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UN InterviewsIndependent investigators take on ‘titanic’ mission to find Syria’s missingTens of thousands of people went missing under the Assad dictatorship in Syria during more than five decades of systematic repression and forced disappearances.In response, the UN General Assembly established the Independent Institution on Missing Persons in the Syrian Arab Republic (IIMP) in 2023 to help account for them all.The investigative body aims to provide long-awaited truth and closure for Syrian families.Speaking to UN News’s Abdelmonem Makki following their recent assessment mission to Syria, IIMP head Karla Quintana said that “everyone knows someone who is missing”.2025-05-0609 min
UN InterviewsSudan war: Crisis point for children trapped in conflict zonesAs the war in Sudan nears its third devastating year the situation for children has reached a critical point, with an estimated 825,000 children trapped in and around the besieged Darfuri city of Al-Fasher alone, according to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).The ongoing conflict between rival militaries continues to displace thousands, while the collapse of essential services has left children vulnerable to death, disease, and malnutrition.Speaking to UN News’s Abdelmonem Makki from Port Sudan, Eva Hinds, advocacy and communications chief for UNICEF Sudan, delivered a stark assessment of the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding.2025-04-1310 min
UN InterviewsSudan: Mines a major risk to civilians returning homeNearly two years after the beginning of the Sudanese civil war, displaced populations returning to urban areas are facing the remnants of heavy fighting: unexploded ordnance.The UN demining body (UNMAS) is warning of the risks faced by displaced people returning to areas contaminated by mines and other ordnance, which can explode with the lightest touch.Active in Sudan since 2002, UNMAS has been severely impacted by both the war and a lack of funding.Sidiq Rashid, Head of UNMAS in Sudan told UN News’s Abdelmonem Makki that the country currently faces the la...2025-04-1113 min
UN InterviewsSudan: Ongoing fighting ‘won’t lead anywhere’After nearly two years of intense fighting in Sudan – which has displaced nine million people and left around 50,000 missing, say human rights organizations – a negotiated peace deal recognized by the international community is the only way forward.That’s according to Radhouane Noucier, designated Sudan expert for the UN human rights office, OHCHR. He told UN News’s Abdelmonem Makki that enforced disappearances are just one of the many violations being carried out against the Sudanese people.2025-04-0906 min
ONU Info - L'actualité mondiale Un regard humain🎙️ « Le Soudan ne doit pas être oublié »L'Envoyé personnel du Secrétaire général de l'ONU pour le Soudan, Ramtane Lamamra, appelle à ne pas oublier le Soudan, qui est plongé depuis bientôt deux ans dans une guerre civile brutale.Dans un entretien accordé à ONU Info, M. Lamamra, rappelle toutefois que la responsabilité de la paix appartient aux Soudanais eux-mêmes. Le peuple soudanais est souverain et doit avoir le dernier mot sur son avenir, affirme-t-il. Entretien réalisé par Abdelmonem Makki2025-02-2702 min
UN Interviews‘Delivery at scale’ needed for Middle East recoveryUnderlying the importance of a collective responsibility to support all those impacted by seismic events in Palestine, Syria, Lebanon and beyond – stemming from the war between Israel and Hamas – the head of the UN Office for Project Services, has told UN News this is a “defining moment for the Middle East”.Calling on all UN agencies to scale up and the international community to mobilize, Jorge Moreira da Silva added that it is fundamental to “bring all humanitarian aid that is needed”.As Executive Director of the UN agency which literally builds better lives for millions arou...2025-02-1116 min
UN InterviewsExplosive hazards pose grave danger to children in Gaza amid future recoveryExplosive remnants of war, including artillery shells, rockets, and improvised explosive devices (IEDs), pose a grave threat to civilians everywhere – but especially children in Gaza, now and in the years ahead, according to the Chief of Programme Management with the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS).Taku Kubo spoke with UN News about the challenges these hazards present for long-term recovery and reconstruction in the region.Despite ongoing conflict and resource constraints, UNMAS has conducted close to 400 explosive hazard assessments and accompanied more than 270 humanitarian convoys as part of the aid effort.Mr. Kubo sp...2024-11-1410 min