From the camps of Congo to the corridors of the UN
Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 Posted in Arms Trade, Conflict, DR Congo | No Comments »Originally posted on the Huffington Post I spent a good part of this winter in Goma, Eastern DRC. I went to cover the conflict in the region and see for myself the programs that aid agency Oxfam had been scaling up ...
A Day in the Life of a Mogadishu ambulance driver
Thursday, March 21st, 2013 Posted in Aid, Conflict, Health, Refugees/IDPs, Somalia | No Comments »[caption id="attachment_5978" align="alignleft" width="270" caption="Ismail's ambulance makes a stop "][/caption] It is 6 am and already the alarm is going. These are early days for HIJRA's ambulance driver in Mogadishu, Ismail Mohamed. Ismail is not one to ...
Actor Djimon Hounsou visits South Sudan – joins growing chorus in support of an Arms Trade Treaty
Friday, March 15th, 2013 Posted in Arms Trade, Conflict, Pan Africa, South Sudan | No Comments »As the United Nations gears up for a final round of negotiations on the international Arms Trade Treaty, Oscar-nominated actor and Oxfam Ambassador Djimon Hounsou visited South Sudan, where he saw first-hand the devastation that the poorly ...
Marking 10 years of conflict in Darfur
Wednesday, March 6th, 2013 Posted in Conflict, Refugees/IDPs, Sudan | No Comments »A decade after fighting began in the Darfur region of Sudan, the 3.4 million people there who still require humanitarian assistance are watching a tenuous security situation deteriorate further still. Increasing conflict over the last months linked ...
Darfur – where are we now?
Sunday, March 3rd, 2013 Posted in Conflict, Sudan | No Comments »[caption id="attachment_5850" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="A woman in Darfur"][/caption] It has been ten years since the Darfur conflict erupted and millions fled their homes in the countryside for the safety of towns and camps. If you do not live in Sudan, it ...
Will the new DRC peace plan bring peace?
Thursday, February 28th, 2013 Posted in Conflict, DR Congo | No Comments »A peace plan for eastern DRC was signed earlier this week, but new fighting over the past couple of days has forced thousands more civilians to flee. The need for peace and security is greater than ever, but the new ...
“Make or break time” for eastern DRC after new peace plan
Sunday, February 24th, 2013 Posted in Conflict, DR Congo, Press release | 1 Comment »A framework for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo, due to be signed today, will fail to end the suffering of millions of people in the east of the country unless concrete actions are now taken to ensure leaders ...
Restrictions hampering life-saving response in North Darfur
Wednesday, February 13th, 2013 Posted in Conflict, Refugees/IDPs, Sudan | No Comments »Fears new fighting may be on the horizon after tens of thousands of people displaced in Jebel Amir gold producing area Tens of thousands of people who have fled fighting in the largest displacement in Darfur in recent years ...
Eastern Congo region of Masisi faces growing insecurity and threat of cholera
Friday, February 8th, 2013 Posted in Conflict, DR Congo, Refugees/IDPs | No Comments »Over 700,000 vulnerable according to UN as region is hit by increased militarisation, poor harvest & little access to clean water The eastern Congolese region of Masisi is the site of a growing humanitarian crisis as hundreds of thousands of people ...
What next for Congo after politics got in the way of peace?
Friday, February 1st, 2013 Posted in Conflict, DR Congo, Pan Africa | No Comments »Political disputes have delayed a peace deal that could potentially affect millions of lives. As attention on the crisis in eastern DRC wanes, the humanitarian situation remains dire. We must ensure that this golden opportunity for peace is not lost ...