Nearly 14 million children in Sudan need humanitarian support: UNICEF

World News in Brief: Engagement with Sudan, Red Sea vessel attacks, SDGs disabilities promise

adminDecember 2, 2023September 17, 202406 mins

On Friday, the Security Council adopted a resolution to close the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) following a request last month from the authorities. UNITAMS was established in June 2020 to provide support to Sudan for an initial 12-month period during its transition to democratic rule following the overthrow of President Omar…

Vessel to remove oil from stricken Yemen tanker could arrive by May

adminMarch 9, 2023September 10, 202406 mins

The FSO Safer has been moored off the west coast of Yemen for over three decades but has not been properly maintained since war erupted across the country in 2015 between Government forces, backed by a Saudi-led coalition, and Houthi rebels. The decrepit ship has been described as a “time bomb” because it could leak,…