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• US Coast Guard expands its Pacific reach with Harriet Lane deployment Radio Free Asia 26 Mar 2024 -- U.S. diplomacy in the South Pacific is getting a boost from the regional deployment of the Coast Guard cutter Harriet Lane, which has started a years-long involvement in fisheries and anti-narcotics enforcement in conjunction with Pacific island countries.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Ms. Sabrina Singh Holds a Press Briefing DoD 26 Mar 2024
• DIU Partners With AUKUS Pillar II for International Prize Challenge DoD 26 Mar 2024 -- The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is launching the first trilateral prize challenge through AUKUS Pillar II— a defense and security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom (UK), and the United States (U.S.)— to identify electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) technologies that help give a strategic edge in targeting and to provide protection against adversarial electromagnetic-targeting capabilities.
• Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Andrew Winternitz Concludes Trip to Japan for Pacific Islands Defense Dialogue DoD 26 Mar 2024
• Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on the Upcoming Departure of Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Sasha Baker DoD 26 Mar 2024 -- Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Sasha Baker will step down at the end of April. I am deeply grateful for her outstanding contributions to the Department and to U.S. national security.
• Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia Lindsey Ford Concludes Visit to Vietnam, Thailand, and the Philippines DoD 26 Mar 2024
• Zelenskiy Replaces National Security And Defense Council Secretary In Latest Personnel Shake-Up RFE/RL 26 Mar 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on March 26 dismissed Oleksiy Danilov from the post of secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, replacing him with Oleksandr Lytvynenko, who has served as Ukraine's foreign intelligence chief.
• Increased support for the defence of Ukraine "Government of Iceland 26 Mar 2024 -- Iceland will support the Czech initiative to provide ammunition for Ukraine and fund equipment for women in the Ukrainian military. Ukraine is facing severe shortage of artillery shells, and the Czech-led initiative will help finance the delivery of ammunition to Ukraine, a vital part for Ukraine's defence. Approximately two million euros are expected to be spent on the project by Iceland.
• Tsai oversees delivery of 2 indigenous Navy corvettes CNA 26 Mar 2024 -- President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on Tuesday presided over a ceremony at Suao Harbor, Yilan County, where the Navy of the Republic of China, Taiwan's formal name, took delivery of two indigenous Tuo Chiang-class corvettes.
• Launch of AUKUS Pillar II's first trilateral innovation challenge Australia DOD 26 Mar 2024 -- The first in a series of AUKUS Innovation Challenges, the AUKUS Electronic Warfare Innovation Challenge, will be launched today through the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA), delivering on a commitment made by AUKUS Defence Ministers in December 2023.
• BRO connects strategic Nimmu-Padam-Darcha road in Ladakh India PIB 26 Mar 2024 -- Border Roads Organisation (BRO) connected the strategic Nimmu-Padam-Darcha road in Ladakh on March 25, 2024
• As part of overseas deployment to ASEAN countries, ICG Ship Samudra Paheredar arrives at Manila Bay, Philippines India PIB 26 Mar 2024 -- Indian Coast Guard ship Samudra Paheredar, a specialized Pollution Control Vessel, arrived at Manila Bay, Philippines on 25 March 2024 on a three-day visit
• Royal Navy warships to be boosted with new cutting-edge launchers UK MOD 26 Mar 2024 -- UK security will be bolstered through a new contract worth £135 million that will equip the Royal Navy with new decoy launchers to counter missile and drone threats.
• Krišjānis Kariņš in Washington underlines the importance of transatlantic partnership and US leadership Latvia MFA 26 Mar 2024 -- On 25 March 2024, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Krišjānis Kariņš, while on a working visit in Washington, D.C., the United States, together with his counterparts from the Baltic States, met with the United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken.
• 1540 Committee Chair Briefs Security Council on Government Efforts in Past Year to Prevent Non-State Actors from Acquiring Weapons of Mass Destruction UN Security Council 26 Mar 2024 -- Ahead of the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of a resolution aiming to prevent non-State actors from acquiring weapons of mass destruction, the head of the Security Council Committee tasked with its implementation today briefed the organ on the work of that subsidiary body over the past year.

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Ukraine Conflict News


• 26 March 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 26 Mar 2024

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, March 26, 2024 Israel Defense Forces 26 Mar 2024
• Prime Minister's Office Statement Israel - Prime Minister 26 Mar 2024 -- "Hamas's stance clearly demonstrates its utter disinterest in a negotiated deal and attests to the damage done by the UN Security Council's resolution."
• Prime Minister's Office Statement Israel - Prime Minister 26 Mar 2024 -- "The United States has abandoned its policy in the UN today. Just a few days ago, it supported a Security Council resolution that linked a call for a ceasefire to the release of hostages."
• Netanyahu: 'Israel Will Not Submit to Delusional Demands of Hamas' VOA 26 Mar 2024 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Tuesday to push forward with his campaign to eliminate the Hamas militant group, while also criticizing a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza.
• Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 32,333: ministry People's Daily 26 Mar 2024 -- The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip from ongoing Israeli attacks has risen to 32,333, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement on Monday.
• Hamas Leader To Travel To Tehran For Meetings With Iranian Officials RFE/RL 26 Mar 2024 -- The political bureau chief of the U.S.- and EU-designated terrorist group Hamas is slated to visit Tehran on March 26 for high-level meetings with Iranian officials, according to local media.
• Amid Worsening Humanitarian Situation in Gaza, 'Settlement Activities Have Continued, Intensified', Special Coordinator Warns Security Council UN Security Council 26 Mar 2024 -- While the humanitarian impact of the hostilities in Gaza has been cataclysmic and is worsening daily, violence and the relentless expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, continue at alarming levels, the head of United Nations peace efforts in the Middle East told the Security Council today, as delegates raised concern over non-compliance with the organ's demand for a ceasefire.
• UN envoy backs demand for immediate Gaza ceasefire amid 'cataclysmic suffering' UN News 26 Mar 2024 -- The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process on Tuesday issued a fervent plea for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire and release of all hostages, amid "cataclysmic" suffering in the Gaza Strip and continuing violence in the occupied West Bank.
• UNRWA: EUR 45 million in new contributions from Germany for services to Palestine Refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and the West Bank UNRWA 26 Mar 2024
• Gaza's Children: Trapped in a Cycle of Suffering UNICEF 26 Mar 2024 -- "Today I would like to speak about two major issues that people here in Gaza say are central to their survival. The safety of those in Rafah, and aid delivery.
• Gaza: 'Double-digit' number of children reported killed overnight UN News 26 Mar 2024 -- Intense hostilities in Gaza continued on Tuesday between Hamas fighters and Israeli forces with a "double-digit number of children killed overnight" and ongoing aid delivery obstacles that are responsible for near-famine conditions, UN humanitarians said.
• Rights expert finds 'reasonable grounds' genocide is being committed in Gaza UN News 26 Mar 2024 -- There are "reasonable grounds" to believe that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories said on Tuesday.
• UN Security Council adopts resolution demanding cease-fire in Gaza for Ramadan People's Daily 26 Mar 2024 -- The Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution that demands an immediate cease-fire in Gaza for the holy month of Ramadan.
• Senior Defense Official Holds A Background Briefing On The Situation In Israel And Gaza DoD 26 Mar 2024
• Top US Officials Warn Israel's Gallant Against Invading Rafah VOA 26 Mar 2024 -- Top Biden administration officials urged Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant to abandon plans to invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where more than 1.4 million Palestinian civilians seek safety, as U.S.-Israel tensions brew over Israel's conduct in its six-month-old war against Hamas.
• Austin Reemphasizes U.S. Support for Israel's Defeat of Hamas, Underscores Need to Protect Gaza Civilians DoD News 26 Mar 2024 -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III stated today that the U.S. remains committed to supporting Israel's efforts to defeat the Hamas terror group in Gaza, with the understanding that such efforts must prioritize keeping Palestinian civilians out of harm's way.
• Treasury Targets Qods Force, Houthi, and Hizballah Finance and Trade Facilitators US Treasury 26 Mar 2024 -- Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is sanctioning six entities, one individual and two tankers that are based or registered in Liberia, India, Vietnam, Lebanon, and Kuwait that have engaged in facilitating commodity shipments and financial transactions for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF), the Houthis, and Hizballah. This action, the sixth round of sanctions targeting the network of Iran-based, IRGC-QF-backed Houthi financial facilitator Sa'id al-Jamal since December 2023, represents yet another step in a concerted campaign to disrupt IRGC-QF finances and its support to terrorist proxies such as the Houthis.
• Israel-US Diplomatic Spat Complicates Gaza Situation VOA 26 Mar 2024 -- White House officials said Monday that they were "perplexed" and "disappointed" that Israel's leader called off a delegation meant to discuss U.S. concerns about his imminent plans to invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting With Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant DoD 26 Mar 2024
• Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Remarks Welcoming Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant to the Pentagon DoD 26 Mar 2024
• Readout of Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Ms. Sasha Baker's Meeting with Israeli Ministry of Defense Director General Eyal Zamir DoD 26 Mar 2024
• US, China at Odds Over Gaza Cease-Fire Resolution VOA 26 Mar 2024 -- The United States and China, both permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, disagree on the status of Monday's resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza during the final two weeks of Ramadan.
• UK Forces airdrop over 10 tonnes of food supplies to civilians in Gaza UK FCDO 26 Mar 2024 -- The Royal Air Force airdropped over 10 tonnes of food supplies into Gaza for the first time on Monday (25 March 2024), as part of international efforts to provide life-saving assistance to civilians.

Other Conflicts

• Filipino bishops battle Beijing in maritime dispute Radio Free Asia 26 Mar 2024 -- The bishops are nothing if not blunt.
• Philippines attempts to introduce external forces, escalate dispute by daring China to 're-arbitrate' Global Times 26 Mar 2024 -- After its recent repeated attempts to resupply its military vessel near China's Ren'ai Jiao (Reef), the Philippine Defense Minister further provoked China on Monday by daring China to go through another so-called international arbitration.
• 9 years into the conflict in Yemen, millions of children are malnourished and stunted UNICEF 26 Mar 2024 -- Nine years into the conflict in Yemen, almost 10 million children remain in urgent need of humanitarian assistance.
• Iran Confirms Death Of IRGC Quds Force Officer In Strikes On Syria RFE/RL 26 Mar 2024 -- Iran has confirmed the death of a member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) in Syria following air strikes blamed on Israel.
• 11 killed in suspected IS attack in Syrian desert region: war monitor People's Daily 26 Mar 2024 -- An attack by suspected Islamic State (IS) militants killed at least 11 people in the desert region of northern Syria on Sunday, a war monitor reported.
• ISIL growing stronger in Syria, as war enters its thirteenth year UN News 26 Mar 2024 -- When a group linked to the ISIL terror organization claimed responsibility for the deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall on 22 March, one of the pretexts reportedly given for the killings was Russia's engagement in the Syrian civil war, which has turned into a proxy war involving several foreign powers.
• Five Chinese, one Pakistani killed during terrorist attack in Pakistan Global Times 26 Mar 2024 -- Five Chinese nationals and their Pakistani driver were killed in a suicide terror attack on Tuesday at the China-invested Dasu hydropower project, the Chinese Embassy to Pakistan said in a statement. The embassy has demanded Pakistan to conduct a thorough investigation and punish the culprits severely.
• Terrorist Attack Against Chinese Nationals in Besham Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Mar 2024 -- Five Chinese and one Pakistani national were killed today in a terrorist attack near Besham in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
• Suicide Car Bombing Kills 5 Chinese Workers In Northwestern Pakistan RFE/RL 26 Mar 2024 -- A suicide bomber drove an explosives-laden car into a bus carrying Chinese workers in Pakistan, killing at least five of them, along with their Paksitani driver, police said.
• Suicide Bombing Kills 5 Chinese Citizens in Pakistan VOA 26 Mar 2024 -- Police in northern Pakistan said Tuesday that at least five Chinese nationals and their local driver were killed when a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into their convoy.
• 90 junta soldiers surrender to rebel army on Myanmar border Radio Free Asia 26 Mar 2024 -- Ninety junta soldiers surrendered to an ethnic army on Monday in Myanmar, residents told Radio Free Asia.
• UNHCR urges immediate action amid heightened risks for displaced in eastern DR Congo UNHCR 26 Mar 2024 -- UNHCR, the UNHCR Refugee Agency, is raising the alarm as ongoing violence in eastern areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) reaches a devastating level.
• Security Council Committee Established Pursuant to Resolution 2653 (2022) Concerning Haiti Discusses Interim Report of Panel of Experts UN Security Council 26 Mar 2024 -- On 15 March 2024, members of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2653 (2022) concerning Haiti held informal consultations to discuss the interim report of the Panel of Experts on Haiti, submitted in pursuance of paragraph 20 of resolution 2700 (2023).
• Armed violence deepening malnutrition crisis for children in Haiti UNICEF 26 Mar 2024 -- The alarming surge in armed violence in areas of Haiti is creating heightened risk of furthering a malnutrition crisis in the country, UNICEF warned today.
• UNICEF Head: 'Countless Children' at Risk of Death in Haiti VOA 26 Mar 2024 -- "Countless children" are at risk of death in Haiti as gangs tighten their grip on power and the humanitarian crisis worsens, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell said Tuesday.
• US Eyes April 18 to Potentially Resume Sudan Peace Talks in Jeddah VOA 26 Mar 2024 -- The United States is eyeing April 18 for the potential resumption of Sudan peace talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, as part of Washington's efforts to mitigate a dire humanitarian disaster and prevent the conflict from escalating into a regional war.

News Reports

• Five Arrested in South Texas for Allegedly Trafficking Military Grade Firearms to Mexican Drug Cartel US Dept. of Justice 26 Mar 2024 -- Five individuals were arrested in Laredo, Hebbronville, and Falls City, Texas, last week for allegedly trafficking military grade firearms to a drug cartel in Mexico.
• From Offshoot To 'Spearhead': The Rise Of IS-K, Islamic State's Afghanistan Branch RFE/RL 26 Mar 2024 -- Since its emergence a decade ago, the Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) militant group has largely focused its attacks on Afghanistan and Pakistan.
• FCDO summons Chinese Chargé d'Affaires over malicious cyber activity UK FCDO 26 Mar 2024 -- The Chargé d'Affaires at the Chinese Embassy attended the summons after attribution of cyber attacks to Chinese state-affiliated individuals and organisations.
• Britain Summons China Envoy To Hear Hacking Complaints VOA 26 Mar 2024 -- Beijing's chargé d'affaires at its London embassy was summoned by Britain Tuesday to hear complaints about a series of cyber attacks, blamed on alleged China-backed hackers.
• New Zealand Links Parliament Hacking to China State-Backed Group VOA 26 Mar 2024 -- New Zealand said Tuesday a Chinese state-sponsored hacking operation targeted New Zealand's parliament in 2021, an allegation that came a day after the United States and Britain took actions in response to their own attacks by China-backed hacking groups.
• Expanded meeting of the Prosecutor General's Office Board President of Russia 26 Mar 2024 -- Vladimir Putin spoke at the expanded meeting of the Prosecutor General's Office Board.
• Why Putin Is Trying To Pin The Concert Hall Attack On Kyiv And The West RFE/RL 26 Mar 2024 -- In his first remarks following the assault on a concert hall outside Moscow on March 22, more than 18 hours after gunmen killed at least 139 people in the deadliest terror attack in Russia in 20 years, President Vladimir Putin made no mention of the extremist group Islamic State, which had already claimed responsibility.
• Interview: Putin, The Terror Attack, And The Threat Whose Name He 'Dare Not Speak' RFE/RL 26 Mar 2024 -- Gunmen entered a concert hall just outside Moscow on March 22 and opened fire, killing at least 139 people in the deadliest terror attack in Russia since the hostage crisis at a school in Beslan, in the North Caucasus, in September 2004. The extremist group Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack, which came five days after President Vladimir Putin secured a new term in a tightly controlled election marred by evidence of massive fraud.
• Lukashenka Contradicts Putin's Claim About Concert Hall Attackers' Escape Plan RFE/RL 26 Mar 2024 -- Belarusian authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka said on March 26 that the gunmen who attacked a concert hall near Moscow last week tried to flee into his country but were unable to because of additional security measures.
• Turkmenistan To Repatriate University Students Studying In Russia After Terror Attack RFE/RL 26 Mar 2024 -- Turkmen authorities are exploring how to bring Turkmen students studying at Russian universities back home, amid fears of an anti-immigrant backlash in the wake of last week's terrorist attack on Moscow's outskirts.
• Tajik Authorities Detain, Question Relatives Of Suspected Moscow Gunmen RFE/RL 26 Mar 2024 -- Tajik authorities detained relatives of four Tajik men accused of storming a Moscow-region concert hall and gunning down scores of people, questioning the relatives as the investigation into Russia's worst terrorist attack in decades widens.
• Russia strengthens security, vows to combat terrorism following Moscow concert hall shooting People's Daily 26 Mar 2024 -- Russia is reeling from a bloody terrorist attack in Moscow, a tragedy that has prompted a significant tightening of security measures nationwide.
• Imprisoned Russian Politician Kara-Murza's Wife Backs Prisoner Swap RFE/RL 26 Mar 2024 -- Yevgenia Kara-Murza, the wife of imprisoned Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza, has said she would support a possible prisoner swap between Russia and the West to save her husband and other political prisoners in Russia whose lives might be in danger.
• West Reliant on Russian Nuclear Fuel Amid Decarbonization Push VOA 26 Mar 2024 -- A new report and research from a British defense research group has found that many Western nations are still reliant on Russian nuclear fuel to power their reactors, despite efforts to sever economic ties with the Kremlin following its February 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
• Telephone conversation with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong President of Russia 26 Mar 2024
• Telephone conversation with President of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland of the Republic of Niger Abdourahamane Tchiani President of Russia 26 Mar 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks during talks with Namibian Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Peya Mushelenga, Moscow, March 26, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Mar 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's statement and answers to media questions at a joint news conference following talks with the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of Namibia Peya Mushelenga, Moscow, March 26, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Mar 2024
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's talks with Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of Namibia Peya Mushelenga Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Mar 2024
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with Foreign Minister of the Federative Republic of Brazil Mauro Vieira Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Mar 2024
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular Press Conference on March 26, 2024 PRC MofA 26 Mar 2024
• Hong Kong journalists' new normal is working under 'unclear' laws with stiff penalties Radio Free Asia 26 Mar 2024 -- For Hong Kong journalists, there is absolutely no room for old habits, even if they die hard.
• China's 'military fans' could run afoul of national security laws Radio Free Asia 26 Mar 2024 -- China's Ministry of State Security has warned the country's social media influencers, particularly military enthusiasts and former state employees with access to confidential information, that they are at risk of breaching national security laws in their bid to attract fans.
• China steps up checks for people bypassing the 'Great Firewall' Radio Free Asia 26 Mar 2024 -- Police in China are stepping up spot searches of people's phones for apps enabling them to bypass the Great Firewall of government internet censorship, residents told Radio Free Asia in recent interviews.
• Ex-president Ma hopes to meet 'old friend' Xi on China trip: Aide CNA 26 Mar 2024 -- An aide to former President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) on Tuesday teased the possibility of a meeting between Ma and Chinese leader Xi Jinping (習近平) during his upcoming trip to China.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Mar. 26, 2024 ROC MND 26 Mar 2024
• Press Statement of Vice Department Director of C.C., WPK Kim Yo Jong KCNA 26 Mar 2024 -- Kim Yo Jong, vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, issued the following press statement on Tuesday:
• Treasury Sanctions Financial Facilitators and Illicit Drug Traffickers Supporting the Syrian Regime US Treasury 26 Mar 2024 -- Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned 11 individuals and entities supporting the regime of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad through the facilitation of illicit financial transfers and trafficking of illegal drugs, as well as the extraction and export of Syrian commodities. Syria has become the leading producer and exporter of Captagon, a highly addictive amphetamine-type stimulant trafficked illegally throughout the Middle East and Europe.
• Ex-Brazilian President Stayed at Hungarian Embassy After Revelations of Coup Investigation VOA 26 Mar 2024 -- Lawyers for former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro are denying speculation that their client may have been attempting to evade arrest when he stayed at the Hungarian embassy for two nights last month.
• US Aims to Tap Domestic Lithium Supply Without Chinese Products VOA 26 Mar 2024 -- Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Energy announced a record conditional loan of $2.26 billion to tap the largest known lithium reserves in North America. The loan is an important step in an effort by the U.S. government to reduce reliance on China for the metal used to make batteries.
• US Seeks to Seize Former Mongolian Prime Minister's New York Apartments VOA 26 Mar 2024 -- The U.S. Department of Justice sought on Tuesday to seize two multimillion-dollar Manhattan apartments that were purchased by a former Mongolian prime minister with funds from a money laundering and corruption scheme.
• 11 Argentines Given Life Sentences for Dictatorship-Era Abuses VOA 26 Mar 2024 -- Judges overseeing a high-profile human rights trial in Argentina convicted 11 former officials of crimes against humanity on Tuesday, in the first case to focus on the former military dictatorship's overlooked practice of committing sexual violence against transgender women.
• UNICEF: Climate Change Leaves 'Dire Situation' for 45 Million African Children VOA 26 Mar 2024 -- The United Nations children's fund says there is a "dire situation" in several eastern and southern African countries, where at least 45 million children are dealing with severe food insecurity made worse by climate change.
• South Sudan Opposition Parties Criticize New Election Laws VOA 26 Mar 2024 -- A new electoral regulation in South Sudan has received harsh criticism from opposition parties that see the move as a way to lock them out of the forthcoming general election that will be a first for the world's youngest nation.
• Supporters Want Cameroon's Four-Decade President, 91, to Run Again VOA 26 Mar 2024 -- Supporters are urging the world's oldest leader, 91-year-old Cameroonian President Paul Biya, to run for office in the 2025 presidential election, potentially extending his more than four-decade rule.
• Food assistance to refugees in Cameroon at risk of halt amid funding shortages WFP 26 Mar 2024 -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) are today warning that vital food assistance to refugees in Cameroon's Far North, Adamawa, East and North regions is at risk of grinding to a halt due to funding shortfalls.
• Vietnamese FM: President's ouster doesn't change much Radio Free Asia 26 Mar 2024 -- Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong's resignation last week amid corruption allegations will have little impact on Vietnam's direction, the country's foreign minister said in Washington on Tuesday.
• Kyrgyzstan's Former Kingmaker Matraimov Brought Home As Enemy Of The State RFE/RL 26 Mar 2024 -- The former customs official, the kingmaker, the political "wallet" -- one of Kyrgyzstan's most powerful and infamous sons?
• World News in Brief: Malnutrition crisis risk grows in Haiti, clashes in DR Congo, peacebuilding in Colombia UN News 26 Mar 2024 -- An alarming surge in armed violence in areas of Haiti is heightening the risk of a malnutrition crisis in the country, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday.