport on Thursday, marking the first such flight since Sudan’s nearly three-year-long war began, the UN humanitarian coordinator for the country said. Denise Brown described the event as “a big deal” for aid workers striving to reach millions of Sudanese in urgent…
Cairo, Egypt – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi welcomed Jordan’s King Abdullah II to Cairo on Sunday, February 1, 2026, for high-level talks focused on restoring stability in the Middle East amid ongoing conflict in Gaza. Opposition to Displacement of Palestinians In a statement released by the Egyptian presidency, the…
The United States has suspended all assistance to the Somali government, accusing officials of destroying a United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse and unlawfully seizing donor-funded food aid intended for vulnerable populations. In a statement posted on X, the US State Department said the decision followed reports that Somali…
Several dozen snow-covered tents now line streets in the historic heart of Paris, providing precarious shelter to young African migrants facing the bitter winter cold. Around 300 unaccompanied minors, many seeking official recognition as minors, are spending freezing nights outdoors, confronting harsh and often dangerous conditions. For many, this is…
A sharp escalation in militant attacks across northern Nigeria is pushing hunger to unprecedented levels and is projected to drive the continent’s worst food insecurity in 2026, according to a new World Food Programme (WFP) assessment released Tuesday. The UN agency warns that 35 million Nigerians could face severe hunger…
The United Nations’ top human rights body convened a one-day special session on Friday to spotlight the mass killings at a hospital in Sudan’s Darfur region and other atrocities reportedly committed last month by paramilitary forces in conflict with the army. During the session, the Human Rights Council debated a…
Aid organisations, including the World Food Programme (WFP), are sounding the alarm over an unprecedented hunger crisis unfolding in Nigeria, particularly in the country’s northern regions, where millions are fleeing violence from terrorist groups. Humanitarian agencies warn that up to 600,000 children are at risk of dying from severe malnutrition.…
A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect on Friday, October 10, 2025, marking a major shift in the two-year-long Gaza conflict. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed it had partially withdrawn troops from parts of Gaza, though it continues to occupy around half of the territory. Footage…
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached a devastating new level, with the World Health Organization (WHO) reporting that at least 400 people have died from malnutrition so far this year — including 101 children, 80 of whom were under the age of five. According to Dr. Rana Abu Zaatir,…