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Tag: UN Report
UN report sees better prospects for African growth in 2025
The UN Department of Economics and Social Affairs predicts an improvement of overall African growth in 2025 to 3.7% from 3.4$, despite global stagnation. "Economic ... Read More
IS-Somalia doubles in size in one year amid growing terror concerns — UN report
The Islamic State’s Somali branch is still small but steadily growing, due to in part to what United Nations experts describe as an "influx of ... Read More
UN report reveals widespread job losses across Africa, deepening unemployment crisis
A new United Nations report has unveiled a troubling trend in global unemployment, with African nations bearing a disproportionate burden of job losses between 2018 ... Read More
Africa to surpass Asia in hunger by 2030 as global crises bite — UN report
The United Nations has predicted, in its annual report on food security and nutrition, that Africa will overtake Asia as the continent with the highest ... Read More
UN report accuses Rwandan, Ugandan troops of fighting with M23 rebels in eastern DR Congo
As many as 4,000 Rwandan soldiers were reportedly fighting battles alongside the M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with Kigali exercising significant ... Read More
Sahel: exploring nexus between arms and human trafficking — UN report
A dizzying array of illegal weaponry dots market stalls across the Sahel, fueling violence and insecurity in this 6,000-km-wide belt in the middle of Africa, ... Read More
Somalia droughts claimed 43,000 lives in 2022, children most vulnerable — UN report
Droughts in Somalia may have killed as many as 43,000 people last year, according to a new report by the Somali government and the United ... Read More
Mali: UN warns of displacement crisis, deepened by al-Qaida and IS-driven insecurity
The United Nations Secretary-General has warned of the worsening security situation in central Mali, deepened by Al-Qaida and Islamic State extremist groups that are driving ... Read More
Malian army, Jihadi groups committed massacres — UN report
Mali's army and jihadist groups have carried out massacres and hundreds of human rights violations, the United Nations Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) said in a ... Read More
Mali: UN report accuses State Security of obstructing peace process
A UN experts' report on Mali is not yet public, but it is already triggering reaction. Unlike previous reports, which focused more on the actions ... Read More