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UN official urges South Sudan to lift taxes halting aid

Since February, authorities have imposed a series of new taxes and charges at border crossings and within the country.These measures have impacted over 60,000 people, particularly in remote areas where…

3 May 2024 · 2 min read

Amid campus crackdowns, Gaza war triggers freedom of expression crisis
UN Photo/Evan Schneider - Protesters demonstrate outside the Columbia University campus in New York City.

Human Rights

Amid campus crackdowns, Gaza war triggers freedom of expression crisis

“The Gaza crisis is truly becoming a global crisis of the freedom of expression,” said Ms. Khan, the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to…

28 April 2024 · 3 min read

Wave of increased food insecurity hits West and Central Africa
© WFP/Cheick Omar Bandaogo - A mother gives her 10-month-old daughter porridge in Burkina Faso in the Sahel region, where WFP is providing assistance to prevent malnutrition.

United Nations

Wave of increased food insecurity hits West and Central Africa

Almost 55 million people are facing further food and nutrition insecurity in West and Central Africa during the region’s three-month lean season

27 April 2024 · 4 min read