The Abyei Administrative Area (AAA) is a contested zone located on the central border between South Sudan and Sudan. Its status has remained unresolved since South Sudan seceded from Sudan in 2011, and the governments failed to agree on the [...]

The Desert Locust, Schistocerca gregaria, is the world’s most dangerous migratory pest with a voracious appetite unmatched in the insect world. Within the Desert Locust’s distribution area, which is equivalent to 20 percent of the Earth’s land surface and stretches [...]

Currently, the world is faced with an unprecedented call for action at a moment in which three countries (Somalia, Yemen, and northeast Nigeria) have been identified at risk of famine, after the declaration of famine in South Sudan early this [...]

The world is faced with an unprecedented call for action at a moment in which four countries (South Sudan, Somalia, Yemen, and northeast Nigeria) have been identified at risk of famine. The demand for humanitarian and resilience assistance is escalating. [...]

Since its inception in 2012/2013, considerable progress has been made on various fronts in the implementation of IGAD Drought Disaster Resilience Sustainability Initiative (IDDRSI) throughout the region, with a number of achievements having been recorded, including the following: The establishment and operationalization of the IDDRSI Regional [...]