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Sudan, South Sudan, Mali, Palestine and Haiti are rated among the most vulnerable areas globally where hundreds of thousands of people face or near famine, according to the latest six-monthly report by the United Nations’ food agencies. The Hunger Hotspot report, released on Thursday (31 October), warned that conflicts, economic instability, and climate shocks — […]
A delegation from the Dakhla-based International Research Center for the Prevention of Child Soldiers (French acronym IRCPCS) presented, in Oslo on Monday, the findings of its latest report on the global dynamics that perpetuate the recruitment of children in conflict. The Center presented the results of field investigations through a major study entitled “Global Patterns […]
The investigation by Spanish authorities reveals the involvement of an Algerian intelligence service in the attempted kidnapping of journalist and writer Hichem Aboud. This information has emerged following his dramatic rescue by the Guardia Civil, an operation described as a “miracle” by sources close to the case. According to initial findings, this incident resembles a […]
Morocco’s permanent mission pointed out during the 75th session of the Executive Committee of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, which concluded its works in Geneva on Friday, that the situation in Tindouf camps in Algeria contradicts the UNHCR’s general mandate. The mission, while reiterating its commitment to the noble humanitarian mandate entrusted to this […]
Christian churches have been forced to close in Algeria amid a crackdown on religious freedom and a persecution of Christians across the country, said the US Commission on International Religious Freedom. In a recent report, the Commission recommended the US to put Algeria on a Special Watch List in view of the violations of religious […]
Egypt unveils Fourth National Plan to combat illegal migration for 2024-2026Egypt launched its fourth national action plan to combat and prevent illegal migration for 2024-2026. In a recorded speech aired during the launch of the plan on Thursday, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly highlighted Egypt’s strong commitment to addressing the serious challenge of illegal migration, which […]
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged an immediate halt to attacks by Sudan’s paramilitary force RSF on Al Fashir in Sudan, amid a severely deteriorating humanitarian crisis in the war-torn country. Guterres called on Lt. General Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Dagalo to act responsibly and immediately order a halt to the RSF attack, his spokesman Dujarric […]
A nine-member delegation of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Ad Hoc Committee on Migration, led by its Chair, Dr. Daniela De Ridder (Germany), wrapped up this Saturday a three-day visit to Morocco, during which it met with a wide range of stakeholders. The visit, hosted by the Moroccan parliament’s lower house, marked the first time that […]
Leading UK barristers issued a legal opinion recognizing the right of the Kabylia people to self-determination, giving a push to the region’s independence quest. The nearly 10 million strong Kabyle people have protested against discrimination and economic marginalization by the central Algerian state. The region’s independence movement MAK has a government in exile struggling peacefully […]
At least 170 people have been killed and over 200,000 people displaced following weeks of floods that ravaged large swathes of northern Nigeria. The National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA) warned that the torrential rains and flash floods could hit other parts of the country amid a notable rise in water levels in the two largest […]