NEW YORK, 29 May 2020 – “I am appalled by the abduction and execution of seven health workers at a health center in southern Somalia. "Targeting health care workers is an egregious violation of...
The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) monitors trends in staple food prices in countries vulnerable to food insecurity. For each FEWS NET country and region, the Price Bulletin provides...
Key Messages The economic impacts of COVID-19, floods during the ongoing *Gu *(April to June) rainfall season, and desert locust upsurge are driving an increase in the food insecure population and...
The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) monitors trends in staple food prices in countries vulnerable to food insecurity. For each FEWS NET country and region, the Price Bulletin provides...
FACT SHEET OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON The United States continues to lead in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, illustrated by recent announcements of new foreign assistance that are made possible...
KEY MESSAGES In West Africa, market supplies were adqeuate but lower than the previous year due to production deficits and COVID- 19 related disruptions, especially in Nigeria. Demand increased with...
SC/14198 Members Lay Out Strategic Priorities for AMISOM as Critical Elections Approach The Security Council decided, in a 29 May videoconference meeting*, to reauthorize the deployment of African...
Overview France has the presidency of the Security Council in June. In light of the UN Headquarters’ anticipated partial closure extending to the end of June, the Council is expected to continue...
COVID-19 is spreading through Yemen. People with severe symptoms, like high fevers and distressed breathing, have been turned away from health facilities that are either full or unable to provide...
Mogadishu (ICRC)—The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is deeply shocked by the killing of eight people in Gololey village in the Balcad district in Hirshabelle. Amongst those, seven...