Moustapha Bachir was watching a World Cup qualifying match in a bar when Boko Haram rolled into Amchide, in Cameroon’s Far North region. By the time they left, the jihadists had killed 30 people and torched homes and businesses. Bachir, 22, didn’t recognise any of the gunmen - he was too busy esc...

Chad is facing interconnected humanitarian crises in a context of chronic poverty and low economic development. The security situation in neighboring countries has led to large population movements into Chad, as well as internal displacement for several years. Millions of people are affected by f...

Le Tchad fait face à des crises humanitaires interconnectées, dans un contexte de pauvreté chronique et de faible développement économique. La situation sécuritaire dans les pays voisins a entrainé d’importants mouvements de personnes vers le Tchad, ainsi que des déplacements internes depuis plusieu...

As Boko Haram steps up its attacks, Nigerian forces are increasing the number of troops in the country's northeast.

24 April 2017 – If nothing is done soon, 20 million people will starve to death over the next six months in South Sudan, Somalia, north-eastern Nigera and Yemen, the United Nations agricultural chief today warned the UN agency's Council. Addressing the opening of the 165th session of the UN Food ...

Over 1 million people have returned to northeast Nigeria since October 2015, often to towns with no basic services, infrastructure or ability for people to rebuild their lives. The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is concerned returns are increasing tensions within communities, and tipping the food c...

DSG/SM/1058-SC/12820-HR/5361 Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks to the open debate of the Security Council on sexual violence in conflict, in New York today: Let me begin by commending Uruguay and the Deputy Foreign Minister in particular for hosting this import...

SC/12819 15 MAY 2017 SECURITY COUNCIL 7938TH MEETING (AM) Words, Laws, Resolutions Will Mean Nothing if Violations Go Unpunished in Practice, Deputy Secretary-General Stresses Shame and stigma were integral to the logic of using sexual violence as a tactic of war, torture or terrorism, the ...

The United Nations has appointed a new leader of the organisation that mobilises humanitarian aid during emergencies. As head of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Sir Mark Lowcock will take on a dual role - Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and UN Emer...

by Maggie Dougherty Northeast Nigeria isn’t known for being easy. It’s a complex environment: hot, dry and prone to droughts. Infrastructure is weak. Roads, hospitals, water systems and electricity simply don’t function throughout much of the state. The government health systems struggle to provi...