Archive for April 18th, 2025

18/04/2025

Sudan: 15 Million Children in Need as Violence, Hunger, and Disease Increase – UNICEF

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Number of children in need of humanitarian assistance in Sudan doubles as conflict enters third year amid ‘perfect storm’ of threats to children

© UNICEF/UNI731513/Nakibuuka

PORT SUDAN/AMMAN/NEW YORK, 15 April 2025 (UNICEF)* – As the conflict in Sudan enters its third year, the number of children in need of humanitarian assistance has doubled, from 7.8 million at the start of 2023 to more than 15 million today.
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Without urgent action, Sudan’s dire humanitarian crisis could tip into greater catastrophe.

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18/04/2025

‘At Least One Million Children Facing Emergency Levels of Food Insecurity in Haiti’ – UNICEF

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Risk of famine looms as armed violence and economic conditions continue to push families to the brink

Haiti. Three girls line up waiting during a cholera vaccination campaign in Mirebalais.
 
UNICEF/U.S. CDC/UN0771576/Georges Harry Rouzier

PORT-AU-PRINCE/ NEW YORK, 17 APRIL 2025 (UNICEF)* – Over one million children are facing critical levels of food insecurity in Haiti, UNICEF estimates.

Persistent armed violence, repeated displacement, and lack of sufficient humanitarian access continue to threaten vulnerable families – while the risk of famine looms.

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18/04/2025

Record Hunger in Haiti, with Millions at Risk

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()* — Escalating armed violence, displacement, economic turmoil and disruptions to local food production are fueling hunger in Haiti and leaving millions at risk, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Thursday []. 

Vendors surrounded by garbage sell goods in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
© OHCHR/Marion Mondain | Vendors surrounded by garbage sell goods in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

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18/04/2025

Libya’s Fragile Transition Plagued by Deepening Economic and Political Divides

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By Vibhu Mishra

(UN News)* — Libya’s prolonged political transition is facing renewed strain, with mounting economic pressures and tensions between rival governments threatening the calm that has held since the 2020 ceasefire.

A view of Tripoli, Libya.
© UN Photo/Abel Kavangh | A view of Tripoli, Libya.