600,000 people have gone to neighboring countries due to the Sudan conflict, United Nations

600,000 people have gone to neighboring countries due to the Sudan conflict, United Nations

Courtesy: The Guardian, London. Clashes between the army and paramilitary forces in Sudan have forced millions of people to flee. On the situation in Sudan, the United Nations Refugee Agency has issued a warning from the capital Khartoum, saying that the number of people evacuating from Sudan due to the conflict will exceed 1 million….

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Legal protection essential for people displaced by climate change: UN expert

Legal protection essential for people displaced by climate change: UN expert

“The effects of climate change are becoming more severe, and the number of people displaced across international borders is rapidly increasing,” said Ian Fry, independent human rights expert on climate change, who took up the new post last year.  “In 2020 alone, 30.7 million people were displaced from their homes due to weather-related events. Droughts…

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Sudan: OHCHR calls for ‘urgent action’ to end militia attacks on people fleeing El Geneina

Sudan: OHCHR calls for ‘urgent action’ to end militia attacks on people fleeing El Geneina

The explosion of ethnic violence in Darfur largely by nomadic “Arab” groups in alliance with the RSF who have been battling national army forces for control of the country since mid-April, has led tens of thousands to flee into neighbouring Chad. ‘Horrifying accounts’ In a statement, OHCHR Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani said interviews with people fleeing…

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UN remains focused on ‘critical needs’ of Ukraine’s people

UN remains focused on ‘critical needs’ of Ukraine’s people

Achim Steiner, head of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and Vice-Chair of the UN Sustainable Development Group told delegates he had just returned from the war-torn country, noting civilians’ “extraordinary determination to adapt, to recover and to rebuild.” “The UN had developed a clear picture to inform a targeted recovery through a Rapid Damage and…

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