Instability

• Iraq continues to struggle with severe political instability and recovery challenges six years after the war against the Islamic State. • Humanitarian needs remain critical, with three million people requiring assistance and over one million individuals still internally displaced. • These ongoing crises hinder the nation's reconstruction efforts and overall stability.

• China's UN Permanent Representative Fu Cong highlighted how the conflict in Sudan and instability in South Sudan are impeding the Abyei area's political process. • The ground situation remains grim on security and humanitarian fronts in both nations, exacerbating delays in negotiations. • This stall threatens long-term stability in the region, affecting US interests in countering instability and humanitarian aid efforts in Africa.

Soaring crime and corruption top voter concerns in highly unpredictable election with 35 candidates for presidentPeruvians go to the polls on Sunday hoping to break a cycle of instability that has produced nine presidents in a decade as well as surging violent crime, corruption scandals and overwhelming distrust in institutions and politicians.About 27 million people who are eligible to vote must choose between a record 35 presidential candidates as well as contenders for a bicameral congress – all from a ballot sheet measuring nearly half a metre – the longest in the country’s history. Continue reading...