January 04
Africa: Africa's Growth Rate to Increase - UN World Economic Situation and Prospects Report 2024
The UN's World Economic Situation and Prospects report for 2024 projects a slowdown in global growth from an estimated 2.7 per cent in 2023 to 2.4 per cent in 2024. Read more »
December 29, 2023
Africa: Report Card 2 - Half-Way to the Global Goals Deadline
Halting unsustainable consumption and production which have contributed to the decline of biodiversity and the health of the world's marine, terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems… Read more »
Africa: Report Card 1 - Half-Way to the Global Goals Deadline
The global push for a safer, greener and more just world, as outlined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, has reached its halfway mark, but what progress has been made… Read more »
January 02
Africa: AI Expert Warns of Digital Colonization in Africa
Artificial intelligence (AI) is ripe to help resolve certain major problems in Africa, from farming to the health sector, but Senegalese expert Seydina Moussa Ndiaye is warning of… Read more »
December 26, 2023
Africa: 2023 Marked By Achievements and Avoidable Suffering - WHO Chief
The past year saw significant milestones and challenges in global public health but also immense and avoidable suffering, the Director-General of the World Health Organization… Read more »
December 24, 2023
Africa: General Assembly Approves $3.59 Billion UN Budget for 2024
The General Assembly has approved a $3.59 billion budget for the United Nations for 2024, including the establishment for a special account to finance the Organization's… Read more »
December 22, 2023
Africa: Dengue Spike Fuels Concerns of Public Health Threat in Previously Untouched Countries - WHO
This year's surprising spike in dengue infections globally represents a potentially high public health threat, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. Read more »
December 18, 2023
Africa: Migration Is a Fact of Life and a 'Force for Good'
Migration is a "fact of life" and a "force for good", UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, calling for safer options for the millions seeking opportunities… Read more »
December 13, 2023
Africa: Global Refugee Forum Opens Amid 'Crisis of Humanity'
A record 114 million forcibly displaced around the world represents a ''crisis of humanity'', UN refugee agency (UNHCR) chief Filippo Grandi said on Wednesday as the Global Refugee… Read more »
December 10, 2023
Africa: 'I Will Not Give Up' On Push for Gaza Humanitarian Ceasefire - Guterres
The UN Secretary-General on Sunday pledged that he would ''not give up'' on appealing for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, adding that inaction on the Security Council was… Read more »
December 11, 2023
Africa: Uphold Freedoms, Fulfill the Promise of Human Rights, Urges UN Chief
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called on world leaders to rely on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) as a roadmap to not only uphold human… Read more »
Africa: UN Launches $46 Billion Appeal to Respond to Worsening Crises in 2024
As conflicts, climate emergencies and collapsing economies continue to wreak havoc on communities worldwide, the UN on Monday issued an appeal for $46.4 billion for 2024 to help… Read more »
December 10, 2023
Africa: COP28 - the UN's Net-Zero Food Plan to Save the 1.5-Degree Goal, Combat Climate 'Doomisim'
As COP28 heads into its final working days in Dubai, the UN's agriculture wing launched on Sunday a ground-breaking plan that looks to transform the world's agrifood systems from a… Read more »
December 08, 2023
Africa: Homicide a Bigger Killer Than Armed Conflict and Terrorism Combined
More people were killed due to homicide than armed conflict and terrorism combined in 2021, with an average of 52 lives lost per hour worldwide, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime… Read more »
Africa: Explainer - How the UN Is Promoting a 'Global Commitment to Fight Corruption'
Countries across the world need to work together to ensure there is a ''global commitment to fight corruption'' according to the head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and… Read more »
December 07, 2023
Africa: Global Cooperation Critical to Combat Transnational Organised Crime
The UN Secretary-General called for stronger action to fight the growing challenge of transnational organized crime in an address to the Security Council on Thursday. Read more »
December 06, 2023
Africa: Guterres Urges Greater Support for UN Emergency Relief Fund
Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday highlighted the importance of the UN's core humanitarian response fund to deploy quick and strategic resources to global… Read more »
Africa: Opera, Glass Blowing, Poncho Weaving and More - Unesco Celebrates World's Cultural Heritage
The UNESCO committee that protects so called Intangible Cultural Heritage met in Botswana this week to add new entries to the UN culture agency's list of world treasures, some of… Read more »
December 05, 2023
Africa: COP28 - Over 60 Countries Pledge to Slash Cooling Emissions Amid Rising Temperatures
With rising temperatures leading to demand for more air conditioners and other cooling equipment, a new UN report launched Tuesday at COP28 climate talks in Dubai lays out a… Read more »
December 04, 2023
Africa: COP28 - Bring the Vulnerable to 'Front of the Line' for Climate Funding
Advocates showcased the devastating impacts of climate upheaval on their communities at COP 28 on Monday as the focus of the world's largest climate gathering turned to financial… Read more »
December 02, 2023
Africa: COP28 - UN Chief Previews Panel On Management of Minerals Essential for Green Energy Transition
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday announced his plan to set up a panel aimed to ensure the move from fossil fuels towards renewable energy is just,… Read more »
December 01, 2023
Africa: Global Agrifood Systems Are the Climate Solution, New FAO Report Highlights
Agrifood systems and the communities that support and depend on them are on the front lines of loss and damage linked to climate change, a new report released on Friday by the UN… Read more »
November 30, 2023
Africa: Civil Society an 'Unwavering Force' for Peace - UN Official
Civil society organizations are on the "frontlines" of peacebuilding, a senior UN official said on Thursday, as the Organization convened the inaugural dialogue with grassroots… Read more »
Africa: Science Points to 'Climate Collapse' As UN Chief Calls COP28 to Action
The world is heating up at an unprecedented pace, new climate data shows, and leaders gathered for the COP28 conference which opened in Dubai on Thursday must get us out of "deep… Read more »
November 29, 2023
Africa: Impact of 'Failed Promises' On Climate, Evident in Antarctica - A UN Resident Coordinator Blog
The impact of "failed promises" to address the rapid rise in global temperatures is strikingly evident in Antarctica in the South Pole according to the UN Resident Coordinator in… Read more »