Tag: #ProtectCivilians
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UN DEPUTY CHIEF URGES URGENT ACTION TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS
War, inequality, and militarisation continue to put women and girls at risk, UN warns. UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has called on governments to move beyond mere condemnation and take strong, concrete action against violence targeting women and girls worldwide. Speaking at the 70th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in…
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UN SOUNDS ALARM AS IRAN-ISRAEL CONFLICT SPARKS CIVILIAN DEATHS, MASS DISPLACEMENT
The United Nations is raising urgent concerns over the growing humanitarian toll of the Israeli-U.S. airstrikes on Iran and Tehran’s retaliatory attacks, warning that civilians are paying the highest price. UN human rights spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani described as “absolutely horrific” a reported strike on a primary school in Minab that allegedly killed and injured dozens…
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FG LAUNCHES OPERATION SAVANNAH SHIELD AFTER KWARA ATTACK
75 killed in Kwara; government ramps up security in North Central communities. The Federal Government is intensifying security across North Central Nigeria following the deadly terrorist attack in Kwara State that killed about 75 villagers, the Minister of Information, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, said on Friday. The new initiative, Operation Savannah Shield, deploys military, police, and…
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SUDAN’S KORDOFAN KILLING FIELDS: UN SOUNDS ALARM ON CIVILIAN SLAUGHTER
Imagine drone strikes pounding hunger-ravaged North Darfur right before Sudan’s war hits its 1,000th bloody day—now the UN’s begging for a ceasefire as thousands flee escalating horrors in Kordofan. OCHA warns rival armies—Sudan’s military vs Rapid Support Forces—have partitioned the nation since April 2023, triggering over 12 million displacements, the world’s largest crisis, with fresh…
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SUDAN’S EL FASHER TAKEN OVER BY RAPID SUPPORT FORCES, LEAVING CIVILIANS IN CRISIS
The situation in Sudan’s North Darfur remains deeply unstable after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) captured El Fasher on October 26 following an 18-month siege. Although major clashes have lessened, ongoing sporadic fighting and drone strikes continue to threaten civilians with looting, forced recruitment, and gender-based violence. Nearly 89,000 people have fled El Fasher and…
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UN INVESTIGATES: RUSSIAN DRONE STRIKES TURN UKRAINIAN COMMUNITIES ALONG DNIPRO RIVER UNINHABITABLE
Independent UN human rights investigators have revealed that Russian drone attacks on civilians in Ukrainian-held territories along the lower Dnipro River are driving populations away, leaving some areas almost deserted. The report highlights a sharp population decline, with mainly elderly and impoverished residents remaining. The strikes are systematic, targeting not just civilians but also firefighters,…
