South Sudan’s peace process ‘linked to strength of international engagement’, Special Representative tells Security Council
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After much progress in the peace process in South Sudan earlier in 2020, implementation is now lagging and needs urgent attention from the international community, the United Nations top official in that country told the Security Council today.
“Momentum in South Sudan’s peace process is linked to the strength of international engagement,” David Shearer, Special Representative for the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said in a briefing on developments since September.
Introducing the Secretary-General’s latest 90-day report (document S/2020/1180) on the newly independent and conflict-steeped country, he said that 2020 saw the formation of a transitional Government, created through compromise by the parties and led by President Salva Kiir with First Vice-President Riek Machar. In a
Famine likely in South Sudan: Christian Aid calls on UK Government to prioritise peacebuilding
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15 Dec 2020
A report last week by international food security experts shows that six counties in South Sudan are on the brink of famine . As we mark the seven year anniversary of the beginning of the last civil war, Christian Aid is asking for the Government to use the full weight of its merged powers in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) not only to call for improved humanitarian access, but to urge for the rapid implementation of the peace agreement as it believes that delays are one of the main causes of the food crisis.
Humanitarian Action for Children 2021 - Uganda
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Uganda faces multiple humanitarian crises every year, including refugee influxes, disease outbreaks and meteorological disasters. In 2020, these emergencies were compounded by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, and as a result, an estimated 15 million women and children will require humanitarian assistance in Uganda in 2021.
UNICEF plans to reach 1.9 million people with basic health services, over 40,000 children with treatment for severe acute malnutrition (SAM),125,000 people with access to safe water, nearly 28,000 children with psychosocial support services and over 156,000 children with access to education. UNICEF also intends to support over 1.5 million people to safely report sexual exploitation and abuse.
A canal to peace and improved livelihoods: Restoration of occupied irrigation infrastructure
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06/12/2020 Since 2016, Kotwal village in Chinarto district of Uruzgan province is facing severe security challenges constraining any kind of humanitarian assistance including strict movement restrictions for all civilians’ activities. The situation in this area got further aggravated when the Kotwal irrigation canal was used as a trench by cutting and enveloping with surrounding trees as pillars and covering it with tonnes of soil from top to make it safe against any form of external attacks. This also restricted the local farming communities from having access to irrigation water and agricultural lands. The closure of this irrigation canal that spans more than 25 km, resulted in more than 1,600 hectares of agriculture lands being cut-off from assured irrigation with high adverse impacts on the livelihoods of more than 1,200 households.
UNSC voices concern over military escalation, food insecurity in Yemen ANI | Updated: Dec 14, 2020 10:32 IST
New York [US], December 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The United NationsSecurity Council (UNSC) on Sunday voiced concern over military escalation and food insecurity in Yemen.
The UNSC members condemned military escalation in Yemen and the Houthi attack on oil facilities in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on November 23, according to the council in a press statement.
The council members reiterated their commitment to an inclusive Yemeni-led and Yemeni-owned political process and reaffirmed the international community s firm commitment to uphold Yemen s sovereignty, unity, independence, and territorial integrity, it said.
They expressed alarm at the new Integrated Food Security Phase Classification assessment, which shows that 13.5 million Yemenis are at risk of starvation and already facing acute food insecurity and that this figure could rise to at least