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UNICEF: Over 100,000 Sudanese children face new dangers and challenges in Eastern Chad

UNICEF: Over 100,000 Sudanese children face new dangers and challenges in Eastern Chad

The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, warned on Tuesday that Sudanese families and children, who are fleeing their country towards eastern Chad, face new dangers. The UN department said in its report followed by Shia Waves Agency that, “Children and families who have…
WHO warns against outbreak of epidemics in Sudan

WHO warns against outbreak of epidemics in Sudan

The World Health Organization warned against the spread of infectious diseases in Sudan amid worsening humanitarian situation in Sudan on the wake of the civil war.This organization has warned that one third of hospitals and health centers in conflict areas…
New report says Sudanese children in camps die on daily basis due to malnutrition, unsanitary conditions

New report says Sudanese children in camps die on daily basis due to malnutrition, unsanitary conditions

With the armed conflicts in Sudan ongoing since last April between the Rapid Support Forecs (RSF) and the Sudanese army, humanitarian organizations have repeatedly voiced their concerns over the deterioration circumstances in the country. A new report by the CNN…
Militants kill over 45 people in DR Congo, UN says

Militants kill over 45 people in DR Congo, UN says

More than 45 people have been killed in north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to the UN peacekeeping mission in the country. The attack, occurred on Sunday, targeted a camp where internally displaced persons (IDP) were sheltering, and…
At least 27 killed in Somalia in old bomb remnants explosion

At least 27 killed in Somalia in old bomb remnants explosion

At least 27 people, most of them children, were killed when remnants of an old bomb exploded in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region on Friday, according to the state-run Somali National News Agency. At least 53 people have also been injured…
Ugandan President approves anti-homosexuality law

Ugandan President approves anti-homosexuality law

President Yoweri Museveni has signed an anti-homosexuality bill into law which will mean that anyone who has been convicted of homosexual acts will face life imprisonment and some will even face the death penalty. The legislation was unanimously approved by…
300 trapped children saved from Sudanese orphanage, others died

300 trapped children saved from Sudanese orphanage, others died

UNICEF confirms in a report that 300 trapped children were rescued from a Sudanese orphanage after 71 others died. Among the children who died at the facility were babies as young as three months, according to activists in the area.…
UNICEF confirms over 315,000 grave violations against children in conflict in 2005-2022

UNICEF confirms over 315,000 grave violations against children in conflict in 2005-2022

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday that about 315,000 serious violations inflicted on children in conflict-related incidents between 2005 and 2022. The figure, confirmed by the UN agency, recorded incidents in more than 30 conflict situations across Asia,…
Gunmen kill 24 people including children in Nigeria

Gunmen kill 24 people including children in Nigeria

Armed men in northern Nigeria attacked two villages in this country and shot at least 24 people, including children. According to Reuters, this event happened on Saturday, June 3, in the northwest of Zamfara state. The report adds, armed men…
Libya hands out death sentence to 23 accused of ISIS membership

Libya hands out death sentence to 23 accused of ISIS membership

A court in Libya sentenced 23 people to death and 14 others to life imprisonment on charges of membership in the ISIS terrorist group. A statement by the General Prosecutor’s Office of Libya says that a verdict was issued against…
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