2022 Year in Review
The Year in Review is YDS’ biggest and most exciting publication of the year - featuring analysis that covers the most significant and impactful events that have shaped our world. The 2022 Year in Review explores key events in all regions, from the overturning of Roe v Wade, the war in Ukraine, and the UK leadership crisis, this year’s edition is not one to miss! Read it now !
The Year in Review is YDS’ biggest and most exciting publication of the year - featuring analysis that covers the most significant and impactful events that have shaped our world.
The 2022 Year in Review explores key events in all regions, from the overturning of Roe v Wade, the war in Ukraine, and the UK leadership crisis, this year’s edition is not one to miss!
Read it now !
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P H O T O : U N P H O T O L I B R A R Y
CONFLICT IN
Ferdinand Asmah
AFRICA
“Peace, dignity and equality on a healthy planet” is the core mantra of the United
Nations. The UN has promised “to save succeeding generations from the
scourge of war” as established in the preamble of the UN Charter in 1945,
however, establishing peace and security in African nations appears evasive.
Conflicts coupled with humanitarian crises continue to impact the livelihoods of
vulnerable civilians, women and children.
Currently, the African continent is plagued with conflicts and insecurity
emanating from border disputes, poor leadership, corruption, struggles for
power, competition over resources, ethnocentrism, religious-motivated
insurrections, and more. Between August, 2020 and September, 2022 coup
d’états have occurred in Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Guinea Bissau, Congo,
Central Africa Republic, Niger, and South Sudan. As of 2022, the UN Human
Rights Commission reported almost one-third of the world’s refugee population
lives in Africa.
P A G E 1 5 7
In addressing peace and security, the following highlights some ongoing armed
conflicts in Africa and the basis of their eruption: