March 27
Africa: UN Women Welcomes the Adoption of Robust Blueprint to End Women's Poverty
The 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) delivered today robust commitments by UN Member States to strengthen financing and institutions to eradicate… Read more »
March 04
Africa: UN Human Rights Chief Speaks on Ethiopia, Chad, Mali, Burkina Faso, Sudan, Ghana, Rwanda and Somalia
Mr President, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Read more »
January 30
Africa: UN Peacekeepers and Civilians Killed During Clashes in Disputed Abyei Region
Armed youth from rival factions of the Dinka ethnic group have been battling over the location of an administrative boundary in the oil-rich region, claimed by both countries,… Read more »
November 21, 2023
Africa: Nothing to Celebrate on World's Children's Day
On November 20th, we commemorate World’s Children’s Day, an occasion to take a step back and reflect. Reflect on our achievements but also on the remaining progress… Read more »
June 20, 2023
Africa: Beyond Borders - Why New 'High Seas' Treaty is Critical for the World
The UN’s 193 Member States adopted a landmark legally binding marine biodiversity agreement on Monday following nearly two decades of fierce negotiations over forging a… Read more »
May 23, 2022
Africa: UNAIDS Warns That Stigmatizing Language on Monkeypox Jeopardises Public Health
UNAIDS has expressed concern that some public reporting and commentary on Monkeypox has used language and imagery, particularly portrayals of LGBTI and African people, that… Read more »
May 03, 2016
Africa: Declaration of Windhoek
The Declaration of Windhoek is a statement of free press principles put together by newspaper journalists in Africa during a UNESCO seminar on "Promoting an Independent and… Read more »
July 10, 2007
Africa: Officials Call for Global Economic Order Overhaul
Former Tanzanian President Benjamin William Mkapa, has called for an overhaul of the global economic order if the poorest countries are to benefit from globalisation. Read more »