December 16, 2022
Africa: Global Cholera Surge Likely Accelerated By Climate Change, Warns WHO
Climate change has driven an "unprecedented" number of larger and more deadly cholera outbreaks around the world this year, the UN health agency, WHO, said on Friday. Read more »
December 13, 2022
Africa: UN Honours Pioneering Initiatives to Restore Ecosystems Worldwide
Ten initiatives from around the globe, which together aim to restore more than 68 million hectares of land and coastlines, have been recognized by the UN for their role in… Read more »
Somalia: Famine Narrowly Averted - So Far, Warn UN Humanitarians
In Somalia, a full-blown famine has been narrowly averted for now, but the hunger emergency has not gone away, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday. Read more »
December 08, 2022
Africa: UN Taps Potential for Trust-Building On Shared Water Resources
A UN-led push for greater cross-border cooperation over increasingly finite water resources, made significant progress on Thursday, after it was announced that more than 30… Read more »
Africa: With Ocean in 'Dire Straits', Law of the Sea More Relevant Than Ever
The adoption by most nations of the world of the UN Convention on the 40 years ago, was a "vital step to bring governance and order" to the vast collective treasure that is the… Read more »
December 06, 2022
Africa: Young People's Leadership, Drive for Justice, the 'Best Signals of Hope' That Biodiversity Loss Can Be Halted #AfricaClimateHope
Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday denounced the existing global financial system as "morally bankrupt" and called on youth leaders gathered for a UN summit in… Read more »
November 29, 2022
Africa: Major Rivers on Continent Had Below Average Water Flow in 2021 - Meteorological Body
Most of the globe was drier than normal in 2021, with "cascading effects on economies, ecosystems and our daily lives", the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on… Read more »
November 22, 2022
Africa: UNEP Honours Five Protectors of Mother Earth
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) announced on Tuesday, the 2022 Champions of the Earth for their transformative action to prevent, halt or reverse ecosystem degradation. Read more »
November 18, 2022
Egypt: Rights Experts Decry Harassment of Activists Attending COP27
Independent human rights experts are in dialogue with Egyptian and UN authorities over the harassment of civil society representatives at the COP27 climate change conference,… Read more »
Africa: As COP27 Deadline Slips, UN Chief Urges Negotiators to Aim for 'Maximum Ambition' On Loss and Damage
The 27th UN Climate Change Conference will close at least one day later than expected, the Egyptian Presidency announced on Friday, calling for negotiators to "shift gears" so an… Read more »
November 17, 2022
Africa: 'Stand and Deliver', Urges UN Secretary-General As Divides Threaten COP27 Negotiations Ahead of Deadline
COP27 is scheduled to wrap up in 24 hours but countries remain divided on several significant issues including 'loss and damage', the UN Secretary General said on Thursday, urging… Read more »
November 16, 2022
Africa: COP27 - Protecting Biodiversity Is Protecting the Paris Agreement
While for many years the climate crisis and the biodiversity crisis have been treated as separate issues, the reality - as highlighted on Wednesday at COP27- is that there is no… Read more »
November 22, 2022
West Africa: Stronger Action Required to Address Shifts in Piracy in Gulf of Guinea - UN Official
Although the past decade has seen a steady decline in piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, countries and their international partners must accelerate efforts to counter this singular… Read more »
November 20, 2022
Africa: COP27 Closes With Deal On Loss and Damage - 'A Step Towards Justice', Says UN Chief #AfricaClimateCrisis
After days of intense negotiations that stretched into early Sunday morning in Sharm el-Sheikh, countries at the UN Climate Change Conference, known as COP27, reached agreement on… Read more »
November 15, 2022
Africa: Unicef Launches New Child-Focused Climate Initiative to Head Off Disasters #AfricaClimateCrisis
The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday launched a new climate financing initiative designed to help countries address current and growing impacts of the climate crisis, and… Read more »
November 14, 2022
Africa: COP27 - Week Two Opens With Focus On Water, Women and More Negotiations On 'Loss and Damage'
On 'Women and Water' Day at COP27, the power of women as key drivers of climate solutions, and the crucial impact that the climate crisis is having on our water supply took centre… Read more »
November 12, 2022
Africa: Sustainable Food Cold Chains Reduce Waste, Fight Climate Change - UN Report
Greater investment in sustainable food cold chains is needed to reduce hunger, provide livelihoods to communities, and adapt to climate change, two UN agencies said in a report… Read more »
Africa: Adapt or Starve - COP27 Spotlights Agriculture Challenges and Solutions in the Face of Climate Change
Small-scale farmers from developing countries produce one-third of the world's food, yet they only receive 1.7 per cent of climate finance even as they are forced to cope with… Read more »
November 11, 2022
Africa: 'Fossil Fuels Are a Dead End', Says Top UN Climate Adviser On 'Decarbonization Day' At COP27
Negotiations, sharing solutions aimed at curbing emissions by the world's biggest-polluting industries, as well as continued calls for climate justice and finance for hard-hit… Read more »
November 09, 2022
Africa: Young People Reconsidering Parenthood Due to Climate Change, UNICEF Poll Reveals
Climate change is forcing nearly half of young Africans to rethink their plans to have children someday, a global poll conducted by the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has revealed,… Read more »
Africa: '10 Gigatonne' Emissions Boom Leaves Construction 'Off Track' for Decarbonization By 2050
The global building and construction boom has pushed the sector's CO2 emissions to an all-time high of 10 gigatonnes, meaning that it is now "off track" to meet decarbonization… Read more »
Africa: Dirty Fossil Fuel Investments and a New AI Inventory of Global Emissions in the Spotlight During 'Finance Day' At COP27
The first of the 'thematic' days kicked off on Wednesday at COP27, focused on finance, and activists made it clear right from the start that there must be a global push to… Read more »
November 08, 2022
Africa: Developing Countries At COP27 Call for 'Climate Justice' in the Form of Adaptation and Loss and Damage Funds
The second day of COP27's Climate Implementation Summit saw world leaders raise their voices for concrete action, particularly on adaptation and the thorny issue of loss and… Read more »
Africa: Over 27 Million Children At Risk From Devastating Record-Setting Floods
Overwhelming flooding has affected at least 27.7 million children across 27 countries worldwide, with the number of children affected by flooding in Chad, Gambia, Pakistan and… Read more »
Africa: COP27 - 'Zero Tolerance for Greenwashing', Guterres Says As New Report Cracks Down On Empty Net-Zero Pledges
While a growing number of governments and non-State actors are pledging to be carbon-free, the criteria for net-zero commitments can have loopholes wide enough to "drive a diesel… Read more »