Posts Tagged: War

Sexual Violence and Conflict in South Sudan

By Angelina Nyajima Simon | Hope Restoration South Sudan On June 19, we observe the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. According to a report by the United Nations Secretary General issued on  March 30, 2021, 193 cases of conflict-related sexual violence affecting 142 women, 46 girls and 5 men were… Read more »

Video: Partner Stories from Yemen

Hear from people displaced by the war in Yemen. Their families have benefited from different livelihood improvement initiatives implemented by Generations Without Qat, with the support of the Presbyterian Hunger Program and One Great Hour of Sharing funding. 7 minutes. The work of the Presbyterian Hunger Program is possible thanks to your gifts to One Great… Read more »

Take Action: End the Violence in Cameroon

Contact Congress to support rapid resolution of the Anglophone Conflict   The security situation in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon continue to deteriorate. Over 2,000 people have been killed and more than 200 villages have been partially or completely burned due to the armed conflicts between separatist groups and the Cameroonian military.  More than 530,000… Read more »

From Farmer to Food Beggar

Armed conflict in Cameroon leads to displacement and food insecurity By Jaff Bamenjo and Chi Nixon | RELUFA, Joining Hands Cameroon Gladys, a 37-year-old mother from Batibo village in the Northwest region of Cameroon fled for safety and took refuge in the bush with her 3 children when the army attacked her village. Gladys and… Read more »

Restoring Hope to Famine Stricken South Sudan

PHP partners with Hope Restoration South Sudan to improve food security and empower women and girls through farming By Eileen Schuhmann | Presbyterian Hunger Program South Sudan is a very new country, gaining independence in 2011, after three decades of civil war between northern and southern Sudan.  Unfortunately, South Sudan’s independence did not lead to… Read more »

The Time to Speak Out on Yemen is Now

8.4 Million are at risk of starvation in Yemen By Eileen Schuhmann | Presbyterian Hunger Program It’s been weeks since the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was brutally murdered in the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Turkey. There has been so much attention, and rightly so, on the details of his suspected murder given that he was… Read more »