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The European Commission has suspended funding to the World Health Organization's programmes in the Democratic Republic of Congo due to concerns over the U.N. agency's handling of the sexual abuse scandal.

The European Commission has suspended funding to the World Health Organization's programmes in the Democratic Republic of Congo due to concerns over the U.N. agency's handling of the sexual abuse scandal.

A World Health Organization-commissioned panel identifies more than 80 sex abuse allegations against its staffers during an Ebola outbreak in Congo.

Views: Visits 0 In Africa, foreign military interventions are in the spotlight for failing to end conflicts at the continent’s hotspots. Both internal and external political interests are contributing factors. Military interventions under the United Nations banner are deployed to deal with armed conflicts on the continent. However, despite having superior weapons compared to armed groups scattered across Africa, these UN missions have failed and continue to fail dismally on their ...

news Why UN peacekeeping missions have failed to pacify Africas hotspots dw.com 2 hrs ago Isaac Mugabi In Africa, foreign military interventions are in the spotlight for failing to end conflicts at the continents hotspots. Both internal and external political interests are contributing factors. © Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo/picture alliance Residents flee past French armored personnel carries, in Bangui, Central African Republic Military interventions under the United Nation...

Internal emails reveal WHO knew of sex abuse claims in Congo Sign In MARIA CHENG and AL-HADJI KUDRA MALIRO, Associated Press May 12, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 12 1of12Shekinah stands near her home in Beni, eastern Congo on Thursday, March 18, 2021. When she was working as a nurse’s aide in northeastern Congo in January 2019, she said World Health Organization Dr. Boubacar Diallo, of Canada, offered her a job investigating Ebola cases at double her previous salary _ with a catch. ...

SIPRI: Climate change hinders peacebuilding in Mali Research group SIPRI has identified a link between climate change and extremism in the West African country. As the region reels from the sudden death of Western-backed strongman Idriss Deby, instability is rife. Many Malians have been forced to flee their lands as climate change and insecurity take their toll A new report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has detailed how environmental changes, including limit...

Stability at risk as Somalia and Kenya spat over sea border A dispute between Kenya and Somalia over an oil- and gas-rich area in the Indian Ocean is unlikely to spark an armed conflict. But it may have ramifications for fishing communities, as well as the wider region. Fishermen go about their day on the Kenyan port of Lamu Island, which lies near the disputed area The ongoing standoff between Kenya and Somalia over a sizable area of the Indian Ocean has sparked concern among hundreds of th...

France rules out immediate troop cuts in Sahel Germanys foreign minister has rejected French requests for German engagement in Sahel combat operations. Meanwhile the French president has said he will not reduce the number of French troops in the West African region. French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday ruled out an immediate reduction of French troops battling Islamist militants in West Africas Sahel region, saying a rushed exit would be mistake. Macron and a group of five African allies...

Posted: Tuesday, February 2, 2021 14:12 United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres should absolutely not serve a second five-year term, says former Canadian Ambassador to the UN Stephen Lewis. In a blistering statement, he and his Co-Director of the Code Blue Campaign Paula Donovan say that Guterres has failed to eradicate sexual offenses by UN peacekeeping and other UN personnel as promised in his inaugural address.  The Code Blue Campaign was launched by the non-profit AIDS-Fre...