UNRWA

FAO warns of escalating desert locust threat across North Africa, the Sahel

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has issued a stark warning that desert locust swarms are expected to intensify across Libya and North Africa throughout June and July, posing a growing threat to food security in the region. The swarms, which are already forming in parts of Libya, Tunisia, and Algeria, are anticipated to move […]

Sierra Leone: 13 army officials arrested, 34 wanted in wake of ‘attempted coup’

A delegation from the ECOWAS Commission and Nigeria’s government, on Tuesday, (28 November) met with Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio, in an apparent show of solidarity for the country’s government following a recent deadly attack on the armory, expressing the West African bloc’s commitment to “the deployment, if need be, of regional elements.” The […]

UNHCR: Morocco pleads for refugees’ integration into national health systems

Morocco has called from Geneva for a global commitment to integrate refugees into national health systems. “As a constructive partner pursuing a realistic and pragmatic approach, Morocco believes that including refugees in national health systems will help to respond to the immediate humanitarian emergency,” said Omar Zniber, Morocco’s Permanent Representative in Geneva, during a side […]