Sudan: Women and girls abducted, held ‘in slave-like conditions’ in Darfur

PNP DeskNovember 3, 2023September 17, 202405 mins

The stark report comes against the backdrop of a sharp uptick in fighting between the Government’s Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and RSF and heightened intercommunal tensions in the restive region. The rival militaries plunged the country into a brutal civil war more than six months ago. Thousands have died and more than 5.7 million are…

UN welcomes release of five staff abducted last year in Yemen

PNP DeskAugust 11, 2023September 15, 202404 mins

The men – four national staff and a Bangladeshi citizen – were abducted in the southern governorate of Abyan on 11 February 2022 after returning from a field mission. UN Secretary-General António Guterres was delighted to learn of their release, noting that available information suggests they all are in good health. Mr. Guterres was “profoundly…