U.N. council in S.Sudan to press govt to cooperate or face arms embargo
"The international community is extremely frustrated with the obstruction of U.N. peacekeeping operations that has gone on for too long"
New law to give marginalised Kenyan communities land titles
Community Land Bill lays out the steps for communities to acquire titles to their ancestral land
Funding squeeze hits U.N. food programme in Afghanistan
WFP is facing a $50 mln funding shortfall to support its programmes this year and ensure they are not interrupted during the coming winter
The long road to land titling: Kenya finally enacts new laws
Kenya's newly enacted Community Land Act is long awaited and welcome. It asks communities to define and register themselves and await adjudication, survey and registration. However further challenges lie ahead.
Liberia tops UNICEF ranking of 10 worst countries for access to primary school
African countries hit by conflict featured prominently in UNICEF's first global out-of-school ranking
U.N. Security Council diplomats expected in South Sudan this week -official
This month, the Security Council approved a 4,000-strong protection force for South Sudan's capital of Juba as part of a peacekeeping mission
South Sudan seeks $300 mln in external support for budget
The conflict has hammered the economy
US says imposes sanctions on warlord Joseph Kony's sons
US says LRA leader Kony's sons were commanders in the rebel group blamed for extreme violence in a swathe of central Africa
U.N. to report next month on reaction to South Sudan hotel attack
The report will determine whether the U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Sudan responded appropriately to attacks on civilians and cases of sexual violence that occurred in Juba