Sudan’s brutal conflict could spill over into wider region, warns Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan

adminSeptember 21, 2023September 16, 202405 mins

In his speech to the annual general debate of the UN General Assembly, Mr. Al-Burhan, who is President of the Transitional Sovereign Council, said that the Sudanese people have been facing a devastating war since April 15 launched against them by the Rapid Support Forces. Describing those paramilitary forces as rebels in alliance with…

Yemen: High stakes UN operation underway to avert catastrophic oil spill

adminJuly 25, 2023September 15, 202405 mins

The 19-day operation will pump more than one million barrels out of the rusting vessel, the Safer, which was abandoned over eight years ago, to a nearby replacement vessel. Secretary-General António Guterres said the UN has taken on the delicate operation as a spill would spell environmental catastrophe for the region. ‘Ticking time bomb’ “United…