Humanitarian

The UN Deputy Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator since 2017 is leaving his UN post. The opportunity to take a stand with him on humanitarian issues on the African continent, and in particular on Tigray. Last week, the members of the Security Council failed this week for a meeting on the subject. Mark Lowcock answers Carrie Nooten's questions.…

In Ethiopia, the Tigray War continues. Federal forces, especially supported by Eritrean troops, launched a large-scale military operation in November 2020. The soldiers confront the men from the former power in Tigray, TPLF. The conflict has claimed thousands of lives. Several abuses against civilians have been committed. The region is undergoing a serious humanitarian crisis. In the face of this…

To justify its decision to follow the CMT that took power in Ndjamena after the death of Idriss Deby Itno, the African Union Security and Security Council highlighted in particular a humanitarian situation described as "catastrophic" in the country. Land, especially in the province of Lake Chad, which borders Niger, Nigeria and Cameroon. This is the region where Boko Haram is rich.…

The La Lucha civic movement condemns the chaotic and irresponsible handling of the situation in Goma and disputes the words of Félix Tschisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, who considered the situation "serious but under control". Humanitarian workers who are worried about the precarious situation of the displaced also believe that it could continue to worsen.…

Nearly 400,000 people have now evacuated Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since Thursday 28 May. A new eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano is always to be feared even if the earthquakes have clearly decreased in intensity. Volcanologist Benoît Smets gives an overview of the situation. RFI: Since Friday…

Since November, the Ethiopian federal army has launched a large-scale military operation against TPLF, the power in Tigray province on the border with Eritrea. Violence continues and the humanitarian situation continues to worsen: 5.2 million people are in need, according to the UN humanitarian agency OCHA. That is 700,000 more than at the beginning of May. Humanists cannot keep pace at the moment as…

Cabo Delgado, in northern Mozambique, has been the scene for 3 and a half years of assaults which have killed greater than 2,500 folks and displaced 700,000 others, a few of whom are briefly housed in and round Pemba, houses for members of their households or in transit camps. With our particular correspondent on website,…

Because the starting of November, the federal military has launched a large-scale navy operation towards the TPLF, the ability in Tigray, the northern province on the border with Eritrea. On November 28, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed claimed victory, however violence continued. Many mass crimes have emerged. Each camp is concerned, the humanitarian state of affairs is catastrophic and the clashes…

Within the Democratic Republic of Congo, President Félix Tshisekedi has declared a besieged state in some conflicting provinces. He selected to concentrate on the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri, however excludes South Kivu, which, nonetheless, is talked about in this system of the First Authorities of the Holy Union. By March 2021, the UN had documented nearly as many violations in southern Kivu as…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed concern over the "humanitarian disaster" in Tigray, the place the chance of famine is excessive, throughout an interview yesterday (Monday) with the Ethiopian Prime Minister. The US Secretary of State additionally known as on Eritrean troops to withdraw "instantly, fully and verifiably" from Tigray.…