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The UN has warned that Libya’s western coast remains highly unstable, with armed groups competing over human trafficking, fuel smuggling and other illicit activities, UN envoy Hanna Serwaa Tetteh told the Security Council on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. Mrs Tetteh, the UN special representative and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), said […]
Disruption to energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz is exacerbating the risk of a global food shock, as higher gas prices squeeze fertilizer production and other sectors outbid agricultural producers for key inputs and logistics. With hunger looming, life-saving fertilizer shipments cannot wait, Head of UN task force says. In normal times, one third […]
More than 800,000 people may flee Sudan as a result of fierce fighting between rival generals, a UN senior official warned on Tuesday (2 May), as bloody clashes in the country intensified despite the latest truce. “Without a quick resolution of this crisis, we will continue to see more people forced to flee in search […]