West Archives - Page 2 of 2

Ukraine’s ‘Wild West’: Rebuilding a ‘new’ Kharkiv during an invasion

·June 24, 2023·5 min read

Speaking with UN News one hour after fierce shelling sparked fires across the city, Mr. Rosenfeld said his “Kharkiv is a frontier city” concept is now being sketched out amid the rubble. “Seeing the whole city from the panoramic windows and the smoke from the fire, you understand that our...

UN in Sudan condemns killing of West Darfur governor, raises alarm over ‘vortex of hate speech’

Uncategorized

·June 16, 2023·1 min read

In a statement, UNITAMS strongly condemned the killing of Khamis Abbaker who just hours earlier on Wednesday, according to news reports, had publicly blamed the deaths of civilians caught up in the violence stemming from the military power struggle across Sudan, on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). “Compelling eyewitness accounts attribute this...

Sudan envoy calls for ceasefire compliance, as concern mounts over West Darfur

Uncategorized

·April 27, 2023·3 min read

Volker Perthes, who is also head of UN Transition Assistance Mission UNITAMS, welcomed the lull in fighting in some parts of the country between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitaries from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), noting that “it is not being fully respected”. He called on both sides...

UN envoy ‘deeply alarmed’ over deaths of nine Palestinians in West Bank raid

Uncategorized

·January 27, 2023·1 min read

Tor Wennesland described the deaths – during an intense gun battle at a refugee camp in the city of Jenin – which included militants and reportedly, an elderly woman, as another “stark example” of the escalation in violence. The Israeli military said that troops were involved in an operation at...

‘Unprecedented’ insecurity in West Africa and the Sahel, Security Council hears

Uncategorized

·January 11, 2023·3 min read

In her briefing, Giovanie Biha, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Officer-in-Charge of the UN Office for the region, UNOWAS, urged ambassadors to continue to support a strategy centred on building resilience, promoting good governance, and strengthening peace and security. Ms. Biha presented the latest UNOWAS report covering trends...

UN agencies warn again of record hunger next year in West and Central Africa

Uncategorized

·December 9, 2022·3 min read

More than 35 million people, including 6.7 million children, are currently unable to meet their basic food and nutrition needs, according to latest analysis from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and the World Food Programme (WFP). Numbers could rise unless urgent and long-lasting solutions...

Millions face flooding threat across west and central Africa |

Uncategorized

·October 31, 2022·1 min read

The alert comes amid the worst floods in a decade, which have swept across Nigeria, Chad, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali and Cameroon. UNHCR spokesperson Olga Sarrado said that hundreds of people had died in Nigeria, where floodwaters in the northeast swept through sites for internally displaced people and host communities...

Israel and Palestine must take steps to ‘restore calm’ in occupied West Bank |

Uncategorized

·October 30, 2022·4 min read

Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, was briefing the Security Council in the wake of escalating confrontations between Israeli security forces (ISF) and militants, culminating in a large ISF raid in Nablus early this week, which saw five Palestinians killed and 21 wounded. Calling on both...

Greater democratic rule vital to boost security in West Africa and the Sahel |

Uncategorized

·July 8, 2022·2 min read

Khatir Mahamat Saleh Annadif was presenting the latest report of the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), which he heads, covering developments over the past six months in areas such as politics, security and human rights. Mr. Annadif highlighted some of the dichotomies across a vast region...