July 30

• Kenya: UN Agency Welcomes Ruling Upholding Rights of Urban Refugees

  The United Nations refugee agency has welcomed the ruling of the High Court of Kenya which upholds the asylum right of refugees living in urban areas, and expressed hope that the... Read more »

June 10

• Kenya: Mukhisa Kituyi Appointed New Head of UN Trade and Development Body

  The General Assembly today confirmed the appointment of Mukhisa Kituyi of Kenya as Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) for a... Read more »

May 31

• Kenya: Polio Outbreak in Refugee Complex Being Contained, Say UN Agencies

  United Nations agencies and their partners are carrying out an intensive vaccination campaign to contain a polio outbreak in the world's largest refugee camp, Dadaab complex in... Read more »

April 19

• Kenya: UN-Backed Partnership Helps Kenyans Protect Forests, Improve Livelihoods

  A United Nations-backed project in Kenya is protecting forests and wildlife, as well as providing alternative livelihoods, and offers valuable lessons on how governments and the... Read more »

March 30

• Kenya: UN Chief Congratulates Uhuru Kenyatta On His Election

  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today congratulated Uhuru Kenyatta on his election as President of Kenya, and urged Kenyans to remain calm following a decision by the country's top... Read more »

March 27

• Kenya: Insecticide-Treated Nets Protect Livestock and Boost Milk Yields

  Insecticide-treated mosquito and fly nets encircling livestock pens in small farms in western Kenya are proving to be an effective means of killing disease-carrying pests and... Read more »

March 15

• Kenya: UN Human Rights Monitoring Team Praises Kenya for Successful Election Process

  A United Nations team deployed to monitor human rights issues during the Kenyan elections today praised the African country for its largely peaceful polls earlier this month. Read more »

March 11

• Kenya: ICC Prosecutor Withdraws Charges Related to 2007 Election Against Senior Kenyan Official

  The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) today filed to drop charges against Francis Muthaura, who was accused of crimes against humanity and other offences... Read more »

March 09

• Kenya: UN Chief Congratulates Kenyans On Peaceful Presidential Polls

  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has noted the results of Kenya's presidential election that were announced today and applauded its citizens for the largely peaceful polls. Read more »

March 05

• Kenya: UN Chief Appeals for Peaceful Conclusion to Presidential Election

  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged Kenyans to remain peaceful and provide a credible conclusion to Kenya's presidential election as they wait for the ballots to be counted,... Read more »

March 01

• Kenya: Elections Must Be Free of Sexual Violence, UN Official Stresses Ahead of Polls

  As Kenya prepares to go to the polls on Monday, a senior United Nations official has called on authorities to ensure the protection of civilians, especially women and girls,... Read more »

• Kenya: Mobile Phones Boosting Innovation in Livestock Sector - UN Agency

  Mobile phones are allowing Kenyan farmers and veterinarians to issue quick alerts of possible disease outbreaks and track vaccination campaigns, the United Nations Food and... Read more »

February 27

• Kenya: All Kenyans Must Work to Ensure Upcoming Polls Are Peaceful and Credible - Ban

  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced the hope that all Kenyans will work together to ensure that next week's elections will be peaceful and credible, as he discussed the... Read more »

February 26

• Kenya: Ahead of Elections, UN Expert Calls On Kenya to Prevent Internal Displacement Crisis

  The Kenyan Government and the international community must significantly scale up their efforts to prevent internal displacement resulting from possible violence ahead of the... Read more »

February 19

• Africa: Ban Calls On Countries to Invest in Environmental Policies to Spur Growth

  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on countries to implement policies that protect the environment, stressing that this will also benefit their economic growth and... Read more »

February 20

• Kenya: UN Kicks Off 'Year of Quinoa' With Focus On World Nutrition

  Top officials from the United Nations and the Andean community of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru today launched the 'International Year of Quinoa' to raise awareness of the... Read more »

January 31

• Kenya: UN Official Stresses Need for Peaceful and Transparent Elections

  The United Nations political chief today stressed the need for all Kenyans and their institutions to ensure the upcoming general elections in March are credible, peaceful and... Read more »

January 15

• Ethiopia: Record Number of Africans Crossed Gulf of Aden in 2012, UN Agency Reports

  A record 107,500 African refugees and migrants made the dangerous journey from the Horn of Africa to Yemen in 2012 - the largest influx into Yemen since 2006 when the United... Read more »

December 20, 2012

• Kenya: UN Refugee Agency Cautions Against Stigmatizing Refugees in Wake of Violence in Kenya

  The United Nations refugee agency spoke out today against public statements in Kenya linking the presence of refugees in that country to recent violence - which the agency equally... Read more »

November 23, 2012

• East Africa: Isolating Ringleaders and Financiers Vital to Combating Piracy - UN Official

  It is vital to isolate the ringleaders and financiers of piracy to effectively combat this scourge, the head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said, as he... Read more »

November 22, 2012

• Kenya: UN-Backed Prize Honours Mobile Communication Initiatives to Advance Education

  Initiatives from China, India, Kenya, Switzerland and the United States will receive an award recognizing how mobile communication can help advance education, the United Nations... Read more »

November 12, 2012

• Ethiopia: General Assembly Elects 18 Countries to Serve On UN Human Rights Council

  The General Assembly today elected 18 countries to serve on the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) for a period of three years beginning on 1 January 2013. Read more »

November 07, 2012

• Kenya: Unique Chance for Deforestation Reversal

  The top United Nations environment official today called on Kenya to act on a "roadmap" for reversing deforestation in the East African country, saying the document - produced... Read more »

November 05, 2012

• Kenya: Cost of Deforestation in Kenya Far Exceeds Gains From Forestry and Logging, UN Joint Study Finds

  A landmark study of Kenya's high-elevation forests shows that the economic cost of deforestation in the East African country exceeds national gains from forestry and logging by... Read more »

September 27, 2012

• Africa: Nepali Activist Receives UN-Backed Award for Work On Forest Management

  Nepali activist Narayan Kaji Shrestha has been honoured with the first-ever Wangari Maathai Award for his work promoting community forest management, the United Nations Food and... Read more »