June 10, 2022
Africa: Mediterranean Sea Journeys for Migrants Have Grown More Deadly - UNHCR
Migrants who risk their lives to cross the Mediterranean to Europe on flimsy boats often piloted by people-smugglers, are at greater risk of dying now than for years, the UN… Read more »
June 08, 2022
Africa: Terrorist Groups 'Exploiting Power Vacuums', UN Chief Warns
While the number of deaths from terrorism has declined, the overall threat is far from over, particularly in Africa, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in New York… Read more »
Africa: Monkeypox Becoming Established in Non-Endemic Countries, Warns WHO Head
The World Health Organization (WHO) chief said on Wednesday that monkeypox infections in non-endemic countries have passed the 1,000 mark and the risk of it becoming established in… Read more »
Africa: Food Exports Must Keep Flowing Worldwide, FAO Chief Urges
As part of ongoing international efforts to address growing concerns over global food security linked to the war in Ukraine, a top UN official on Wednesday urged countries not to… Read more »
June 09, 2022
Africa: World's Most Vulnerable Now Paying Even More, for Less Food - FAO
Countries are expected to spend a staggering $1.8 trillion importing food they need this year; this would be a new world record but worryingly, it's going to buy them less food,… Read more »
June 08, 2022
Africa: Act Now to End Food, Energy and Finance Crisis, Guterres Urges World Leaders
Ripple effects from the war in Ukraine have generated a severe cost-of-living crisis which no country or community can escape, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on… Read more »
June 07, 2022
Africa: Let's Care for Our Oceans Together, Urge Co-Hosts of UN Conference on #WorldOceansDay
World Oceans Day marked on 8 June, reminds us of the significant role oceans have in everyday life. Moreover, the 2022 theme - Revitalization: collective action for the ocean -… Read more »
Africa: World Food Safety Day Highlights Need to Improve Health, Prevent Foodborne Risks
Safe food is one of the most critical guarantors for good health, the UN said on Tuesday - the fourth global World Food Safety Day - aiming to mobilize action for preventing,… Read more »
East Africa: Horn of Africa Braces for 'Explosion of Child Deaths' As Hunger Crisis Deepens
An "explosion of child deaths" is likely and imminent in the Horn of Africa unless the international community takes immediate action to prevent a new hunger disaster, UN… Read more »
June 06, 2022
Africa: Overlapping Crises Push Millions Into 'Extreme Levels of Acute Food Insecurity'
The war in Ukraine has exacerbated steadily rising global food and energy prices, undermining economic stability across the world, warned in a UN report launched on Monday. Read more »
Africa: 'We Can Do Better, We Must' Declares Departing UN Climate Change Chief
The annual UN Climate Change Conference in the German city of Bonn began on Monday, designed to lay the groundwork for a successful COP27, due to take place in the Egyptian coastal… Read more »
June 05, 2022
Africa: Protecting Civilians From Explosive Weapons in Conflict - 5 Things You Should Know
On average, 90 per cent of those killed and injured by the use of explosive weapons used in populated areas are civilians. A political commitment to address the humanitarian harm… Read more »
June 03, 2022
Africa: Stockholm+50 Issues Call for Urgent Environmental and Economic Transformation
The Stockholm+50 environment conference came to a close on Friday with a call for real commitments to urgently address global environmental concerns, and for a just transition to… Read more »
Africa: Ukraine - After 100 Days of War, UN Works to Free Up Vital Food and Fertilizer Exports
One hundred days since the 24 February Russian invasion of Ukraine, UN humanitarians on Friday issued a fresh alert about the enormous needs there, as the Organization has… Read more »
June 02, 2022
Africa: WHO Predicts Dramatic Drop in Covid Deaths - But Says The Job is Not Done
COVID-19 deaths in Africa are forecast to decrease by 94 per cent this year compared to last year the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. Read more »
June 01, 2022
Africa: Pandemic Hampers Progress to Achieve Universal Energy Access By 2030
The COVID-19 pandemic has slowed progress towards universal access to electricity and clean cooking fuels and technology, and fallout from the war in Ukraine could result in… Read more »
Africa: Monkeypox Transmission May Have Gone Undetected 'For Some Time'
Thirty non-endemic countries have reported more than 550 confirmed cases of monkeypox, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. Read more »
May 31, 2022
Africa: 'We Must Not Turn Our Backs' On Migrants Stranded in Yemen
With some 27,800 migrants having crossed from the Horn of Africa into war-torn Yemen this year, the UN migration agency, IOM, expressed concern on Tuesday over the safety and… Read more »
Africa: Video Games for Climate Action - Winning Solutions for the Planet
From climate and environment themed videogames to special features, pop-ups, and real-life tree-planting opportunities embedded within beloved classics like PAC-MAN or Angry Birds,… Read more »
Africa: Make Tobacco Industry Accountable for Environmental Damage - UN Health Agency
The tobacco industry damages both the environment and human health, and needs to be more accountable for the destruction it causes, declared the World Health Organization (WHO) on… Read more »
May 27, 2022
Africa: Five Things You Should Know About the UN Ocean Conference
The Ocean is the planet's largest ecosystem, regulating the climate, and providing livelihoods for billions. But its health is in danger. The second UN Ocean Conference, due to… Read more »
Africa: 'Think Resilience' to Protect Against Climate and Other Catastrophes
More countries must "think resilience", and urgently adopt and improve early warning systems to reduce risks from an increasing number of disasters across the world, a UN disaster… Read more »
May 26, 2022
Africa: Peacekeepers' Day Ceremony Honours Service and Sacrifice of UN Blue Helmets
The United Nations paid tribute to the men and women serving under its flag in some of the most dangerous places in the world during a ceremony in New York on Thursday to mark the… Read more »
Africa: Continent Leads the Way On 'Food Systems Transformation' - Guterres
African countries are at the vanguard of a vital transformation of food systems to simultaneously address food security, nutrition, social and environmental protection - all while… Read more »
Africa: 5 Ways UN Peacekeeping Partnerships Drive Peace and Development
Every day, United Nations peacekeepers work to protect millions of vulnerable people in increasingly dangerous places in the world's most fragile political contexts. Read more »