State violence in Mynmar escalated when police opened fire on hundreds of protesters in the cities across the country,  killing 18, according to a UN report. It is the largest number of deaths in a single day since the coup began.

Rights organisation, Human Rights Watch have called for a UN inquiry into the alleged indiscriminate shelling of urban areas in Tigray by Ethiopian federal forces.

A Central African bishop said UN peacekeepers could be guilty of crimes against humanity

The Pope warned against the movement to invent 'new rights' that clash with traditional morality

Instead, he said countries should cooperate based on love, fraternity and solidarity

16 million people in four countries face severe hunger

The UN has said almost one million children are in need on assistance

The Pontiff said words alone were not enough to help the people of the African nation