The United Nations is appealing for $1 billion to help 6.4 million of Nigeria’s most vulnerable people, including two million who have been forced to flee their homes because of armed conflict.The bulk of the money will be used to provide life-saving a…
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Worldwide Major Arms Sales Remain Flat but Middle East Increases Imports
International deliveries of arms were flat in the period from 2016 to 2020, ending more than a decade of increases, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in a report on Monday.The United States, France and Germany, three of …
Millions Face Acute Hunger in Somalia as Drought Widens
The U.N. office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs, OCHA, reports an estimated 2.7 million Somalis will face severe food shortages over the coming months as drought conditions affect more areas in the country. Somalia’s decade-long drought …
UN: 34 Million People ‘Knocking at Famine’s Door’ Worldwide
The U.N. secretary-general said Thursday that more than 88 million people were suffering from acute hunger in countries affected by conflict and instability at the end of 2020, and at least 34 million of them face possible famine this year. “Today, I h…
US Blacklists Groups in Congo, Mozambique over IS Links
NEW YORK – The United States on Wednesday blacklisted two Islamist extremist groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Mozambique as foreign terrorist organizations over accusations of links to Islamic State (IS). The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF…
Spain Calls for UN-brokered Solution to Western Sahara Dispute
MADRID – Spain is pushing for a U.N.-brokered solution to the long-running dispute over its former colony, Western Sahara, after a dispute erupted between Morocco and Germany over the territory.The dispute between Morocco and Germany started earlier th…