Amman Jordan// — At least 12.2 million children have reportedly been killed, maimed or displaced in conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in less than 2 years, the equivalent of one child displaced every five seconds, and one child killed or maimed every fifteen minutes.
Lome, Togo//-Togo has plunged into unrest as citizens take to the streets protesting President Faure Gnassingbé’s controversial constitutional amendments, which aim to cement his power indefinitely.
PRETORIA, South Africa, June 16, 2025/ — South Africa expresses deep concern regarding the escalation of hostilities between the State of Israel and the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Nigeria has condemned Israel’s “pre-emptive” attacks on Iran as international calls for restraint grow against tit-for-tat retaliation that could increase hostilities in the Middle East.
Pretoria, South Africa// — South Africa expresses profound concern regarding the attacks conducted by Israel on targets within Iran on 13 June 2025, including reported impacts on military areas, nuclear facilities, and civilian infrastructure. Reports of civilian casualties, alongside military personnel, are deeply troubling.
New York, United States of America// — On Wednesday, a High Court in Zimbabwe struck down provisions of the country’s Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act, commonly referred to as the “Patriotic Act,” as unconstitutional.
Tehran, Iran// — Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty condemned the Zionist regime’s military attacks against the Islamic Republic of Iran in a phone call on Friday with his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi.
The number of people displaced by war, violence and persecution worldwide is untenably high, particularly as humanitarian funding evaporates, with the only bright spot being a pickup in returns, notably to Syria, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said today.
/ — With violence escalating in both the Lake Chad Basin and the Great Lakes, the Security Council met on Monday to assess the threats facing the wider region.
Heidi Riley, King’s College London *Some pseudonyms are used to protect the identities of interviewees. “I saw a lot of suffering.” The old man, Lokwi, gestures towards the woman cooking beside their hut as he talks. “The husband of this woman … was killed here.”
